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Babaeng naputulan ng paa sa Bar exam bombing, wagi sa halalan

Isay Reyes, ABS CBN News
Updated as of May 16 11:59 PM

Unang nakilala si Raissa Laurel bilang isa sa mga biktima ng ''Bar exam bombing'' sa De La Salle University noong September 26, 2010. Second year law student noon si Raissa sa San Sebastian College nang maputulan siya ng paa dahil sa insidente. Read more »

The Metropolitan Theater as survivor: from culture oasis to squatters' home and back again

Isidra Reyes
Updated as of May 05 10:34 AM

What began as a bastion of haute culture and world-class design, the image of the Metropolitan Theater has not only survived war but undergone many phases. Will it survive its recent controversy? Read more »

Tears and troops as Sri Lanka mourns suicide bomb dead

Amal Jayasinghe and Peter Hutchison, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 29 06:45 AM

Sri Lanka's churches remained shut Sunday, forcing Christians to say prayers of grief in private over the Easter suicide attacks that the country's Roman Catholic leader called "an insult to humanity".   Read more »

Security high as Sri Lanka marks one week from suicide attacks

Amal Jayasinghe and Peter Hutchison, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 02:14 PM

Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic leader on Sunday condemned the Easter attacks as "an insult to humanity" as the tense and grief-stricken country marked a week since suicide bombers hit 3 churches and 3 luxury hotels. Read more »

15 dead in Sri Lanka after overnight gun battle with suspected Islamist militants

Ranga Sirilal, Reuters
Posted at Apr 27 03:31 PM

COLOMBO - The bodies of 15 people, including 6 children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a military spokesperson said on Saturday, 6 days after suicide bombers killed more than 250 people. Read more »

Islamic State group claims Sri Lanka attacks: propaganda arm

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 23 10:48 PM

BEIRUT - The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed a series of bombings that killed more than 320 people in Sri Lanka, after the government blamed local Islamists for the blasts.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 22, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 22 11:24 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Family goes elsewhere for mass, escapes bombing at Sri Lanka church

Peter Hutchison, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 22 12:51 PM

When Dilip Fernando arrived at St Sebastian's church in Sri Lanka's Negombo on Easter Sunday, it was so crowded he went elsewhere for mass. The decision probably saved his life. Read more »

Sri Lanka bombing kills at least 290

Dinuka Liyanawatte, Reuters
Posted at Apr 22 12:03 PM

A security officer stands guard in front of St. Anthony's shrine in Colombo, after bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka Easter Sunday.  Read more »

Eight arrested in connection with Sri Lanka blasts: PM

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 22 07:08 AM

Eight people have been arrested in connection with a string of deadly blasts that killed more than 200 people in Sri Lanka on Sunday, the country's prime minister said. Read more »

DFA: No Pinoy reported hurt in Sri Lanka Easter Day blasts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 08:19 PM

No Filipino has so far been reported hurt in the string of bomb blasts that struck hotels and churches across Sri Lanka on Sunday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Read more »

Bloody Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka

Ishara S. Kodikara, AFP
Posted at Apr 21 07:57 PM

A string of blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka killing at least 156 people, including 35 foreigners. Read more »

Easter Day blasts at Sri Lanka hotels, churches kill at least 200

Ishara Kodikara and Lakruwan Wanniarachchi, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 22 11:33 AM

(UPDATE 5) A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 207 people, including dozens of foreigners. Read more »

Dawlah Islamiya eyed behind Sultan Kudarat blast

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 08:12 PM

Dawlah Islamiya could be behind the explosion in Isulan town, Sultan Kudarat, police said, citing "intelligence information." Read more »

Battle for last Islamic State enclave edges towards its end

Reuters
Posted at Mar 21 04:52 AM

BAGHOUZ, Syria - The operation to take Islamic State's last enclave in eastern Syria looked close to an end on Wednesday, with no sign of clashes as US-backed fighters said they were combing the area for hidden jihadists. Read more »

Islamic State deploys car bombs in defense of last enclave

Ellen Francis and Issam Abdallah, Reuters
Posted at Mar 04 07:09 AM

Islamic State unleashed car bombs against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) assaulting Baghouz, in a last-ditch effort to stave off defeat in its final patch of territory, fighters from the US-backed force said on Sunday. Read more »

2 pairs of severed feet in bombed Jolo church didn't match fatalities - source

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 07:56 AM

Two pairs of severed feet recovered from a church in Jolo, Sulu that was struck by twin explosions last month do not belong to any of the 23 fatalities, a source said Tuesday, reviving the possibility that suicide bombers carried out the attack.  Read more »

Medical mission sa Sulu nabulabog ng 3 pagsabog

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 03:10 PM

PATIKUL, Sulu – Tatlong malalakas na pagsabog ang bumulabog sa mga residente ng Barangay Tanum sa nasabing bayan, Sabado ng tanghali. Read more »

Sayyaf fighter tagged in 2002 Kidapawan blast arrested in Ermita

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 02:19 PM

An Abu Sayyaf member tagged in the 2002 deadly bombing of a bus terminal in the southern province of Kidapawan was arrested over the weekend in Manila, the Philippine National Police said Tuesday.    Read more »

PNP confident in case vs suspects in Jolo blasts

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 12:34 AM

MANILA - The PNP is confident that the testimonies of 3 witnesses will solidify their case against the suspects involved in the deadly Jolo Cathedral bombing. Read more »