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Rizal’s translated ‘El Filibusterismo’ finds new readership in the Netherlands

Jofelle P. Tesorio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 01:10 AM

The Dutch language second novel of Jose Rizal was launched recently by the Philippine Embassy in the Netherlands. Read more »

More Pinoys abroad worry over ABS-CBN franchise row

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 12:19 PM

Some Filipinos living overseas expressed concern after the Office of the Solicitor General filed a quo warranto petition to forfeit the legislative franchises of ABS-CBN Corporation and its subsidiary, ABS-CBN Convergence, Inc. Read more »

Suspected letter bombs hit two Dutch buildings, no injuries - police

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 05:13 PM

AMSTERDAM - Suspected letter bombs went off in the mail room of an office building in Amsterdam and at a post-sorting company in the Dutch city of Kerkrade early on Wednesday, police said.   Read more »

Ilang OFW sa Europa nagbigay-saloobin sa quo warranto vs ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 08:09 PM

Umani ng iba't ibang reaksiyon mula sa mga overseas Filipino workers sa Europa ang inihaing quo warranto petition ni Solicitor General Jose Calida laabn sa ABS-CBN Corporation at ABS-CBN Convergence.  Read more »

2 arrested for 12 billion password sale attempt in Netherlands, Northern Ireland

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 02:13 AM

WeLeakInfo.com allegedly offered unlimited access to all information on its site for two dollars a day or 25 dollars a month, the NOS public broadcaster said. Read more »

Sabio communication on Duterte's 'crimes against humanity' can’t be withdrawn, ICC prosecutor says

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 04:24 AM

Hours after lawyer Jude Sabio announced he was withdrawing the communication against the Philippine drug war that he filed with the International Criminal Court (ICC), the ICC Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) said late Tuesday any communication filed with their office “cannot be withdrawn.” Read more »

Dutch beauty Youtuber unveils herself as transgender

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 01:26 AM

A Dutch social media star who has millions of fans for her beauty tips videos has made an emotional revelation that she is transgender.   Read more »

Dubai arrests Dutch 'most wanted' crime lord

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 04:01 AM

Dubai police on Monday arrested the alleged head of a cocaine-trafficking gang described as the most wanted man in the Netherlands, officials said. Read more »

Myanmar's Suu Kyi denies 'genocidal intent' in Rohingya case

Danny Kemp and Jan Hennop, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 08:17 PM

Addressing judges in The Hague, Myanmar's civilian leader admitted that the army may have used "disproportionate force" but said that did not prove it was trying to wipe out the minority group. Read more »

Dutch government moves to ban laughing gas

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 12:57 AM

AMSTERDAM - The Dutch government on Monday announced plans to include nitrous oxide — better known as laughing gas — on its “black list” of forbidden drugs, in response to a rapid increase in usage of the gas among the nation’s youth.   Read more »

Dutch police arrest rape gang targeting teen girls

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 09:42 PM

Police have arrested eight men suspected of being part of a sex ring who drugged underaged girls before gang raping them at a car workshop in southern Netherlands. Read more »

3 stabbed in The Hague shopping street

Danny Kemp and Sara Magniette, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 07:22 AM

AMSTERDAM—Dutch police said Friday 3 people had been wounded in a stabbing on a shopping street in The Hague, and a manhunt was underway. Read more »

9-year-old Belgian prodigy set for university degree

Charlotte Van Ouwerkerk, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 23 04:07 AM

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands—Like many other 9-year-olds, Laurent Simons likes TV and his pet dog. But he also wants to make artificial organs, and is about to get the qualifications to set him on his way. Read more »

MH17 calls 'show ties between Russian officials, rebels'

Danny Kemp, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 15 12:53 PM

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - International investigators looking into the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine released intercepted phone calls on Thursday showing close links between "high-ranking" Russian officials and rebel suspects facing trial over the crash. Read more »

Congolese warlord 'Terminator' gets harshest ever ICC sentence

Sara Magniette, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 09:29 PM

Fighters loyal to him carried out atrocities such as a massacre in a banana field behind a village in which at least 49 people including children and babies were disemboweled or had their heads smashed in. Read more »

Accidental hijack alarm triggers Amsterdam airport chaos

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 05:14 AM

THE HAGUE, Netherlands—A pilot accidentally set off a hijack alarm on a plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Wednesday, triggering a huge security operation by Dutch police. Read more »

When life’s end nears for overseas Filipinos, how do they prepare?

Jofelle P. Tesorio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 09:46 AM

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands - For many Filipinos, death or old age is not something they prepare for. Usually back home, the responsibility to take care of sick or ageing family members are passed on to the children or the nearest kin. Read more »

Dutch to raise legal age for prostitutes to 21

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 08:22 AM

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Dutch government said Tuesday it is eyeing new laws to regulate prostitution including banning sex workers aged under 21 and handing out permits. Read more »

Dutch family found in cellar 'waiting for end of time'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 01:06 AM

Dutch police found a family of seven people hidden in the basement of a remote farmhouse where they had reportedly spent years "waiting for the end of time", officials said Tuesday. Read more »

Unilever to halve use of new plastic

Charlotte Van Ouwerkerk, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 08 08:25 AM

Anglo-Dutch commercial giant Unilever said Monday it will cut its use of new plastic by half by 2025, admitting the move was partly to appeal to young, more environmentally-conscious customers  Read more »