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Palasyo, ilang grupo pumalag sa ilang nadiskubreng 'basura' mula ibang bansa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 07:47 PM

Ayon sa Greenpeace Philippines, hindi dapat maging tambakan ng basura ang Pilipinas. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 23, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 01:20 AM

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

Isa sa pinakamodernong warship ng PH pinasinayaan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 09:07 PM

Para kay Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad, vindicated o nakabangon na ang Philippine Navy sa kontrobersiya matapos pasinayaan nitong Huwebes ang una sa 2 warship ng bansa na ginawa sa South Korea.  Read more »

BRP Jose Rizal

Jorge Carino, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 01:00 PM

Philippine Navy’s BRP (Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas) Jose Rizal is seen berthed for its launching at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea's southeastern city of Ulsan on Thursday. Read more »

'Hyundai di pumadrino para makuha ang kontrata'

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

Nilinaw ng Hyundai na hindi sila dumaan sa padrino para makuha ang P18 bilyon frigate contract ng Philippine Navy. Read more »

South Korea vows to help ship back waste materials illegally sent to PH: DOF

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 02:03 PM

The remaining 5,176 metric tons of waste is part of the total 6,500 MT of trash Cebu-based Verde Soko Philippines Industrial Corp. had illegally imported in July and October last year, the DOF said in a statement, citing a Bureau of Customs report.    Read more »

3 Pinoys, South Korean freed from Libyan captors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 10:48 PM

Three Filipinos and a South Korean have been freed from their Libyan captors, authorities in Seoul and Abu Dhabi said Friday. Read more »

North Korea's missile tests not 'breach of trust': Trump

Jerome Cartillier, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 10:40 AM

North Korean missile launches over the past week have not affected Donald Trump's relationship with Kim Jong Un, the US president said Friday, in a change of course after initially expressing his dissatisfaction.   Read more »

Facebook sues South Korea data analytics firm

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 08:47 AM

Facebook is suing South Korean data analytics firm Rankwave to make sure it isn't breaking the leading social network's rules, the US company said Friday.  Read more »

'Missiles like these will start the war': N. Korea tests showcase growing capability

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at May 10 05:30 PM

SEOUL - North Korea's second missile test on Thursday signals it is serious about developing new, short-range weapons that could be used early and effectively in any war with South Korea and the United States, analysts studying images of the latest launches say. Read more »

PH, US, Japan, India group sail in S.China Sea show of force towards China: experts

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 01:49 PM

Experts on Friday hailed the recent naval drill of the Philippines, the United States, Japan, and India in the South China Sea that was seen as a flexing of muscles against China’s dominance in the contested waterway. Read more »

PH, US, Japan, India navies sail together in disputed South China Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 06:33 PM

MANILA – Navies from the Philippines, the United States, India and Japan have sailed together for the first time for a maritime activity in the disputed South China Sea.  Read more »

GOT7 to return to Manila in October

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 08 04:20 PM

GOT7, one of South Korea's leading idol groups, announced that it will return to Manila in October as part of a world tour.  Read more »

N.Korea says tests rocket launchers after firing projectiles

Claire Lee and Olivia Hampton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 07:28 AM

North Korea said Sunday it had tested long-range multiple rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons, a day after Pyongyang appeared to have launched its first short-range missile in more than a year.  Read more »

N.Korea fires short-range projectiles after failed nuclear summit - S.Korea

Hyunjoo Jin and Joyce Lee, Reuters
Posted at May 04 11:20 AM

SEOUL - North Korea fired several short-range projectiles from its east coast on Saturday, South Korea's military said, as analysts said the country is stepping up pressure against the United States after February's failed nuclear summit in Bangkok.   Read more »

‘Legacy of dictatorship’ looms as South Koreans rail against political parties

Kang Jin-kyu, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 03 07:09 PM

A petition calling for the South Korean government to dissolve the main opposition party has gained 1.7 million signatures in less than two weeks, in what analysts call a sign of growing intolerance in the former dictatorship. Read more »

Running out of children, South Korea school enrolls illiterate grandmothers

Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times
Posted at Apr 30 08:12 PM

Once overcrowded with students, the seaside campus of Daegu Elementary looked almost empty on a recent visit. Camellia, sweet brier and pine trees surrounded its deserted sandy playground. After a rain, cherry trees were shedding their blossoms. Read more »

Samsung denies new Galaxy phone burnt from malfunction

Kang Jin-kyu, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 30 05:46 PM

SEOUL - Samsung on Tuesday stood by its new Galaxy S10 5G model after a South Korean smartphone owner posted pictures online of a charred handset claiming it had mysteriously "burnt".  Read more »

K-pop star held on drug charges in latest scandal

Reuters
Posted at Apr 27 05:56 AM

SEOUL, South Korea - K-pop and drama star Park Yoo-chun was arrested on Friday on charges of buying and using illegal drugs, a court said, the latest in a series of scandals to hit the South Korean entertainment business.   Read more »

2 Korean fugitives arrested in Pampanga, face deportation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 01:47 PM

MANILA - Immigration agents arrested on Thursday two South Koreans wanted by authorities in Seoul for illegally operating an online gaming firm in the Philippines that victimized many of their compatriots. Read more »