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Robredo shrugs off Locsin's 'boba' tweet

ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 05:57 PM | Updated Jun 25 06:10 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo refused to engage Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., after the country's top diplomat called her "boba" or moron in a controversial tweet. Read more »

Pre-SONA forums return in Pasay, Cebu, Davao

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 05:45 PM | Updated Jun 25 05:46 PM

A 3-part fora highlighting the achievements of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration will be held in different parts of the country starting next week ahead of the fourth State of the Nation Address on July 22. Read more »

WellMed whistleblowers seek state protection after 'ghost claims' exposé

ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 05:40 PM | Updated Jun 25 06:03 PM

The 2 former employees of WellMed Dialysis Center who exposed the clinic's alleged "ghost claims" scam are both seeking to be put under the Witness Protection Program. Read more »

COA: PNP missed arrest targets but aced response time, patrols in 2018

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 05:25 PM | Updated Jun 25 07:28 PM

MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) last year missed its arrest target on most wanted persons and the deadline to take custody of crime suspects within a month, the Commission on Audit (COA) has said.  Read more »

Robredo, hindi na pinatulan si Locsin sa pagtawag sa kaniya ng 'boba'

ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 05:24 PM | Updated Jun 25 06:09 PM

Nalaman lamang ng Bise Presidente umano ang nasabing tweet ni Locsin mula sa mga tawag at mensahe ng mga kakilala at kaibigan nito na nakakita ng tweet. Read more »

'Knowledgeable' solons need not wait for Duterte's pick for speaker: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 05:14 PM | Updated Jun 25 05:32 PM

Should a statement come from Duterte, "maybe" he could just be "expressing a preference," said Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo. Read more »

Basilan TESDA director nabbed while visiting house with explosives materials

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 05:13 PM

Police on Tuesday arrested the provincial director of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Basilan after she was caught inside a house that has ammunition and other materials purportedly intended to make explosives. Read more »

Umano'y siga sa QC na nanaksak ng aso, huli dahil sa ilegal na baril

ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 05:09 PM | Updated Jun 25 07:23 PM

Naaresto ng Quezon City Police District ang isang lalaki sa Barangay Tatalon matapos umano itong makuhanan ng mga ilegal na baril at bala. Read more »

Couple who cut open pregnant dog charged with animal cruelty

ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 05:05 PM

A couple who performed an operation on their pregnant dog has been charged with animal cruelty, an animal welfare group said Tuesday. Read more »

Palace defends Locsin's 'colorful language' after 'boba' tweet vs Robredo

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 04:50 PM

Malacañang defended Tuesday Twitter-active Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.’s "colorful language" after he drew criticism for calling Vice President Leni Robredo "boba" (dumb). Read more »

SC orders MMDA to comment on petitions vs. EDSA provincial bus ban

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 04:34 PM

Three petitions have so far been filed seeking to void the regulation, questioning the validity and the effectivity of the measure. Read more »

Piñol on way out? Palace says no word from Duterte

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 04:21 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has not mentioned any supposed plan to revamp his Cabinet, particularly replace Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, Malacañang said Tuesday. Read more »

Wall collapse in Parañaque

Manny Palmero, ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 04:19 PM

Tarpaulins are used to cover part of a construction site in Parañaque after a wall made of galvanized iron sheets collapsed due to heavy rains early morning Tuesday, injuring 4. Read more »

On Pride Month, several SC justice hopefuls say they reject same-sex marriage

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 04:07 PM | Updated Jun 25 05:06 PM

MANILA - At least 5 nominees to the Supreme Court expressed their objection Tuesday to legalizing same-sex marriage in the Philippines amid the celebration of Pride Month this June.  Read more »

Pader ng ospital, ilang bahay nasira dahil sa flashflood sa Caloocan

ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 03:50 PM | Updated Jun 25 04:07 PM

Nasira ang ilang bahay at ang pader ng isang ospital matapos pasukin ng rumaragasang tubig, bato at putik sa kasagsagan ng pag-ulan sa north Caloocan, Lunes ng gabi. Read more »

Dating preso, kinakasamang buntis timbog sa droga sa Laguna

ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 03:49 PM | Updated Jun 25 07:21 PM

Naaresto ang isang dating preso at kaniyang kinakasamang buntis dahil sa umano ay pagtutulak ng ilegal na droga sa San Pablo City, Laguna. Read more »

Dodong is here: LPA off Luzon now a tropical depression

ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 03:43 PM | Updated Jun 25 10:21 PM

A low pressure area off Luzon has intensified into a tropical depression and may stir rains across large swaths of the country, the state weather bureau said Tuesday. Read more »

Tolentino bats for Department of Water as supply crisis worsens

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 03:35 PM

MANILA - Senator-elect Francis Tolentino on Tuesday pushed anew for the creation of a department that will solely address the country’s water needs, as the capital suffered from a supply crisis. Read more »

Flooding time

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 03:00 PM

Floodwater remains in a low-lying residential area in Barangay Tatalon in Quezon City on Tuesday. Read more »

Cop who extorted money over seized vehicle shot in entrapment operation

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 02:47 PM | Updated Jun 25 04:54 PM

MANILA – A police officer accused of extortion was wounded in an entrapment operation in San Fernando City, Pampanga Tuesday.  Read more »

Joint probe on Chinese ship incident excludes poaching issue: DOJ

ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 02:44 PM

A joint investigation by Manila and Beijing into the sinking of a Filipino boat by a suspected Chinese militia vessel "is not the proper forum to discuss" poaching in the South China Sea, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.  Read more »

Ex-Caloocan mayor Echiverri gets another graft acquittal

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 02:41 PM

Former Caloocan mayor Enrico Echiverri has been acquitted by the Sandiganbayan in another graft case -- this time, involving a P4.86-million road and drainage improvement project.  Read more »

Lalaking naligo sa sapa, natagpuang patay sa baybayin sa Iligan

Roxanne Arevalo, ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 02:39 PM

Naglambitin pasa baging at saka tumalon sa tubig ang biktima, pero hindi na ito umahon pagkatapos.  Read more »

Pikachus in climate protest

Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 01:40 PM

Climate activists wearing Pikachu costumes stage a parade and flag dance protest in front of the Japanese Embassy along Roxas Boulevard in Manila on Tuesday. Read more »

PCOO: Employee, 2 ex-officials in hot water over alleged ASEAN irregularities

ABS-CBN News
Jun 25 01:36 PM | Updated Jun 25 01:53 PM

The Presidential Communications Operations Office on Tuesday said one of its employees and 2 former officials are in hot water for alleged failure to account for some P38.8 million in funds for the country's hosting of international leaders in 2017. Read more »