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Pamilyang 'tulak' sa Taguig, kalaboso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 05:09 AM

MAYNILA - Arestado ang isang pamilya na umano'y sangkot sa pagtutulak ng ilegal na droga sa Barangay Ibayo-Tipas, Taguig City nitong Miyerkoles.   Read more »

'The Kids' Choice': Family of rockers gets kiddie judges' approval

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 11:16 PM

A family of musicians impressed the kiddie judges of ABS-CBN's newest show "The Kids' Choice."   Read more »

Why higher interest rates may be good for the economy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 09:03 AM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas could hike its benchmark rate by as much as 50 more basis points, bringing it to 4.5 percent by year end, which will still be low compared to the early 2000s. Read more »

China does away with family planning offices

Reuters
Posted at Sep 11 01:17 PM

BEIJING - China's health commission is getting rid of three offices that were previously dedicated to family planning, it announced late on Sunday, the latest signal that Beijing may further reduce restrictions on childbirth to combat an aging population. Read more »

'The Kids' Choice': Family of painters wows kiddie judges

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 09:58 PM

A family of painters who produced works of art in under two minutes impressed the kiddie judges of ABS-CBN's newest show "The Kids' Choice." Read more »

WATCH: Fire-drumming routine wows 'The Kids' Choice' judges

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 11:02 PM

A pair of siblings from Bataan won this Saturday's episode of "The Kids' Choice" with their flaming drumsticks gimmick. Read more »

Some children in U.S. opt to join their deported parents

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 01:31 AM

Under oath before a U.S. immigration judge, 14-year-old Sandy quietly asks the authorities to send her back to her native Guatemala, which she had left only months earlier. Read more »

'The Kids' Choice': Dancing families charm kiddie judges

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 12:01 AM

Two families of dancers got the approval of the kiddie judges of ABS-CBN's newest show "The Kids' Choice." Read more »

Family planning for free?

Research by Juni Gonzales and Alexis Lopez, infographic by Andrea Canlobo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 03:59 PM

Here is a list of family planning methods available to the public for free and its prices commercially which many are not availing of.  Read more »

12 weeks paid parental leave: Microsoft's requirement for US suppliers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 08:13 AM

The new policy applies to suppliers with 50 or more employees who do substantial work for the US technology giant, according to Microsoft general counsel Dev Stahlkopf. Read more »

Hello, stranger: South Koreans recount awkward reunions with families in North

Hyun Young Yi, Reuters
Posted at Aug 30 02:55 PM

There were no tearful hugs when 81-year-old South Korean Jung Hak-soon met her North Korean nephew and sister-in-law for the first time. Read more »

No 'singles ban' here

Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 27 07:28 PM

A fully loaded tricycle crosses a single-lane bridge connecting Barangay Umiray and Barangay Ibona in Dingalan, Aurora province.  Read more »

BGC eats: Friends and Family serves happy food meant to be enjoyed with loved ones

Joko Magalong-De Veyra
Posted at Aug 27 01:17 PM

It seems fitting that in Friends and Family, the newest Filipino restaurant of the Raintree group, the merienda is fully celebrated, with a menu that’s filled with beloved childhood favorites. Read more »

'Where's the remorse?' Maza twits Marcos after 'move on' remark

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 23 11:01 AM

The Marcoses should apologize and show remorse before Filipinos can move on from the years of martial law under dictator Ferdinand Marcos, a member of the human rights claims board said Thursday. Read more »

Emotional farewells as North and South Koreans part for last time

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 07:34 AM

Clinging to each other for every last second, elderly North and South Korean family members allowed to meet for the first time in nearly 7 decades bid tearful farewells Wednesday, probably forever. Read more »

Average Pinoy family spends almost half of funds on food: study

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 08:26 PM

MANILA - The average Filipino family spends nearly half of its monthly resources on food, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. Read more »

S. Koreans head for family reunions in North after decades apart

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 08:34 AM

Dozens of elderly and frail South Koreans set off for North Korea Monday to meet relatives for the first time since they were separated nearly 7 decades ago by a war that divided the peninsula and their families. Read more »

US man charged with killing pregnant wife, 2 toddlers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 17 03:56 PM

There was no immediate word on a possible motive. Read more »

'Tuwid': A man finds his way through life via the beauty business

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 08:28 PM

A man recounts how navigating the twists and turns of his childhood years led him to becoming a hairstylist, allowing him to eventually straighten out his life. Read more »

Pinoy family killed in U.S. car crash laid to rest

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 01:36 AM

Hundreds gathered on Saturday to bid farewell to five members of a Filipino family who were killed in a car crash in Delaware last month. Read more »