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Palace: If Trump were in Duterte’s place, he would scrap VFA too

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Updated as of Feb 15 10:00 PM

Trump said he was “fine” with the VFA being terminated, a response that pleased Duterte. “(Trump) deserves to be re-elected,” the Palace says, quoting Duterte. Read more »

House Speaker vows impartial hearing on bills for ABS-CBN franchise renewal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 07:01 PM

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday vowed fair hearings on ABS-CBN franchise bills, amid pressure from congressmen to act on the long-pending measures. Read more »

‘Halata masyado’: Duterte ribs Bong Go on 'presidential ambitions'

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 10:00 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday poked fun on his former assistant, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, over the neophyte lawmaker’s supposed presidential aspirations. Read more »

This former DFA undersecretary and diplomat is Miriam College’s new president

Partner Feature
Updated as of Jan 29 05:19 PM

Ambassador Lullah Quimbao-Del Rosario will be leading the storied educational institution into a new era. Read more »

‘Hindi ako tuta nino man’: Sara Duterte proud to be ‘global citizen’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 06:37 PM

In an Instagram post Saturday, President Duterte's daughter said despite being "all Filipino," she still longed for what other countries have to offer.   Read more »

Trump becomes first US president to attend anti-abortion rally

Katanga Johnson and Diane Bartz, Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 09:38 AM

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump became the first US president to attend the annual March for Life in Washington on Friday, unleashing a fierce attack on his Democratic rivals during a rally in an election-year show of support for opponents of abortion rights. Read more »

US Vice President Pence meets Pope Francis, jokes 'You have made me a hero'

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 11:25 PM

Pence, a former altar boy who had a strict Irish Catholic upbringing but later converted to evangelical Protestantism, appeared to be referring to the fact that the rest of his family had stayed in the Roman Catholic Church and that his departure from the faith had put some strain on family relations. Read more »

Locsin: Trump ‘really wants Duterte’ to be in US for ASEAN meet

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 02:26 AM

The foreign affairs secretary on Tuesday said there was a consensus among ASEAN members to hold a special summit with the US government in its country.   Read more »

US warship transits Taiwan Strait less than week after election

Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 05:41 PM

Washington has no formal ties with Taiwan but is bound by law to provide the island with the means to defend itself and is its main source of arms. Read more »

Kailangan ba ng Department of Disaster Resilience?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 02:42 AM

Sa pagputok ng bulkang Taal, muling nabuhay ang usapin ng pagkakaroon ng hiwalay na departamento ng gobyerno na tututok sa paghahanda at pagresponde sa anumang kalamidad. Read more »

Robredo teases 'mocha' while preparing relief goods

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 07:35 PM

Robredo's live video was posted hours after she called out the Facebook page Mocha Uson Blog, which is owned by Overseas Workers Welfare Administration deputy executive director of the Mocha Uson, for supposedly spreading fake news. Read more »

Bongbong Marcos to run for national post in 2022 polls

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 05:41 PM

MANILA – Defeated vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. on Friday revealed his plans to run for a national post in 2020, even as he insisted on pursuing his election protest against Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

School supplies handog sa mga estudyanteng naperwisyo ng Ursula sa Capiz

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 07:42 PM

Nahatiran ng school supplies ng Lingkod Kapamilya ang mga estudyante ng Pondol Elementary School sa bayan ng President Roxas, Capiz.   Read more »

DDB rebuffs Robredo: PDEA right chair of anti-drugs body

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 02:14 AM

The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) has rejected the recommendation of Vice President Leni Robredo in leading the government’s inter-agency anti-drugs body. Read more »

Trump tells evangelical rally he will put prayer in schools

Jeff Mason and Heather Timmons, Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 10:19 AM

MIAMI/WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Friday said his Democratic opponents would tear down crosses and pledged to bring prayer to public schools at a reelection rally to shore up evangelical support. Read more »

China aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait again

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 26 07:09 PM

The sail-bys come ahead of Taiwan's January 11 presidential elections, with Beijing-skeptic President Tsai Ing-wen seeking a second term.  Read more »

In Christmas message, Palace calls for compassion, tolerance

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 25 09:10 PM

Malacañang urged Filipinos to be understanding and compassionate this Christmas season. Read more »

Christmas day rescue

Photo courtesy of Loumarie Degala
Posted at Dec 25 04:00 PM

Rescue workers assist residents during the rescue operation as water rises at municipality of President Roxas in Capiz on Wednesday morning. Read more »

Robredo urges Filipinos to help needy, victims of calamities this Christmas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 09:22 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday called on Filipinos to help the needy and the victims of recent calamities as the country celebrates Christmas.  Read more »

5-min travel from Cubao to Makati not attainable this 2019, says Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 24 06:38 AM

"For December, kalimutan na muna natin; unless you want to ride on a chopper?" said Panelo.  Read more »