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NBA player's Tibet remarks spark backlash in China

Josh Horwitz, Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 05:13 PM

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter criticized Chinese President Xi Jinping and China's treatment of Tibet. Read more »

China’s top leaders set date for key meeting

William Zheng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 19 12:36 PM

Communist Party elite expected to adopt a resolution on ‘major achievements and historical experience’ over the past 100 years. Observers say it will become an important political document that could chart the ruling party’s direction for the next few decades. Read more »

Isko Moreno denies alleged communist ties

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 10:01 PM

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso denied that he is a supporter of the communist movement after his pictures with Joma Sison surfaced online. Read more »

NTF-ELCAC personalities vie for partylist seats in 2022

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 11 05:38 PM

Celine Pialago, Eric Celiz, and Michele Gumabao are some of the personalities working for NTF-ELCAC who are vying for partylist seats in Halalan 2022. Read more »

UN rights chief urges PH: Publish drug war findings

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 09:52 PM

The head of the United Nations human rights office urged the Philippine government to publish the findings of its drug war review panel. Read more »

China curbs pop culture in bid to 'control' youth

Jing Xuan Teng, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 11:56 AM

Beijing has moved to check what it considers the excesses of modern entertainment, and urged social media platforms to promote patriotic content. Read more »

Gabriela supporters slam NTF-ELCAC

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 06:21 PM

Supporters of Gabriela Partylist stage a protest against the NTC-ELCAC's Barangay Development Program and its disqualification case against the party. Read more »

China's Xi congratulates Taiwan opposition's newly elected leader

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 26 09:27 PM

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday sent a congratulatory message to Eric Chu, newly elected leader of Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party, Chinese state media reported. Read more »

2 tiklo sa umano’y ilegal na pagbebenta ng armas sa NCR

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 06:31 AM

Mataas ang demand, ayon kay NCRPO chief Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr., para sa mga armas na hindi madaling matunton dahil hindi dokumentado. Read more »

Captured NPA members get COVID-19 vaccines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 03:57 PM

Dozens of captured members of the New People's Army received vaccines against COVID-19, the 4th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army said. Read more »

Pelosi: China getting worse on suppression

Doina Chiacu and Richard Cowan, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 16 11:54 PM

'China is tightening. It's getting worse and worse in terms of democratic reform.' Read more »

China to target Alipay in tech crackdown: FT

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 13 08:21 PM

Chinese regulators have ordered sweeping changes to the country's biggest payment app Alipay. Read more »

Groups alarmed as State U tosses books on Peace talks

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 07:05 PM

The Kalinga State University said the decision was made after the Anti-Terrorism Council declared the CPP, NPA, and NDFP as terrorist organizations. Read more »

Tiananmen crackdown vigil leaders stand trial

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 10 07:08 PM

Three leaders of a pro-democracy group in Hong Kong stood trial on Friday for charges of inciting subversion of state power under the national security law. Read more »

Unleashing reforms, Xi returns to China's socialist roots

Yew Lun Tian, Reuters
Posted at Sep 10 06:29 AM

Sweeping new policy moves show Xi Jinping's seriousness in steering China back towards its socialist roots. Read more »

Solon questions P1.6-B in NTF-ELCAC funds for Davao City

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 08:52 AM

A party-list lawmaker questioned the allocation of about P1.6 billion from the NTF-ELCAC for barangays in Davao City, President Rodrigo Duterte’s hometown. Read more »

Solons hit 'lump sum' barangay development funds of NTF-ELCAC

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 04:37 PM

Makabayan bloc lawmakers said the controversial Barangay Development Program funds of the DILG for the NTF-ELCAC is a form of pork barrel. Read more »

China bans reality talent shows in showbiz crackdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 07:28 PM

China banned reality talent programs Thursday and ordered broadcasters to promote more masculine representations of men. Read more »

Hong Kong University labor researcher detained in China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 01 07:06 PM

'I am extremely shocked at this,' wrote Fang's father, describing his son as a loyal member of the ruling Chinese Communist Party. Read more »

China's kids get schooled in 'Xi Jinping thought'

Jing Xuan Teng and Laurie Chen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 01 02:01 PM

Chinese pupils returned to school Wednesday with new textbooks peppered with "Xi Jinping thought", as the Communist Party aims to extend his personality cult to children. Read more »