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Senate to probe China’s stake in NGCP over national security concerns

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 12:45 AM

Energy officials confirmed that the Chinese firm can switch off the country’s power grid remotely.   Read more »

Investors back global online market-place for ethical, green farmers

Michael Taylor, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 08:01 PM

A former investment banker has raised more than $10 million to expand a startup that helps developing-nation farmers who are using green and ethical methods to earn more by linking them directly with food buyers around the world. Read more »

'Digital revolution' excluding the most vulnerable, world leaders told

Zoe Tabary, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Nov 14 09:21 AM

Tech giants, once seen as engines of economic growth and a source of innovation, have come under fire on both sides of the Atlantic for allegedly misusing their power and for failing to protect their users' privacy. Read more »

Ilang senador may pangamba sa pagkontrol ng China sa kuryente, telecom ng bansa

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Posted at Nov 14 12:25 AM

Babala ng ilang mambabatas, dapat maging maingat sa pagpasok sa anumang kasunduan sa China. Read more »

PNP may recommend martial law extension in select areas in Mindanao

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Updated as of Nov 13 06:47 PM

The Philippine National Police may recommend the extension of martial law in select areas in Mindanao, its officer-in-charge Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa said Wednesday. Read more »

PNP 'obliged' to protect judges with death threats

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Posted at Nov 13 05:16 PM

Judges who receive death threats may seek protection from the police force, Philippine National Police officer-in-charge Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa said Wednesday. Read more »

Martial law sa Mindanao, dapat pa bang palawigin?

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Posted at Nov 13 12:25 AM

Magpupulong na ang security cluster ng gobyerno ngayong buwan, para talakayin kung kailangan pang palawigin o bawiin na ang batas militar sa Mindanao. Read more »

Egg prices up despite ample supply

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 09:32 AM

The price of egg should not have increased in Metro Manila because there is ample supply, an agriculture group said Tuesday.    Read more »

Defense chief thumbs down another extension of Mindanao martial law

Jorge Carino, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 05:23 PM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Monday he was not inclined to recommend another extension of martial rule in Mindanao, calling instead for a tougher anti-terrorism law. Read more »

Sisig, tocino lose some sizzle as swine fever scare bites

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 05:49 AM

An outbreak of African swine fever spooked off consumers from pork, slashing profits and spawning potential job losses.  Read more »

Pentagon urges PH: Stick with US weapons despite Russia aid pledge

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 06 01:33 PM

The Pentagon urged Manila, its defense ally, to continue using US military equipment despite Russia's offer to boost the Philippines' defense capability.  Read more »

Germany could still ban Huawei from 5G build-out: defense minister

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Posted at Nov 06 11:03 AM

Germany could still decide to rule out Chinese telecom equipment vendor Huawei Technologies from the construction of the country's fifth-generation data network (5G) due to security concerns, the defense minister said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Police enhance security at UST day before bar exams

Isay Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 02 11:30 PM

As of 7 p.m., Saturday, people were not allowed to enter the campus unless they were attending mass at the parish.  Read more »

Trump says Homeland Security official Chad Wolf will be new acting DHS secretary

Ted Hesson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 02 09:49 AM

WASHINGTON - Chad Wolf, a little-known policy staffer at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will be the agency's new acting secretary, said President Donald Trump, whose hardline immigration policies are spearheaded by the DHS.  Read more »

Beijing eyes facial recognition tech for metro security

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 31 08:57 AM

Beijing will use facial recognition tools to speed up security checks in the city's overcrowded metro, using a 'credit system' to sort passengers into different channels, state-run media reported on Wednesday. Read more »

Meet Alexander Vindman, the colonel testifying on Trump's phone call

Sheryl Gay Stolberg, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 30 08:47 AM

WASHINGTON — Alexander S. Vindman and his twin brother, Yevgeny, were 3 years old when they fled Ukraine with their father and grandmother, Jewish refugees with only their suitcases and $750, hoping for a better life in the United States. Read more »

New impeachment witness rocks White House

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 07:40 AM

WASHINGTON - A decorated Iraq War veteran rocked the White House Tuesday with devastating testimony on Donald Trump's alleged extortion of Ukraine as Democrats laid out plans for the public phase of the impeachment inquiry threatening his presidency. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 29, 2019

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Posted at Oct 30 12:23 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Shooting guards

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 09:51 PM

Off-duty security guards at the Light Rail Transit 2 in Cubao take a photo of themselves with a Halloween themed poster on Tuesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 28, 2019

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Posted at Oct 29 12:16 AM

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