Drivers apply for LTFRB’s service contracting scheme Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 26 04:46 PM Drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUV) apply for the service contracting scheme implemented by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) at the Quezon City Memorial Circle in Quezon City on Thursday. Read more »
Argentina mourns passing of football legend Maradona Ronaldo Schemidt, AFPPosted at Nov 26 08:45 AM Fans gather outside the morgue where the late Argentine football star Diego Maradona's body will undergo an autopsy "to establish the cause of death" -as public prosecutor John Broyard said-, in San Fernando, Buenos Aires province, on Wednesday. Read more »
Bike-sharing for San Juan City employees George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News Posted at Nov 25 03:18 PM City government employees check bikes displayed outside the San Juan City Hall on Wednesday. Read more »
PETA exposes alleged monkey abuse in Thailand’s coconut industry Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Nov 25 03:06 PM Animal rights activists dress up as chained monkeys in prison suits during a creative protest outside the Royal Thai Embassy in Makati City on Wednesday. Read more »
Riders push for inclusion in motorcycle taxi test run Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Nov 25 01:27 PM Motorcycle riders under Citimuber hold a unity ride outside the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Quezon City on Wednesday, calling for its inclusion in the pilot test runs for motorcycle taxis. Read more »
Thanksgiving rush amid COVID-19 pandemic Kamil Krzaczynski, ReutersPosted at Nov 25 11:20 AM Travelers take to the roads ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Chicago, Illinois, USA on Tuesday. Read more »
Preventing another COVID-19 outbreak in China Mark Schiefelbein, AP PhotoPosted at Nov 25 10:50 AM Passengers wearing face masks to protect themselves against the coronavirus walk along a concourse at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou in southern China's Hainan Province, Tuesday. Read more »
Over the moon AFP Posted at Nov 24 04:12 PM A Long March 5 rocket carrying China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe launches from the Wenchang Space Center on China's southern Hainan Island on Tuesday. Read more »
Sinas pays last respects to former Jolo Police Chief Jong Gasmena, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 24 04:03 PM Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Debold Sinas extends his condolences and sympathies to the wife of slain P/Lt.Col. Walter Annayo, Alma, and their two kids, in Baguio City on Tuesday. Read more »
‘No student left behind’ Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 24 02:54 PM Students picket in front of the Commission on Higher Education in Quezon City on Tuesday, to push for a nationwide academic break as they criticize the current administration for allegedly evading accountability on students’ hardship with the implementation of online learning program amid the onslaught of consecutive typhoons. Read more »
Lighting up for Christmas ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 24 12:06 PM The City of Manila lights up its 40-ft. Christmas tree at the Kartilya ng Katipunan Shrine near the Manila City Hall on Monday evening. Read more »
2 killed, 3 injured in Pasay City fire ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 23 01:44 PM A fireman tries to extinguish a fire from a burning two-storey apartment in Tramo, Barangay 43, Pasay City on Monday. Read more »
US National Security Advisor O’Brien visits PH Eloisa Lopez, ReutersPosted at Nov 23 11:40 AM U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien and Philippines' Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. are pictured with precision-guided munitions among other defense articles during a turnover ceremony, at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Pasay City on Monday. Read more »
Hong Kong implements tighter restrictions as COVID-19 cases spike Peter Parks, AFPPosted at Nov 22 03:07 PM People wait outside a COVID testing center in Hong Kong on Sunday. Read more »
Sprucing up for Christmas ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 22 01:59 PM Workers decorate a 40-foot Christmas tree at the Kartilya ng Katipunan Shrine near the Manila City Hall on Sunday. Read more »
Thousands join ‘Bad student’ rally in Thailand Jack Taylor, AFPPosted at Nov 22 11:58 AM Pro-democracy protesters hold up the three-finger salute during a 'Bad Student' rally in Bangkok on Saturday evening. Read more »
After the big flood in Marikina ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 19 04:42 PM Classes remain suspended in Marikina due to the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses with at least 50,000 families displaced after the storm inundated the city last November 12, 2020. Read more »
Hurricane Iota causes massive flooding in Nicaragua Orlando Sierra, AFPPosted at Nov 19 02:59 PM Storm Iota, which made landfall in Nicaragua as a "catastrophic" Category 5 hurricane Monday, killed at least 30 people as it smashed homes, uprooted trees and swamped roads during its destructive advance across Central America. Read more »
Japan on ‘maximum alert’ due to COVID-19 Behrouz Mehri, AFPPosted at Nov 19 01:20 PM Commuters wearing face masks walk at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo on Thursday. Read more »
A week after Typhoon Ulysses George Calvelo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 19 09:57 AM Residents wade through thick mud in Kasiglahan Village, Barangay San Jose, Rodriguez, Rizal on November 18, a week after Typhoon Ulysses struck. Read more »