Topic page on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Lawmakers hold plenary session in volcano-affected Batangas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 12:56 AM

Members of the House of Representatives held a plenary session in Batangas to tackle the plight of residents affected by Taal Volcano's eruption. Read more »

Some residents in Taal town remain at home despite lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 12:49 AM

State volcanologists consider the possibility of lowering Taal volcano's alert level, some 10 days after it erupted. But they are still not discounting a potential explosive eruption anytime soon. Read more »

More countries confirm cases of new coronavirus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 12:25 AM

China warns of the new coronavirus mutating and adapting as the number of deaths and cases continues to rise. Read more »

Trump, WTO chief to discuss changes to trade arbiter

Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 10:10 PM

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed dramatic action with the World Trade Organization, saying the group's director general would visit Washington as soon as next week, but giving no other details.   Read more »

Trump: US in ‘great shape’ with plan for coronavirus

Alexandra Alper, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 07:58 PM

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States has a plan in place to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

Taiwan calls on China to share 'correct' virus information

Felice Wu and Yimou Lee, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 03:17 PM

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on China on Wednesday to share "correct" information about a new coronavirus and for the World Health Organization (WHO) not to exclude Taiwan from collaboration on the outbreak for political reasons. Read more »

BTS announces 2020 world tour dates but no PH stop

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 03:11 PM

Korean boy band BTS revealed Wednesday the stopovers for their upcoming world tour, which excludes the Philippines.   Read more »

Huawei boss says US may 'escalate,' stays confident on business

Julien Girault, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 09:59 AM

The comments by Huawei chief executive and founder Ren Zhengfei to business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos come amid a bitter court fight in Canada over a US demand to extradite Huawei's chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who is his eldest daughter. Read more »

From ‘fortune tellers’ to undercover plumbers: 5 Davos highlights

Stuart Williams, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 03:10 AM

The big Davos buzzword this year is sustainability, with organizers keen to show that the event leaves a minimal environmental footprint. Read more »

Livestock still roaming Taal volcano island

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 12:29 AM

The DILG said sanctions await officials who let their constituents defy a lockdown put in place in several Batangas towns. Read more »

Looking back at past eruptions of Taal Volcano

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 12:03 AM

The Philippine volcanology institute underscores the importance of knowing the history of Taal Volcano, which experts believe may erupt any time.  Read more »

Evacuees from Taal’s eruption express hardships

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 11:59 PM

Logistical concerns have disrupted the delivery of relief supplies to towns hit by Taal Volcano's eruption. Read more »

Greta Thunberg calls on world leaders to listen to young activists

Dmitry Zhdannikov, Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 06:52 PM

Among the "climate heroes" being celebrated by the WEF are Irish teen scientist Fionn Ferreira, who created a solution for preventing microplastics from reaching oceans. Read more »

IMF trims global growth estimates for 2020, 2021

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 01:03 PM

In the latest update to its World Economic Outlook, the IMF cut the global growth estimate for 2020 to 3.3 percent, 0.1 percentage point lower than in the prior report released in October. It lowered the 2021 forecast by 0.2 percentage points, to 3.4 percent.   Read more »

3x3: PH set to host World Tour leg in May

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 12:43 PM

After five years, the Philippines is set to host a World Tour leg once more. Read more »

The Davos plutocrats warm up to Trump

Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 21 08:53 AM

As anathema as it may be to some participants, Trump may be the new Davos Man. Read more »

Tangled, too: Indian 'Rapunzel' has world's longest teen hair

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 07:57 AM

AHMEDABAD, India - A 17-year-old Indian girl has retained her crown as the teen with the world's longest hair more than a decade after she stopping getting her tresses cut following a bad experience at a salon. Read more »

Dozens of business establishments in Tagaytay City resume operations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 12:28 AM

The Tagaytay City disaster office wants clarification from the interior department amid conflicting statements from its officials on whether establishments should stay closed until Taal Volcano's alert level has been lowered. Read more »

Paradise lost: Taal Volcano island residents worried about future

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 12:26 AM

Around 8,000 residents were uprooted from Taal Volcano island, their lives changed forever following last week's volcanic eruption.  Read more »

Disaster officials urge Taal evacuees to stay away from high-risk areas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 12:17 AM

Local officials and evacuees in Batangas province are at loggerheads as authorities deny access to villages considered as high-risk areas amid a possible hazardous eruption from Taal Volcano. Read more »