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Malaysian sells COVID-19 vaccine mock-ups to honor dead

Reuters
Posted at Aug 26 05:14 PM

As the world scrambles to inoculate people against COVID-19, one store owner in Malaysia is finding his paper vaccines have become popular prayer offering items during a religious festival to honor the deceased. Read more »

Tips para makaiwas sa malas sa 'ghost month'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 08 12:53 PM

Ang "ghost month" ang panahong pinaniniwalaan ng mga Chinese na nakakagala ang mga espiritu sa mundo ng mga tao. Read more »

From ghost story to urban legend: Authenticating 'The Lady in White of Balete Drive'

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Updated as of May 27 09:28 PM

Talked about for many decades, she has remained nameless. Perhaps such prolonged anonymity has contributed much to the alluring mystique. Until today.   Read more »

US government announces clampdown on 'ghost guns'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 07:44 AM

The US Justice Department moved Friday to tighten firearms regulations and close loopholes that have allowed the rapid proliferation of untraceable, home-assembled "ghost guns." Read more »

Biden plans crackdown on untraceable 'ghost guns'

Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 09:45 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday will unveil his administration's first steps to curb gun violence, including a plan to reduce the proliferation of 'ghost guns,' after a slew of mass shootings that have put pressure on him to act. Read more »

Cocaine-laden ghost boat washes up in Marshall Islands

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 16 04:11 PM

Marshall Islands police have found the Pacific nation's largest-ever haul of cocaine in an abandoned boat that washed up on a remote atoll after drifting on the high seas, potentially for years. Read more »

'Resign now': Duterte, nagbabala sa mga opisyal ng DPWH na sangkot sa 'ghost projects'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 12:19 AM

Nagbabala si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa mga opisyal ng Department of Public Works and Highways na sangkot sa mga "ghost project". Read more »

'Virtual Halloween tour' sa Intramuros, isinagawa

Zhander Cayabyab, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 03:43 AM

Dahil sa ang Intramuros ang pinakanawasak noong Battle of Manila noong 1945, hindi raw maiiwasang may mga nagpaparamdam na multo roon ayon sa isang tour guide.    Read more »

'Don't end up a real ghost,' warn South Korea officials worried about virus resurgence

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Oct 30 02:31 PM

South Korea has been praised for quick and effective action against the pandemic but saw a resurgence in cases in May after an outbreak linked to nightclubs and bars in Seoul. Read more »

PANOORIN: Grupo ng ghost hunters sinilip ang isang abandonadong paaralan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 03:15 PM

Kung marami sa mga tao ay umiiwas sa mga lugar na umano'y pinamumugaran ng mga hindi nakikitang nilalang, ito ang mga malimit namang puntahan ng mga ghost hunter. Read more »

The disappearance of Celine Navarro, the Filipina immigrant who was buried alive

Jerome Gomez
Updated as of Oct 28 04:44 PM

A Filipino cult group accused her of adultery, kidnapped her, and beat her up. Her murder made it to the headlines of newspapers around the world—but 90 years later she's still awaiting to get justice. Read more »

Ex-marine officials acquitted in P36-M combat clothing allowance cases

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 05:50 PM

Former Philippine Marines chief Renato Miranda was acquitted by the Sandiganbayan 3rd Division in his graft and malversation cases stemming from the allegedly anomalous disbursement of P36.768 million as clothing allowance for soldiers in 1999. Read more »

PANOORIN: Tips para makaiwas sa malas sa 'ghost month'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 07:05 AM

Ang "ghost month" ngayong taon ay magaganap mula Agosto 19 hanggang Setyembre 16. Read more »

Who’s scared of the hungry ghost month?

Aneth Ng-Lim
Updated as of Aug 17 09:11 AM

When taipan John Gokongwei, Jr. passed away, his eldest daughter Robina shared at his wake how committed he was to hard work. “He had been lying in bed for six weeks, unable to speak well because of a tube in his mouth. Other patients would ask for food. He kept asking for company financial reports,” she fondly remembered in the eulogy published in www.jgsummit.com. Read more »

PhilHealth coffers bled over P15 billion due to fake pneumonia claims: Quimbo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 03:56 PM

Stella Quimbo estimated that in 2018 alone, fraudulent pneumonia claims cost PhilHealth over P3.6 billion, which could have been used to fund medication and hospitalization of coronavirus-stricken Filipinos.  Read more »

Zubiri wants regional gov't dialysis centers instead of reimbursing private clinics

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 06:43 PM

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday said he would file a bill that would create regional dialysis centers after the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) and several kidney treatment facilities were involved in allegedly anomalous schemes. Read more »

Whistleblower alleges PhilHealth chief asked him to 'find way' to reaccredit ghost dialysis center

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 10:46 AM

A former anti-fraud official of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) on Tuesday accused the firm's President Ricardo Morales of asking him to have WellMed Dialysis Center re-accredited after the clinic was tagged in the anomalous ghost dialysis scheme last year. Read more »

Meet the man behind Jack Frost ice cream (and the voice of Yusuke in 'Ghost Fighter')

Jeeves De Veyra
Posted at Aug 09 09:55 AM

If you’re an anime lover, Bonner Dytoc’s voice will sound very familiar.  Read more »

PhilHealth chief justifies promotion of officials tagged in ghost dialysis scam

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 04:52 PM

Philippine Health Insurance Corp president Ricardo Morales on Tuesday said he approved the promotion of 5 officials who were tagged in the ghost dialysis scam, insisting that he was not aware that cases have been filed against them. Read more »

PhilHealth chief tells Roque to go to court if he has evidence of alleged corruption

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 01:48 PM

The head of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp on Thursday urged Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque to file charges if he had proof of corruption in the agency, after the latter questioned its bid for government subsidy.   Read more »