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'I'll forever raise our flag': Catriona Gray thanks Filipinos in heartwarming farewell speech

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 08:02 AM

Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray bid the Binibining Pilipinas stage farewell, and she expressed her deepest gratitude for all the support and love she received throughout her journey. Read more »

Fiat Chrysler withdraws merger offer for Renault

Laurence Frost, Reuters
Posted at Jun 06 07:51 AM

Fiat Chrysler said on Wednesday it was withdrawing its $35 billion merger offer for Renault, calling off what would have been a landmark deal to create the world's third-biggest automaker. Read more »

YouTube to ban 'hateful,' 'supremacist' videos

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 06 07:40 AM

The announcement by the Google-owned video-sharing platform was the latest of a series of tech industry moves to filter out hateful and violent content, which have spurred calls for tougher regulation. Read more »

“I’m here as reminder that the unseen poor are real,” says Ateneo scholar’s grad speech

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Jun 03 12:29 PM

Hyacenth Bendaña’s essay for her application as valedictorian for Ateneo Class of 2019 was an internet sensation earlier this week. Yesterday, as she marched with her co-graduates, this daughter of a jeepney driver spoke about the barriers that prevent many underprivileged kids like her from getting an education Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga paunang sintomas, lunas ng stroke

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 04:08 PM

Ang mga simpleng karamdaman lang ay posibleng pahiwatig na mayroon nang stroke, ayon sa isang doktor.    Read more »

Facebook rejects co-founder call for breakup, senator urges US antitrust probe

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at May 10 08:48 AM

Facebook has been under scrutiny from regulators around the world over data sharing practices as well as hate speech and misinformation on its networks. Some US lawmakers have pushed for action to break up big tech companies as well as federal privacy regulation. Read more »

Ricky Lee’s graduation speech left us in tears: ‘That diploma is not yours, it’s for others’

ANCX Staff
Updated as of May 09 09:34 PM

The writer of Himala, Moral, and other classic films finally got to fulfill his dream yesterday: graduating from college. In a funny and poignant speech, Lee detailed the challenges he faced as a working student and gave advice to his fellow graduates. Read more »

Duterte bugged by cockroach during speech

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 09 08:28 PM

A cockroach landed on President Rodrigo Duterte's shoulder during a campaign rally late Wednesday.  Read more »

Fake news, hate speech iwasan: Tagle ngayong Semana Santa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 04:29 PM

Hinikayat ang mga Katoliko na ipakalat ang mabubuting balita sa harap ng paglaganap ng fake news sa lipunan.  Read more »

Facebook moves to curb white nationalism, separatism on platform

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 03:55 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook announced Wednesday it will ban praise or support for white nationalism and white separatism as part of a stepped-up crackdown on hate speech. Read more »

UN chief launches global push against hate speech

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 25 06:20 PM

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday launched a new global strategy to combat hate speech, a growing scourge he said has "poisoned" debate on crucial challenges like migration.  Read more »

Removing scholarships of anti-govt students violates freedom of speech: DOJ chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 03:45 PM

Removing the scholarships of students who join anti-state protests is against the right to freedom of speech and expression, Justice Chief Menardo Guevarra said Wednesday. Read more »

War of words rages as Pelosi blocks Trump's speech to Congress

Michael Mathes and Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 06:48 AM

US President Donald Trump intensified his war of words with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Wednesday after she effectively blocked him from delivering his annual address in Congress during the government shutdown, now in its 33rd day.  Read more »

OPINION: A recipe for business success

Erramon I. Aboitiz
Posted at Dec 28 09:27 PM

Have a purpose. Follow your passion. And never give up. Read more »

US to probe tech firms on competition, 'stifling' free speech

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 02:48 AM

The US Justice Department said Wednesday it would probe social media giants over concerns over competition and "stifling the free exchange of ideas." Read more »

Actor James Woods says dumped by agent over politics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 09:13 AM

LOS ANGELES - US actor James Woods, one of the rare Hollywood celebrities to openly support President Donald Trump, has been dumped by his talent agent -- apparently over politics. Read more »

US Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion centers in free-speech case

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 02:42 AM

The US Supreme Court ruled that a law requiring anti-abortion centers in California to inform pregnant clients that they could obtain the procedure elsewhere was likely unconstitutional. Read more »

Fil-Am valedictorian’s speech cut off while tackling sexual assault

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Jun 12 04:25 PM

PETALUMA, California – A Filipina-American valedictorian said her speech was cut-off after she expressed critical views against the school for its handling of her alleged sexual assault on campus.   Read more »

Duterte defends Mocha over tiff with Kris

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 12:58 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday came to the defense of Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson, saying the latter had the right to refuse to apologize to actress Kris Aquino. Read more »

CHR: Foreigners visiting PH shouldn't lose rights to free speech, assembly

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 02:01 PM

Entry to the Philippines should not equate to the surrender of rights to free speech and assembly for foreign nationals, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Thursday, amid an alleged crackdown of visitors critical of the government.  Read more »