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Food Diplomacy: France

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 05:44 AM

French Ambassador to the Philippines Nicolas Galey and his wife Camelia sit down with Annalisa Burgos to discuss relations between Paris and Manila. Read more »

Pilipinas, balik-aksiyon sa FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 03:23 AM

Balik-aksiyon ang Philippine National Men's Basketball Team sa FIBA World Cup qualifiers matapos ang kanilang "basketbrawl" kontra Australia kamakailan. Read more »

Duterte: Communist insurgency over by 2019

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 10:42 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he is confident that the communist insurgency will be over by next year. Read more »

Muslim clerics seek probe into alleged Sulu massacre

Leizle Lacastesantos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 06:24 PM

ZAMBOANGA CITY - The National Ulama Conference of the Philippines (NUCP) has urged authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the alleged massacre of 7 young men whom the military claimed were members of the Abu Sayyaf Group. Read more »

Enjoying homemade food from Sri Lanka with its ambassador to PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 01:36 PM

Annalisa Burgos sits down with Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Philippines Aruni Ranaraja to discuss Sri Lanka's bilateral ties with the Philippines, China's economic influence, and the beauty of Sri Lankan culture over cups of tea and home made Sri Lankan food. Read more »

Food Diplomacy: Singapore

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 06:31 AM

Singapore's ambassador to the Philippines, Kok Li Peng, welcomes Annalisa Burgos to her home where they discuss trade and labor migration over the Southeast Asian city-states signature dishes. Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Philippines vs. Qatar (Asian qualifiers, 2019 FIBA World Cup)

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 09:39 PM

The Philippines tries to stop a 2-game losing streak in the Asian qualifiers of the 2019 FIBA World Cup when it takes on Qatar on Monday. Read more »

Militar: 7 Tausug na napatay sa Sulu, hinihinalang miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 03:01 PM

Nangatwiran nitong Lunes ang AFP sa pagkakapatay noong nakaraang linggo sa pitong Tausug sa Sulu, na anila'y mga hinihinalang miyembro ng teroristang grupong Abu Sayyaf. Read more »

Palparan found guilty of kidnapping in case of 2 UP students

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 03:30 PM

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan on Monday was found guilty of kidnapping and illegal detention over the disappearance of 2 University of the Philippines students in 2006. Read more »

Diamond Hotel adds Mexican feast to buffet spread

Jeeves de Veyra
Updated as of Sep 17 08:04 AM

Diamond Hotel Philippines has transformed a section of its restaurant Corniche into a Mexican cantina for its ongoing Buena Comida Mexican Food Festival, which highlights the colors and flavors of Mexican cuisine. Read more »

FIBA World Cup: Qatar coach wary of new-look Team Philippines

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 04:02 AM

Qatar’s coach is banking on his familiarity with Philippine basketball to help his squad when they take on a new-look Team Pilipinas in the second round of the FIBA World CUp Asian qualifiers on Monday evening. Read more »

Asian Women’s Volleyball Cup: PH bows to Australia in 5-set heartbreaker

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 08:50 PM

The Philippines’ campaign in the 2018 Asian Women’s Volleyball Cup is off to a heartbreaking start as the Filipinas bowed to Australia in five sets on Sunday evening in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Read more »

OPINION: Who’s leading the pack in ASEAN?

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Sep 14 11:21 PM

Sadly, the Philippines with its clapped-out infrastructure, expensive energy and notorious bureaucracy remains the outlier.  Read more »

Ompong to lash areas within 1,000 km diameter: Weather Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 11:18 AM

Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) will bring rains over areas within its 1,010-kilometer diameter, an independent weather monitor said Friday. Read more »

UP asks PNP to explain why cops are looking for student regent

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 10:57 PM

MANILA - The University of the Philippines (UP) has raised with the Philippine National Police (PNP) the presence of 3 policemen at the Diliman campus to search for a student leader. Read more »

Sardinas, posibleng magtaas-presyo dahil sa pagsadsad ng piso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 09:33 PM

Maaaring tumaas ang presyo ng mga bilihin gaya ng de-lata dahil sa pagsadsad ng piso kontra dolyar, ayon sa grupo ng mga manufacturer ng mga de-latang sardinas.  Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Philippines vs Iran (2019 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers)

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 10:30 PM

With a new coach and a new set of players, the Philippines takes on Iran to open the second round of the preliminary stage of 2019 FIBA World Cup, Asian qualifiers in Tehran on Thursday. Read more »

Authentic South African dishes over trade talks with the country's envoy to PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 12:41 PM

Annalisa Burgos gets to taste South African dishes while speaking with Ambassador Martin Slabber about South Africa's 25 years of bilateral ties with the Philippines. They also talked about similarities between the two countries, including rich biodiversity and withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. Read more »

Tatak Noypi: Meet 'the Philippines' strongest woman'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 02:44 AM

Lakas at tibay ng loob ang puhunan ng "Philippines' Strongest Woman" para magtagumpay at magdala ng karangalan sa bansa. Read more »

Sereno, binista si Trillanes sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 11:27 PM

Para kay Maria Lourdes Sereno, nakababahala ang proklamasyon ng Pangulo na nagpapawalangbisa sa amnesty ni Senador Antonio Trillanes IV. Read more »