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Pope, on Iraq visit, decries violence in God's name as 'greatest blasphemy'

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 07 12:59 AM

(UPDATE 2) - Pope Francis walked down a narrow alleyway in the holy city of Najav to hold a historic meeting with Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric and visited the birthplace of the Prophet Abraham on Saturday to condemn violence in the name of God as "the greatest blasphemy". Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 5, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 06 12:52 AM

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

'Silence the arms': Pope urges end to violence on historic Iraq trip

Sarah Benhaida and Catherine Marciano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 10:08 PM

The 84-year-old is defying a second wave of the global pandemic and renewed security fears to make a "long-awaited" trip to comfort one of the world's oldest Christian communities. Read more »

Pope Francis arrives in Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister’s Press Office via AFP
Posted at Mar 05 08:55 PM

A picture released by Iraq's Prime Minister's Media Office on Twitter shows Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi welcoming Francis at Baghdad Airport on Friday.  Read more »

Pope Francis arrives in Baghdad for risky, historic Iraq tour

Philip Pullella and John Davison, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 05 07:27 PM

Pope Francis headed to Iraq on Friday for his most risky foreign trip since his election in 2013, and said he felt duty-bound to make the "emblematic" visit because the country had suffered so much for so long. Read more »

Pope Francis' upcoming Iraq trip is 'dangerous': Benedict

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 01 08:29 PM

VATICAN CITY - Benedict XVI, who resigned as pontiff eight years ago, warned in an interview published Monday that Pope Francis' historic upcoming trip to Iraq was "dangerous". Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 26, 2021

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Posted at Feb 26 11:17 PM

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

Pope Francis visit to Iraq nears

Ahmad Al-Rubaye, AFP
Posted at Feb 26 09:33 PM

Iraqi municipal workers sweep a street in front of a board covered with a painting of the Pope and set against the wall of a Catholic church, in Baghdad, Friday. Read more »

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to go on official visit to PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 08:56 PM

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will be going on an official visit to the Philippines next week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Sunday. Read more »

Online dalaw para sa mga bilanggo patuloy: BJMP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 11:25 AM

Patuloy ang e-dalaw o online visit sa mga bilanggo dahil ipinagbabawal pa rin ang pisikal na pagdalaw sa mga kulungan, ayon sa Bureau of Jail Management and Penology nitong Bisperas ng Pasko. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 29, 2020

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Posted at Oct 30 12:01 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Keeping the living away from the dead

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 04:03 PM

The government ordered all cemeteries closed from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4 to avoid crowding of people due to the continuing threat of the COVID-19. Read more »

Sagada’s hanging coffins among National Geographic’s world’s spookiest places

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 08:25 PM

“Explore these frightening haunts at your own risk.” Read more »

Locsin to visit China on Oct. 9-10, says Chinese foreign ministry

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 11:04 PM

 Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. will visit China on Oct. 9-10, Beijing's foreign ministry announced Thursday.   Read more »

LOOK: Robredo pays courtesy call on new AFP chief Gapay

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Updated as of Sep 16 01:36 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on newly appointed Armed Forces chief Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. Read more »

Duterte wants to visit Masbate quake victims

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 04:26 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is keen on visiting earthquake victims in Masbate, Malacañang said Tuesday after a magnitude 6.6 tremor struck the province, leaving at least one dead.   Read more »

US plan for 'highest level' Taiwan visit in decades angers China

Amber Wang and Jerome Taylor, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 05:21 AM

The United States announced Wednesday its highest-level visit to Taiwan since it switched diplomatic recognition to China in 1979, a move Beijing blasted as a threat to "peace and stability". Read more »

Mga naka-home quarantine na COVID-19 patients, pupuntahan ng mga pulis

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 08:32 PM

Magpapatupad ng mas mahigpit na home quarantine standards ang pamahalaan para sa mga nagpositibo sa COVID-19, ayon kay Interior Secretary Eduardo Año ngayong Martes.  Read more »

Duterte may pakiusap sa mga sundalo, pulis matapos ang pamamaril sa Sulu

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Posted at Jul 04 06:51 PM

Maging mahinahon at huwag maghiganti. Iyan ang pakiusap ni Pangulong Duterte sa pulisya at militar kasunod ng insidente ng pamamaril sa 4 sundalo sa Sulu.  Read more »

India's Modi makes surprise China border visit after clash

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 03 03:41 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise visit to India's northern frontier region with China on Friday in his first trip to the area since a deadly border clash last month. Read more »