News Articles on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Esports: PPGL opens 2021 with Valorant Challengers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 05:13 PM

The Philippine Pro Gaming League will roll out official tournaments for Riot Games titles all throughout 2021. Read more »

7 Chinese, Filipino arrested for murder, kidnap for ransom in Laguna

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 11:20 AM

MANILA — Police have arrested 7 Chinese nationals and their Filipino driver over their alleged involvement in murder and kidnap for ransom incidents in a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) company in Biñan, Laguna. Read more »

WATCH: Matteo Guidicelli unboxes his PlayStation 5

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 01:10 PM

After getting flak last year for his first unboxing video, Matteo Guidicelli is back, this time with the highly coveted PlayStation 5.  Read more »

Real estate still 'best asset' to hold amid pandemic: property specialist

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 02:19 PM

Property prices in the Philippines have gone up, or at least held their ground since the coronavirus hit, a property specialist told ANC's Market Edge on Thursday. Read more »

NBI iimbestigahan ang umano'y pagbakuna sa libo-libong POGO workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 06:04 PM

Iimbestigahan ng NBI ang umano'y nangyaring pagbakuna laban sa COVID-19 ng nasa 100,000 Chinese workers. Read more »

SC halts increased taxes on POGOs under Bayanihan 2

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 07:32 PM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday has temporarily halted the collection of increased franchise taxes from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) under the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act (Bayanihan 2), an SC source said, which would have raised billions in additional revenues for the government to address the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Gov't urged: Probe COVID-19 vaccination of POGO workers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 10:19 AM

A lawmaker is urging Philippine health authorities to investigate the unauthorized COVID-19 vaccination of some 100,000 Chinese workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in the country. Read more »

MMA: Brandon Vera, Team Lakay raise funds to aid typhoon survivors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 01:05 PM

Local MMA stars recently came together to raise funds for those affected by the recent string of typhoons that hit the country. Read more »

Mineski partners with Gameloft to help brands engage with millennials, Gen Z

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 04:44 PM

Esports company Mineski has partnered with developer Gameloft to help brands engage millennial and Gen Z casual players through gamification, or the use of game elements in non-gaming settings.  Read more »

Hontiveros seeks termination of visa upon arrival for Chinese nationals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 11:30 AM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Sunday urged the government to suspend the visa upon arrival policy for Chinese nationals, which reportedly led to a rise in cases of foreign kidnapping and prostitution in the country. Read more »

Mobile game retelling Pacquiao story to feature ‘Mommy D’, Buboy, familiar characters

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 07:14 AM

"Mommy D," Buboy Fernandez and Freddie Roach are some of the familiar characters to be included in the new mobile game "Fighting Pride: The Manny Pacquiao Saga." Read more »

BPO industry seen performing better vs PH economy this year

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 08:56 AM

MANILA - The Philippine business process outsourcing sector will perform better than the Philippine economy this 2020. But it won’t see growth in revenues either. Read more »

Esports: e-Gilas Pilipinas cedes crown to Australia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 04:17 PM

E-Gilas Pilipinas succumbed to Australia in the grand finals of the FIBA Esports Open 2020 II last weekend, failing to defend its crown in the Southeast Asia/Oceania Conference. Read more »

Sony PS5 sold out online as pandemic chills real-world retailing

Sam Nussey, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 13 01:44 PM

Sony Corp's PlayStation 5 (PS5) console launched in core markets on Thursday to intense interest online, but with first day real-world sales limited to pre-order pick-ups. Read more »

Playstation 5, ilalabas na sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 09:19 PM

Sa Disyembre darating ang inaabangang Playstation 5 sa Pilipinas.  Read more »

PlayStation 5 price, release date in PH announced

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 01:06 PM

(UPDATED) DataBlitz on Wednesday announced the price of the much anticipated PlayStation 5 console, as well as its release date in the Philippines.  Read more »

New Xbox hits stores, launching holiday season console war

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 10 11:32 AM

Microsoft's new Xbox console hit stores worldwide Tuesday, kicking off a holiday season battle with Sony's latest PlayStation model, as the coronavirus pandemic creates unprecedented gaming demand around the world. Read more »

Esports: PH Pro Gaming League back with PUBG Mobile tourney

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 02:52 PM

The Philippine Pro Gaming League returns for its second and final season of the year, when it rolls out a PUBG Mobile tournament this November. Read more »

'Perfect': Tekken director approves of Nadine Lustre's Josie Rizal cosplay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 01:29 PM

Nadine Lustre recently dressed up as the first Filipino character in Tekken, a popular fighting game series by the Japanese developer and publisher Bandai Namco.  Read more »

Clash of consoles: New PlayStation and Xbox enter $150 billion games arena

Sam Nussey, Richa Naidu and Supantha Mukherjee, Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 07:19 AM

Another epic rivalry is rejoined next week when Sony and Microsoft go head-to-head with the next generation of their blockbuster video-game consoles. Read more »