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Paid social media influencers dip toes in U.S. 2020 election

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 08:49 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Last week, food and travel blogger Alycia Chrosniak got an unusual alert on her phone: Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign was inviting her to earn $150 by making content about why she supported the billionaire Democratic candidate in the U.S. election. Read more »

VP Robredo to Bongbong: Learn to accept poll results

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 03:16 PM

MANILA - Vice President Leni Robredo took a jab at defeated vice-presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos as she reminded him to accept election results should he decide to run again for a national post in 2022. Read more »

Don't tilt scales against Trump, Facebook executive warns

Kevin Roose, Sheera Frenkel and Mike Isaac, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 08 09:46 AM

According to a memo obtained by The New York Times, a longtime Facebook executive told employees that the company had a moral duty not to tilt the scales against Donald Trump as he seeks reelection. Read more »

Taiwan election is make or break for fleeing Hong Kong protesters

Felice Wu and Yimou Lee, Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 07:59 AM

A small but growing number of Hong Kong protesters who fled to Taiwan for safety over the past few months fear an opposition victory in the island's election this week will put them in peril and force them to leave. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 19, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 02:23 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Justice served for 57 Maguindanao massacre victims

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 03:09 PM

Maguindanao 2nd District Rep. Esmael "Toto" Mangudadatu celebrates with families of the victims of the Maguindanao massacre after the release of the guilty verdict against most of the accused Ampatuans, as well as dozens of their accessories, at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig on Thursday. Read more »

Still no closure for family of Maguindanao massacre's 58th victim

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 08:07 PM

"Do you know how it feels to have no closure?" said Ma. Reynafe Castillo, daughter of journalist Reynaldo Momay, before the verdict was read on Thursday.  Read more »

'Culture of impunity' won't end with Maguindanao massacre decision, says UP law prof

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 11:17 AM

"...One decision by itself cannot do it," University of the Philippines law professor Theodore Te said on Thursday. Read more »

Maguindanao massacre ruling out today

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 01:38 PM

One of the most anticipated judicial rulings will be out today as the Quezon City RTC is set to release its verdict on the 2009 Maguindanao massacre case.  Read more »

Maguindanao massacre orphan pursues cop dream job to honor journalist father

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 18 04:31 PM

Aspiring policeman Ian Perante hopes that after 10 years, his journalist father and 57 others who perished in the Maguindanao massacre will finally get justice on Thursday.  Read more »

Chinese 'rumors' and 'cyber armies' - Taiwan fights election 'fake news'

Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Posted at Dec 18 07:55 AM

Taiwan is ramping up efforts ahead of a Jan. 11 election to combat fake news and disinformation that the government says China is bombarding the island with to undermine its democracy.   Read more »

BALIKAN: Kaso ng Maguindanao massacre

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

Makalipas ang isang dekada, natapos din ang paglilitis sa kaso ng Maguindanao massacre, na tinaguriang pinakakarumal-dumal na election-related violence. Read more »

Trump impeachment debate opens with fiery partisan battle

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 12:52 PM

Donald Trump is alleged to have wielded the power of the presidency for personal and political gain by pressuring Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 US election.   Read more »

UK general election: what could happen?

James Pheby, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 11:18 AM

Britain votes in a crucial general election on Thursday, with latest opinion polls showing Prime Minister Boris Johnson locked in a tight battle to win a majority and deliver his Brexit plans. Read more »

P30 per voter? Senate panel OKs campaign expenditure hike for local, national candidates

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 07:22 PM

If approved, presidential and vice presidential candidates could spend up to P5 billion for campaign ads and sorties nationwide, assuming that it is computed based on 63 million voters, the latest number of Filipinos who registered for the recent 2019 polls. Read more »

Joe Biden to blitz Iowa back roads by bus in 800-mile hunt for support

Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters
Posted at Nov 30 11:40 PM

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will crisscross Iowa by bus for eight days starting on Saturday, the longest trek of his campaign, to make a personal appeal for support in a critical state where he has lost ground in polls. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 25, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 11:01 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Pro-democracy protesters celebrate victory in HK elections

Vincent Yu, AP
Posted at Nov 25 08:21 AM

Supporters of pro-democracy candidate Angus Wong celebrate after he won in district council elections in Hong Kong, early Monday. Read more »

Bloomberg formally announces US presidential candidacy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 25 12:42 AM

NEW YORK - Michael Bloomberg confirmed Sunday that he is running for president, joining the crowded field of Democrats seeking to take on his fellow New York billionaire, President Donald Trump. Read more »

Remember, remember, the 58 in November

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 11:49 PM

The Ampatuan massacre in Maguindanao was the biggest story and the most audacious attack during election season of 2009. Read more »