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Passover on Zoom: Jewish leaders split on digital Seders

Guillaume Lavallee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 11:47 AM

JERUSALEM - The Jewish holiday of Passover has long inspired intense debate, with favorite topics including whether Moses actually parted the Red Sea or if the Ten Plagues were an ethical response to enslavement. Read more »

North Korea fires 2 short-range 'ballistic missiles' into sea

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 29 01:52 PM

North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, the fourth such launch this month as the world battles the coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 27, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 02:57 AM

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

Virus worries stalk US Navy visitors in Philippines

Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Conner D. Blake, US Navy Handout via Reuters
Posted at Mar 27 09:34 AM

US Navy sailors hang targets during a small arms qualification aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Philippine Sea in this photo taken on March 22, 2020. Read more »

SEA Games can still push through in 2021, says Tolentino

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 03:17 PM

POC President Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino is confident that the 31st Southeast Asian Games, to be hosted by Vietnam, can still push through in late 2021. Read more »

China launches 2 research stations in West PH Sea as world fights COVID-19: report

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Posted at Mar 23 03:10 PM

China has launched 2 research stations off the West Philippine Sea while the world attempts to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent report.  Read more »

Baviera understood ‘complex’ modern China and taught us how to deal with it

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 22 11:10 AM

Professor Aileen Baviera, who had studied China for decades, knew that Sino-Philippine relations were much more complex and neither could afford to keep their doors permanently shut. Read more »

FIBA: Coach credits international experience for toughening up Gilas women

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 05:25 PM

A tough international schedule that saw them compete in two high level FIBA tournaments greatly helped the Philippine national women's basketball team last year, said head coach Patrick Aquino. Read more »

Davao Region to suspend travel starting March 19 over coronavirus fears

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 07:15 PM

Davao Region will be closed to all land, sea and domestic air travel starting Thursday, March 19, a task force overseeing the government's response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic said Tuesday. Read more »

PH note verbale on China's response legally significant, expert says

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Posted at Mar 12 01:37 AM

The Philippines rejected Malaysia's petition to extend the limits of its continental shelf in the South China Sea. Read more »

Philippines opposes Malaysia, China claims in disputed South China Sea

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Updated as of Mar 11 06:56 PM

The Philippines has rejected Malaysia’s petition to extend the limits of its continental shelf in the South China Sea, invoking a landmark ruling that invalidated China's sweeping claims in the disputed waters. Read more »

SLIDESHOW: Top athletes bring glitz, game at PSA Awards' night

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 03:10 PM

For one night, the country’s top athletes traded in their track suits for ternos, suits and barongs as the Philippine Sportswriters’ Association recognized their brilliance on Friday. Read more »

New Clark City in Tarlac included in poll for top stadiums of 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 09:09 PM

The Stadium Database website is holding both a public vote and a poll featuring top architects, the results of which will be posted later this month. Read more »

US Navy admiral says looming VFA termination a 'bit disappointing'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 07:24 PM

The military official refused to comment on how the military pact's termination will affect the Pacific Fleet's operations in the South China Sea, but said they will be executing their "normal events with our friends from the Philippines." Read more »

Team Philippines at SEA Games adjudged PSA’s ‘Athletes of the Year’

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Posted at Mar 06 10:27 AM

After the national contingent's record-breaking performance at the 2019 SEA Games, there was no doubt that Team Philippines deserved the award. Read more »

SWS survey: Majority of Pinoys believe AFP can quell foreign threats, rebels, terrorists

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 08:37 PM

MANILA - Most Filipinos believe the country's military can defend the Philippine territory, including the West Philippine Sea, against foreign threats and quell communist rebels and terrorists, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Thursday showed. Read more »

Beach bummer: Half of world's sandy coastlines may vanish this century

Will Dunham, Reuters
Posted at Mar 03 07:54 AM

WASHINGTON - Half the world's sandy beaches may be wiped away by the end of the century due to rising sea levels and other climate change effects, with Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico, China and the United States among the hardest hit, researchers said on Monday. Read more »

Gymnast dela Pisa joins Eala as Junior Athletes of the Year

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Posted at Mar 02 04:34 PM

One of the most inspiring athletes in last year's Southeast Asian Games will be recognized with a special honor in the Philippine Sportswriters Association Annual Awards Night. Read more »

OPINION: Paving the way for China’s occupation of Scarborough Shoal?

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Mar 02 12:23 PM

US military presence in the country has been an effective deterrence to China’s plan to occupy Scarborough Shoal. What will deter them once the Mutual Defense Treaty is scrapped? Read more »

Filipino among 13 missing off Japan as cargo ship, fishing boat collide

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 01 09:22 AM

Seven Chinese, five Vietnamese and one Filipino crew members are missing. One Vietnamese crew member was rescued, it said. Read more »