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'Hugpong ng Pagbabago' registration as political party still pending at Comelec, says official

Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 01:20 PM

The Secretary General of the Davao regional party said on that the newly formed Hugpong ng Pagbabago is still not registered in Commission on Elections as a political party. Read more »

Kuwait's actions surprise Duterte

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 12:49 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will soon make an announcement on the government’s latest step in its diplomatic row with Kuwait, as the chief executive himself was “surprised” by the Gulf state’s move to expel the Philippines’ envoy there, his labor secretary said Friday. Read more »

Sara 'not happy' with divorce bill? Duterte just joking, says daughter

Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 09:36 AM

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said Thursday her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, was only joking when he said he opposed the divorce bill because she was "not happy" with it. Read more »

OPINION: On President Duterte locking down Boracay

Raïssa Robles
Posted at Apr 27 03:21 AM

There is now an undeclared Martial Law in Boracay. Read more »

Duterte in Singapore for ASEAN summit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 12:29 AM

The 32nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit kicks off in Singapore. High on the agenda is security and economic growth in the region. Read more »

Duterte's trust rating slightly down in new SWS survey

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 27 10:55 AM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte's net trust rating declined in the first quarter of 2018 with a "very good" rating of 65 points, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed Thursday. Read more »

Duterte leaves for Singapore to attend ASEAN summit

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 07:48 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday evening left for Singapore to attend the 32nd Association fo Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on April 27 and 28. Read more »

Palace: Duterte tirades not harmful to press freedom

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 07:35 PM

Malacañang on Thursday rejected the view that President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades against the media have caused the Philippines’ slip in the global press freedom index. Read more »

Duterte declares state of calamity in Boracay

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 09:58 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday officially declared a state of calamity in three barangays in beach destination Boracay just as the island's 6-month shutdown began.  Read more »

Boracay deserted

Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 10:01 PM

Tourist Rey Contreras takes a selfie on an almost deserted beach on Boracay island on Thursday. Read more »

Palace: Duterte to sign written orders on Boracay closure ‘in due course’

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 10:01 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will soon sign the written orders for the closure of Boracay, even as the shutdown of the popular tourist destination already started today. Read more »

'Growing animosity' vs journos: PH slips in 2018 world press freedom index

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 01:25 PM

The Philippines slipped 6 places in a global press freedom index this year, with a media watchdog citing a "growing animosity" towards journalists in the country. Read more »

Dancing for Boracay

Noel Celis, AFP
Posted at Apr 26 11:52 AM

A fire dancer performs in front of tourists in Boracay Island on Wednesday evening. President Duterte has ordered the once-idyllic white-sand resort closed to tourists for up to six months from April 26, after describing the country's top tourist attraction as a "cesspool" tainted by raw sewage.  Read more »

Pagsasapubliko ng ‘narco-list,’ inalmahan ng CHR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 03:26 AM

Umalma ang Commission on Human Rights sa utos ni Pangulong Duterte na ilabas ang pangalan ng mga barangay official na nasa narco-list. Read more »

PDEA to release names of village officials included in Duterte's 'narco-list'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 01:40 AM

The PDEA announced it will publish the names of village officials included in President Duterte's so-called "narco-list." Read more »

Duterte says he will make Mindanao ‘land reform area’

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 12:35 AM

Duterte said idle government lands are better distributed to the people since these could be more productive in their hands. Read more »

Duterte says won’t accept criticism, insults from foreigners in own land

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 07:35 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he would not let foreigners criticize or insult him in his own land, just as the government decided to expel an Australian nun who allegedly participated in anti-government rallies.   Read more »

Given 30 days to leave, Sister Fox says 'forever grateful' to Filipinos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 05:47 PM

MANILA - Australian nun Patricia Fox said on Wednesday she is still hoping that the Bureau of Immigration (BI) will reconsider its decision to cancel her visa.  Read more »

Australian nun to appeal visa cancellation, seeks chance to explain

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 05:35 PM

Australian nun Patricia Fox will appeal the cancellation of her visa, as she seeks a chance to explain her activities in the Philippines.  Read more »

Sereno decries ‘selective targeting,’ warns vs. one-man rule

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 07:34 PM

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Wednesday slammed what she said was "selective targeting" against her, amid a quo warranto petition before the Supreme Court and an impeachment complaint in Congress. Read more »