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Biden to sign executive orders on Day 1, amid high alert for inauguration

Anita Chang Beattie, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 09:11 AM

Joe Biden's top aide said Saturday the incoming president would sign about a dozen executive orders on his first day in office, as police fearing violence from Trump supporters staged a nationwide security operation ahead of the inauguration. Read more »

LOOK: Duterte meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at Malacañang

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 10:10 PM

Duterte and Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi met at Malacañang Saturday after Wang sat down with Department of Foreign Affairs officials. Read more »

Tom Hanks to host televised special for Biden's inauguration

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 14 09:47 AM

Actor Tom Hanks will host a primetime television special on Jan. 20 to celebrate the inauguration of Joe Biden as president, organizers said on Wednesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 13, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 12:30 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Galvez: Vaccinating Duterte in public will ease vaccine fears among Filipinos

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 03:47 AM

MANILA - Vaccinating President Rodrigo Duterte in public would help increase Filipinos' acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines, a government official said Wednesday. Read more »

Indonesia President Widodo receives coronavirus vaccine

Agus Suparto, Indonesian Presidential Palace/Handout via Reuters
Updated as of Jan 13 04:18 PM

Indonesian President Joko Widodo receives a shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday.  Read more »

'Gawing inspirasyon ang sakit at hinanakit': Lumad na nurse, nagtapos ng kursong medisina

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 02:46 PM

Sa Facebook page ni Vice President Leni Robredo, ipinagmalaki ng pangalawang pangulo ng bansa ang tagumpay na naabot ni Jeoffrey Mambucon na kauna-unahang miyembro ng kanilang tribo na nakapagtapos bilang Doctor of Medicine sa kabila ng mga hamon sa buhay.  Read more »

US House of Representatives prepares for impeachment case vs Trump

Erin Scott, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 10:13 AM

Members of the National Guard gather at the U.S. Capitol as the House of Representatives prepares to begin the voting process on a resolution demanding U.S. Vice President Pence and the cabinet remove President Trump from office, in Washington, U.S., Tuesday.  Read more »

Portugal's president tests positive for COVID-19, has no symptoms

Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 09:00 AM

Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who is seeking a second term in an election on Jan. 24, has tested positive for the coronavirus but has so far shown no symptoms, his office said on Monday. Read more »

Kahit ilang araw na lang sa White House: Trump pinagbibitiw ng mga kritiko

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 08:47 PM

Dumadami pa ang nananawagan na magbitiw na lang sa puwesto si outgoing US President Donald Trump. Read more »

Twitter permanently suspends Trump citing risk of more violence

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 09 09:12 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (UPDATE) - Twitter said Friday it has permanently suspended President Donald Trump's account, citing the risk of further violence following the assault on the US Capitol by his supporters. Read more »

Trump pledges 'orderly transition' after Congress affirms Biden win

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 08 10:28 AM

Outgoing US President Donald Trump on Thursday offered the clearest signal yet that he will voluntarily leave office on January 20, saying there will be an "orderly transition" to Joe Biden's presidency. Read more »

Giant vulva statue fuels gender debate in Brazil

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 09:53 AM

SAO PAULO - An enormous bright-red vagina sculpture on a mountain in northeast Brazil is intended to inspire intercourse -- not the sexual kind but rather a dialogue on gender issues, particularly poignant under the conservative government of President Jair Bolsonaro. Read more »

Pagpapalawig sa effectivity ng 2020 budget, Bayanihan 2, pirmado na ni Duterte

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 09:12 PM

Extended na hanggang ngayong taon ang effectivity ng 2020 national budget at ang Bayanihan to Recover as One Act o Bayanihan 2.  Read more »

Bagong franchise para sa ABS-CBN hirit ng ilang senador

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 08:19 PM

Napapansin din kasi ni Senate President Vicente Sotto III na puro anime ang palabas sa ibang istasyon. Read more »

Robredo seeks transparency over illegal PSG vaccination vs COVID-19

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 02:14 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday called for transparency from the Duterte administration over the inoculation of members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) using smuggled Chinese COVID-19 vaccine.   Read more »

‘Time to be hopeful’: In New Year 2021 message, Duterte says brighter days ahead

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 01 12:10 PM

In his New Year’s message, the chief executive said the fresh year serves as another opportunity to be wiser, stronger, and be prepared for new challenges.  Read more »

DOJ rests 2 of its illegal drugs cases vs De Lima; senator's camp to file demurrer to evidence

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 08:50 PM

The camp of detained Senator Leila De Lima will formally ask a Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) to junk two of the three illegal drugs cases against her, as the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday rested its presentation of witnesses and other evidence. Read more »

Brazil vice president tests positive for coronavirus; 344 new deaths recorded

Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 09:49 AM

Hamilton Mourão, Brazil's vice president, has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Sunday, when the country registered 344 new COVID-19 deaths. Read more »

Trump signs pandemic aid and spending bill, averting gov't shutdown

Steve Holland and Susan Cornwell, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 28 12:24 PM

US President Donald Trump on Sunday signed into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and averting a federal government shutdown in a crisis of his own making. Read more »