comfort | ABS-CBN News

Comfort women remember the day they told their stories

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 02:30 PM

On the eve of the 30th year since the first batch of the women came out to tell their stories, comfort women honor the victims of sexual slavery during World War II. Read more »

Ex-beauty queen, activist Nelia Sancho passes away

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 12:09 PM

Nelia Sancho, a former beauty queen who later became an activist fighting for women's rights, has passed away. Read more »

Things you need if you love home DIYs

SM
Posted at Jul 06 08:23 AM

Living a convenient life is a choice people have the opportunity to make. Read more »

Filipino 'comfort women' hope next President can fight for them

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 17 07:17 AM

The remaining Filipino victims of Japanese wartime sexual slavery, or the so-called "comfort women", are hoping the next set of officials who will be elected can finally fight for their cause. Read more »

It's a women's world this women's month

SM Supermalls
Updated as of Mar 10 01:55 PM

Women are in for a treat with exclusive deals, treats, and pop-ups, specially made for them. Read more »

‘Comfort woman’ leading her group’s quest for justice dies

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 03:52 PM

A Filipino elderly woman who claimed she was among those sexually abused during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines died on Tuesday, the same day her ordeal started 77 years ago when the foreign troops raided their community in Pampanga. Read more »

How the location of your home affects work-life balance

Federal Land
Posted at Nov 18 03:00 PM

Having a home near the city helps enable individuals and families to balance work and life. Read more »

Filipino’s book tackles trauma of “comfort women” during WWII

Bev Llorente | TFC News USA
Posted at Oct 23 11:04 PM

"Imelda’s Secret" aims to shed light on the experiences of the so-called comfort women during World War II. Read more »

Delivery eats: 3 options for your comfort food cravings

Joko Magalong-De Veyra
Posted at Sep 18 03:14 PM

Everybody needs some delicious comfort food during the lockdown! Read more »

S. Korea's few surviving 'comfort women' face life's end as political fight rages on

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Jul 03 12:33 PM

Fighting disease, death and disillusionment, members of South Korea’s rapidly dwindling sisterhood of surviving "comfort women" say they are facing the twilight of their lives with diminished camaraderie and will to wage political battles.   Read more »

Mga lolang dating naging 'comfort women', pinarangalan ng 'Iba 'Yan'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 08:05 PM

Pinarangalan ng "Iba 'Yan" ang mga lolang naging biktima ng pang-aabuso at pagmamalupit ng mga sundalong Hapon noong panahon ng Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig. Read more »

The origins of the PAL Arroz Caldo

JEROME B. GOMEZ
Updated as of Mar 18 07:02 PM

On the occasion of the near iconic dish’s entry into takeout territory, we look back at where it all started    Read more »

Swiss chocolate consumption melts away amid pandemic

Nathalie Olof-ors, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 03 04:00 AM

ZURICH - Swiss chocolate makers were perhaps expecting a sweet spot as people turned to comfort food during the pandemic but are instead facing devastating 2020 figures showing consumption in Switzerland melting to a 40-year-low. Read more »

S. Korean former 'comfort woman' asks gov't to bring issue to International Court of Justice

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 16 05:51 PM

A South Korean woman who was forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels made an appeal to her government on Tuesday, urging it to bring the issue to the International Court of Justice so that the two countries could reach a "complete settlement" and improve ties. Read more »

S. Korea seeks 'amicable solution' to comfort women issue with Japan

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jan 24 10:56 AM

South Korea on Saturday reacted to a court order for Japan to compensate former "comfort women" over their treatment in Japanese military brothels by vowing to seek an "amicable solution" and "make every effort to continue constructive and future-oriented cooperation" with its neighbor. Read more »

Japan mulls 'various options' against S. Korea comfort women ruling

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 13 05:55 PM

TOKYO - Japan is contemplating "various options" and will act resolutely in response to a recent South Korean court ruling ordering the Japanese government to pay damages to former "comfort women," a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday. Read more »

South Korean court orders Japan to compensate former sex slaves: Yonhap

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 10:40 AM

A South Korean court on Friday ordered the Japanese government to pay compensation to 12 World War II sex slaves or their families, in an unprecedented ruling likely to infuriate Tokyo. Read more »

Makabayan bloc rejects push to sell war reparation assets in Japan, cites symbolic value

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 04:04 PM

The Philippine government's war reparation assets in Japan should not be sold as they hold "symbolic value" to the country, especially to war veterans who fought during the Japanese occupation, according to lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc Tuesday, as they made their case against attempts to dispose of the properties. Read more »

20+ restaurants for people who feel safer dining outdoors

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Oct 22 08:46 PM

May their tribe increase. Read more »

Japan regrets new Korean "comfort women" statue set up in Berlin

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 29 05:35 PM

Japan regrets the recent installation in Berlin of a statue of a girl symbolizing Korean women who were forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, its top government spokesman said Tuesday. Read more »