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PH 'fully meets' standards in measures vs human trafficking: US report

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 01:27 PM

MANILA — The Philippines has retained the highest status in its compliance with measures against human trafficking, the US State Department said in its just released annual report.  Read more »

Clinton Palanca and the dilemma of the (un)hyphenated Filipino

Manuel L. Quezon III
Posted at Jun 07 12:28 PM

How the esteemed writer became a scholar of an evolving identity, from Filipino Chinese to Chinese Filipino. Read more »

Nearly half of Filipinos 'very happy' with life: SWS poll

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 02:59 PM

Nearly half of Filipinos are "very happy" with their lives in general, results of a Social Weather Survey (SWS) released Monday showed. Read more »

Turning Japanese? Duterte wishes Filipinos could be more like them

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 07:01 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday he hopes Filipinos could emulate the traits of the Japanese people. Read more »

SLIDESHOW: Earthquake leaves Aeta community in ruins

Vincent Go, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 04:26 PM

An Aeta village in Porac, Pampanga was left in ruins following the 6.1-magnitude earthquake last April 22.  Read more »

Filipinos, other migrants keeping Christianity alive in ‘unreligious’ Netherlands

Jofelle P. Tesorio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 07:39 PM

The Netherlands is no longer a Christian nation. Church attendance has fallen dramatically and the belief in a personal God has fallen sharply, the research concluded.   Read more »

PH books $627-M balance of payments surplus in March

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 04:25 PM

The Philippines booked a balance of payments (BOP) surplus of $627 million in March 2019, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Wednesday.  Read more »

Remittances from overseas Filipinos grow at slowest pace in February

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 12:02 AM

While one economist believes the trend is not yet worrying, it highlights the need for the country to look for other drivers of growth. Read more »

Cash remittances from overseas Filipinos up 1.5 pct in February

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 07:14 PM

Cash remittances from overseas Filipinos reached $2.3 billion in February, up 1.5 percent compared to the same month in 2018, the central bank said Monday. Read more »

Dissecting Data: Poorest regions in the Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 10 04:43 PM

Measuring the number of poor Filipinos is vital in achieving the government's goal of lifting millions out of poverty. Read more »

DFA tells Filipinos in Libya to consider repatriation amid ongoing clashes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 09:12 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday advised Filipinos in the capital Tripoli and nearby areas to consider repatriation amid the ongoing clashes in the country. Read more »

11 of the funniest Filipinos we follow online

ANCX
Updated as of Apr 01 07:44 AM

Comic sufferance hadn’t been a widespread Filipino trait until social media happened. And then everything was fair, funny game. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 25, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 12:40 AM

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

Stranded cruise ship passengers and crew all safe

Odd Roar Lange, NTB Scanpix/Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 11:10 AM

All 163 Filipino crew members of cruise ship Viking Sky are safe after the ship was towed to port on Saturday after encountering rough seas and engine failure.  Read more »

Human rights advocates: ICC pullout will not free Duterte from accountability

Jofelle P. Tesorio, ABS-CBN News Europe Bureau
Posted at Mar 19 05:03 PM

THE HAGUE - The country’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) will not stop the international community from making President Rodrigo Duterte accountable for rights abuses, according to human rights advocates here.   Read more »

How UK-EU split might affect cross-border Filipinos

Vanda Marie Macion Brady, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Mar 09 02:48 PM

DUBLIN, Ireland – Everyday, at least 30,000 people cross the border between European Union and the United Kingdom to visit, work, study, or run a business.  Read more »

Robin Padilla’s daughter Queenie appointed as Muslim youth ambassador

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 10:42 PM

Actor Robin Padilla is a proud father following the appointment of his daughter, Queenie, as a youth ambassador of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF). Read more »

Pinoys in Haiti advised to stay indoors as protests sweep country

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 08:14 PM

Filipinos in Haiti were advised to stay indoors as violent protests swept the country, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday. Read more »

Pinoy couple among fatalities in Paris fire, family says

Marilyn Paed-Rayray, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 10:27 PM

PARIS - (2nd UPDATE) A missing Filipino couple died in a fire that razed an apartment in the Rue Erlanger in the upscale 16th district of southwest Paris, France. Read more »

Filipinos still world's top social media user - study

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 07:29 PM

The "Digital 2019: Global Digital Overview" showed Filipinos spend an average of 10 hours, 2 minutes on the internet via any device. Read more »