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Japan's tsunami survivors call lost loves on the phone of the wind

Mari Saito, Reuters
Posted at Mar 05 07:06 PM

Survivors say the unconnected phone line in Otsuchi town helps them keep in touch with their loved ones and gives them some solace as they grapple with their grief. Read more »

PHOTO ESSAY: The man who saves forgotten cats in Fukushima's nuclear zone

Tim Kelly and Kim Kyung Hoon, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 04 12:19 PM

A decade ago, Sakae Kato stayed behind to rescue cats abandoned by neighbors who fled the radiation clouds belching from the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant. He won't leave. Read more »

IN PHOTOS: The deadly PNP-PDEA shootout in Quezon City

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 12:07 PM

A gunfight ensued between anti-drug operatives of the Quezon City Police District and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency at a fast food restaurant's parking lot on Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on the evening of February 24, 2021. Read more »

Binondo dragon dancers welcome Lunar New Year minus the bang

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 01:04 AM

Robert Sicat, whose family manages its own dragon and lion dance group, has had to welcome the Lunar New Year with a whimper. Read more »

Pedicab drivers feel pinch of pandemic lockdown, uncertain future

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 25 10:52 AM

Sitting inside his pedicab while parked at a makeshift terminal under a flyover still under construction, 70-year old Lamberto Rosiana looks at the few bills and coins in his hand, his earnings so far. Read more »

SLIDESHOW: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris take oath in subdued inauguration

Reuters and Agence France Presse
Posted at Jan 21 11:45 AM

Joe Biden took his oath as the 46th President of the United States in a subdued inauguration amid the deadly COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed the lives of 400,000 Americans. Read more »

Protests, rallies and two impeachments: Trump's presidency in photographs

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 20 12:13 PM

From a reality TV star's journey to the White House, to mass protests, pumped up crowds, the siege on the U.S. Capitol and two impeachments, Reuters photographers were on the ground covering the most important stories during U.S. President Donald Trump's one-term tenure. Read more »

LOOK: At pet clinic, shortage of veterinarians but not of animal care

Photos and text by Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 01:04 AM

Veterinarians Albert Corpuz and Steve Du may be swamped with work, but they remain passionate as ever about what they do. Read more »

Taal Volcano island, a year later

Basilio H. Sepe, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 10:24 PM

A year after Taal Volcano released its fury on Batangas residents, ruined buildings are still covered in ash while once verdant fields stay buried under thick layers of mud.   Read more »

Faith, Feast of Black Nazarene draw multitudes despite pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 03:12 AM

Not even the COVID-19 threat could stop Catholic devotees from venerating the Black Nazarene on its Feast Day at Quiapo Church on Saturday.  Read more »

Scaling roofs and mountains, Philippine students battle to take online classes

Eloisa Lopez, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 04:51 PM

Since the pandemic forced him into remote learning, 10-year-old Jhay Ar Calma has often had to climb on to the corrugated iron roof of his home in a poor neighbourhood of Manila to get an internet signal. Read more »

LOOK: Assault to US democracy

Photos from Reuters and Agence France Presse
Updated as of Jan 07 04:17 PM

Thousands of supporters trooped to the U.S. Capitol after a call from President Trump to fight and undo his defeat in the presidential race allegedly due to election fraud in contested states. Read more »

2020 Yearender: Our favorite delivery eats during pandemic

Joko Magalong-De Veyra
Posted at Jan 03 11:55 AM

If there’s one thing that made this year better, it’s all the food that was available for delivery!  Read more »

2020 Yearender: All the celebrity babies who were born in pandemic year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 10:50 AM

Amid the pandemic, many local celebrities found their silver lining as they welcomed newborns this 2020.  Read more »

2020 Yearender: Celebrities who got engaged in pandemic year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 07:49 AM

Love was in the air in 2020 despite the global coronavirus pandemic as it saw plenty of celebrity engagements throughout the year. Read more »

2020 Yearender: ‘I’m not sure who I am without her’ and other breakup celebrity quotes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 04:12 PM

The year that was saw a number of celebrity couples parting ways, with equally memorable quotes following the split, from James Reid’s uncertainty as to “who I am” without Nadine Lustre, to Derek Ramsay hoping to “find the right one” after several failed relationships. Read more »

2020 Yearender: Top world stories other than COVID-19

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 31 01:17 PM

MANILA -- Here’s a look back at stories that made headlines and captured the interests of news.abs-cbn.com readers here and abroad other than COVID-19. Read more »

2020 Yearender: Workers’ worst struggles, moments of survival

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 09:15 AM

From jeepney drivers forced to beg on the streets as they were kept off the road to a commuter dying— quite literally— to find a ride home, 2020 was filled with stories of both heartbreak and inspiration as Filipino workers found ways to survive and cope with a world changed by a pandemic. Read more »

SLIDESHOW: Forgiven, not forgotten: Kin seek justice as slain mother and son laid to rest

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 04:31 AM

Grief filled the air as Sonia Gregorio, 55, and her son Frank Anthony, 25, were laid to rest in Paniqui, Tarlac on Sunday. It is exactly a week after the mother and son were brutally killed by their neighbor Police Staff Sergeant Jonel Nuezca by shooting them in the head over an altercation on an improvised cannon. Read more »

Sales boom out of the question for Bocaue’s struggling firecracker vendors

Photos and text by Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 07:55 AM

A looming government ban on firecrackers could further hurt Rene Guballa's business, something he cannot afford in an economy already ravaged by the pandemic. Read more »