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Envoys seek meetings with Manila 'rockstar' Isko Moreno

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 08:03 PM

While Manila Mayor Isko Moreno continues to make headlines due to his "trending" first two weeks in office, envoys have lined up to meet the Philippine capital's newest rockstar leader.  Read more »

US checks on Manila as China extends reach

Jason Gutierrez, The New York Times
Updated as of Jul 17 09:46 AM

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines stressed Tuesday that the country was not drifting into the military orbit of China, despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s perceived warming ties with Beijing and fresh concerns about Beijing’s aggressiveness in the South China Sea. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 16, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 11:55 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

'Navy lumapit sa petitioners para iurong ang writ of kalikasan'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 11:48 PM

Dalawang mangingisda ang nagsabing nilapitan sila ng Philippine Navy para iurong ang writ of kalikasan petition. Read more »

2 Palawan fishers say Navy lawyer approached them to withdraw West PH Sea plea

Mike Navallo and Diana Lat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 07:04 PM

PUERTO, PRINCESA/MANILA – Members of the Philippine Navy approached fishermen to execute statements disowning a petition filed before the Supreme Court seeking to protect marine resources in the West Philippine Sea, two of the fishers told ABS-CBN News.    Read more »

PH-US strategic dialogue

Bullit Marquez, AP
Posted at Jul 16 05:05 PM

Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez, left, and U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim shake hands following their news conference at the conclusion of the two-day 8th US-Philippines Bilateral Strategic Dialogue on Tuesday in the financial district of Makati. Read more »

Chel Diokno unfazed by disbarment threat after clients disown West PH Sea plea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 03:39 PM

MANILA - Veteran human rights lawyer Chel Diokno on Tuesday brushed aside the threat of disbarment after his clients disowned a petition asking the government to protect the marine environment in the disputed West Philippine Sea. Read more »

IBP, Diokno ask SC for time to confer with West PH Sea writ of kalikasan petitioners

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 13 05:16 PM

MANILA - Lawyers from the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and collaborating counsel Chel Diokno have asked the Supreme Court (SC) for more time to confer with their clients concerning a writ of kalikasan plea for the protection of the West Philippine Sea.    Read more »

LIST: 6 nominees to replace Supreme Court magistrate Del Castillo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 06:58 PM

MANILA - The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Friday named 6 nominees for the next Supreme Court Associate Justice to replace Mariano del Castillo. Read more »

NCAA 95: Playmaking Nelle puts on a show in San Beda's back-to-back wins

Norman Lee Benjamin Riego, ABS-CBN Sports
Posted at Jul 12 06:18 PM

Evan Nelle set it all up, Calvin Oftana and James Canlas served up the goods, and San Beda University stamped its class on Jose Rizal University, 74-52, Friday at Filoil Flying V Centre for back-to-back wins to begin the NCAA 95 Men's Basketball Tournament. Read more »

SC suspends law professor for lewd texts to students, sexual jokes in class

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 01:12 PM

MANILA – The Supreme Court has suspended a law professor from the Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City over text messages and sexist conduct which the Court deemed amounted to sexual harassment.   Read more »

'Labag sa legal ethics': Lawyer sees gov't hand in fishermen's withdrawal of SC petition

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 06:19 PM

One of the lawyers who filed the petition asking the Supreme Court to compel Philippine government officials to enforce Philippine environmental laws to protect the West Philippine Sea claimed on Wednesday the government may be behind the fishermen’s move to disown the petition. Read more »

Calida: Parties agree to dismiss SC plea to protect West PH Sea marine environment

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 07:09 PM

MANILA - Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday said petitioners and respondents have agreed on the dismissal of a writ of kalikasan plea seeking to protect the West Philippine Sea marine environment after several petitioners withdrew from the plea.  Read more »

TINGNAN: Mga pasyente sa Fabella Hospital inilikas dahil sa katabing sunog

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 07:21 PM

Makikitang inaalalayan ng mga guwardiya sa hagdanan ang mga pasyente, na ang ilan ay nakasuot pa ng hospital gown.  Read more »

Senators mourn passing of former sergeant-at-arms Balajadia

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 08 02:17 AM

Senators mourned the death of the upper chamber's former sergeant-at-arms Jose Balajadia Jr., who died of heart failure early Sunday. Read more »

Sotto names ex-Air Force chief as next Senate sergeant-at-arms

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 02:14 PM

Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Sunday named retired Philippine Air Force commander Major Gen. Rene Samonte as the next sergeant-at-arms of the Senate. Read more »

Ex-Senate sergeant-at-arms Balajadia passes away

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 02:12 PM

Former Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Jose Balajadia Jr. passed away on Sunday at Baguio General Hospital, his daughter Rica Balajadia Guerrero confirmed. He was 75. Read more »

Chinese loan shark abductions up amid tourist influx from mainland

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 01:27 PM

MANILA – For years she was at the forefront of the campaign against crime where members of her community[embed Entertainment City photo]—families of Chinese descent—fell victim.  Read more »

PANOORIN: Mga patok na pasyalan sa Albay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 12:28 AM

Patok pa rin ang pamamasyal at food trip sa Albay kahit tag-ulan na. Read more »

Mekaniko patay matapos umanong manlaban sa Bulacan buy-bust

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 01:18 AM

MAYNILA—Patay ang isang mekaniko matapos umanong manlaban sa buy-bust operation sa San Jose del Monte, Bulacan Martes ng gabi.   Read more »