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Palestinian jail breakers indicted

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 04 10:06 AM

ISRAEL - Six Palestinian prisoners who made a daring escaping from an Israeli prison in September were formally indicted Sunday. Read more »

Spoons become new symbol of Palestinian 'freedom'

Hiba Aslan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 12:22 PM

The spoon has become a Palestinian resistance symbol, after prisoners used it to carry out a spectacular jail break in Israel. Read more »

Mga presong pumuga sa Israel naghukay mula Disyembre

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 01:08 PM

Gumamit umano ng kutsara, plato at hawakan ng isang kettle ang mga preso para makatakas, ayon sa kanilang mga abogado. Read more »

Mga kulungan ng BJMP sa Metro Manila, naka-red alert

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 27 08:25 AM

Dinagdagan din ng tauhan mula sa regional office ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology ang mga nagbabantay sa Marikina City Jail. Read more »

Hepe ng pulis sibak sa pwesto sa pagtakas ng 3 detainee

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 11:42 AM

Pinaghahanap pa sa ngayon ang 2 sa 3 detainee ng Kawit Municipal Police Station na tumakas sa custodial facility noong umaga ng Lunes. Read more »

Swedish prisoners take guards hostage, demand pizza as ransom

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 07:52 AM

STOCKHOLM - Two Swedish prison guards were held hostage for nine hours on Wednesday by two inmates demanding pizza as ransom, and were released when the food was delivered, a spokeswoman for the penitentiary told AFP. Read more »

Ataul sa coffee shop

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 08:37 PM

Kakaiba ang tema ng coffee shop na ito sa Bacolod City?  Read more »

K-pop’s P1Harmony sends message of self-belief in new song

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 07 09:52 PM

Through music, the members of South Korean boy group P1Harmony want to give a voice to young people and inspire listeners to break away from what they deem as oppressive social norms. Read more »

Malaysian ex-PM Najib fined for breaking virus rules

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 03:24 PM

Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak, who has been convicted over the mammoth 1MDB scandal, is in trouble with the law again -- this time for breaking coronavirus rules in a restaurant.  Read more »

MMDA enforcers, sweepers bibigyan ng 30 minutong 'heat stroke break'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 10:08 PM

Magpapatupad ang MMDA ng "heat stroke break" sa kanilang mga tauhan na nakabilad sa araw.    Read more »

Stalker-plagued Taylor Swift has break-in at New York home

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 07:28 AM

NEW YORK - An alleged stalker of pop superstar Taylor Swift was arrested after she suffered a break-in at her New York apartment, police said Monday. Read more »

Ordering in? Your food delivery may contain toxic chemicals from plastic packs

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 03:25 PM

There are 12,000 chemicals used in making plastic food packs, and several may cause disease, including cancer and disruption to the endocrine and reproductive systems, experts say. They are calling for more stringent regulation and a shift to reusable food packs even for takeout meals.  Read more »

'We've had enough': Youth group pushes for 'academic break' as COVID-19 cases surge

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 03:26 PM

A progressive youth group on Tuesday backed calls for an "academic break" as the number of COVID-19 cases continued to rise rapidly in Metro Manila and its surrounding provinces. Read more »

Groups say students losing interest in studies amid distance learning

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 03:20 PM

Various groups on Monday urged the government to start working on the safe and gradual holding of face-to-face classes in schools, saying that students are losing interest in their studies because of the difficulties of distance learning. Read more »

DOTr offers free rides for essentials workers as ECQ hampers transport

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 02:52 PM

Essential workers who commute and others who are authorized outside of their residence during the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine in the so-called NCR Plus could avail of free rides in 44 routes around Metro Manila and its adjacent areas, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday. Read more »

Presong tumakas sa Biliran Provincial Jail nahuli na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 08:28 PM

Nahuli na ng mga awtoridad sa bayan ng Naval sa Biliran ang isang presong nakatakas sa Biliran Provincial Jail matapos ang isinagawang hot pursuit operation.  Read more »

Overwhelmed Miami Beach extends spring break curfew

Leila Macor, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 23 09:08 AM

MIAMI BEACH - The US city of Miami Beach, overrun by crowds of spring break tourists throwing Covid caution to the wind, has extended a state of emergency to stem the chaos -- drawing accusations of unfairly tough tactics against mostly Black revelers. Read more »

Miami Beach extends curfew, emergency powers to control spring break crowds

Maria Caspani and Daniel Trotta, Reuters
Posted at Mar 22 09:18 AM

Miami Beach officials voted on Sunday to extend an 8 p.m. curfew and emergency powers for up to three weeks to help control unruly and mostly maskless crowds that have converged on the party destination during spring break. Read more »

Spring break during outbreak

Maria Alejandra Cardona, Reuters
Posted at Mar 06 01:02 PM

A college athlete is thrown in the air by a group of men on the beach to celebrate spring break, amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. on Friday. Read more »

DepEd drops plan to shorten vacation to 2 weeks

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 09:53 AM

An official from the Department of Education said Wednesday he would no longer propose a two-week summer break between the current and next school year after drawing fierce criticism online. Read more »