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WATCH: Imee, Bam name one thing Aquino, Marcos admins did well

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 09:54 PM

Senatorial candidates Imee Marcos and Bam Aquino named one significant contribution of the administrations of Ferdinand Marcos and Benigno Aquino III. Read more »

Imee Marcos on lawmakers' 'pork': Dapat walang pork, period

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 09:47 PM

MANILA - Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos said only changes to the national budget that are constitutional should be allowed for lawmakers. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, December 26 and January 2 are not national holidays

Agence France-Presse
Dec 13 09:43 PM

A report claims the Philippine government has declared two extra holidays over this Christmas-New Year season. The report is false; the government has not announced the extra holidays. Read more »

Duterte won't call for special session to pass 2019 budget: Diokno

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 09:36 PM | Updated Dec 13 11:04 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte will not call for a special session so that Congress can finish deliberations on the proposed P3.7 trillion national budget for 2019, the budget chief said on Thursday. Read more »

Political scions back ban on political dynasties

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 09:30 PM | Updated Dec 14 02:53 AM

MANILA - Political scions and reelectionist Senators Bam Aquino and JV Ejercito on Thursday expressed support for the proposed measure to ban political dynasties, saying the could could be passed at the Senate.   Read more »

'All politics is local,' says Imee on Marcos-Fariñas showdown in Ilocos Norte

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 08:53 PM

"All politics is local." Read more »

Balangiga naglatag ng mga patakaran sa 'pag-uwi' ng 3 kampana

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 08:45 PM

Inilatag na ng Balangiga church ang magiging daloy at patakaran sa seremonya ng pagbabalik ng tatlong kampana sa probinsiya sa Sabado.  Read more »

Duterte to skip Catholic mass for Balangiga bells homecoming

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 08:18 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will grace the formal turnover of the historic bells in Balangiga on Dec. 15 but will not attend the Catholic mass. Read more »

MRT extends operating hours to service passengers during holiday rush

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 08:00 PM

The MRT 3 on Thursday extended operating hours starting Dec. 16 to service the influx of passengers during the holiday rush. Read more »

Bentahan ng paputok sa Bulacan, matumal pa

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 07:56 PM

Ilang linggo bago ang Bagong Taon, matumal pa ang bentahan ng paputok sa Bocaue, Bulacan. Read more »

'Just politics': JV Ejercito wishes Jinggoy 'good luck' in 2019 elections clash

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 07:24 PM | Updated Dec 13 11:31 PM

MANILA - Reelectionist Sen. JV Ejercito on Thursday wished his half-brother former senator Jinggoy Estrada "good luck" as they are bound for a clash in the upcoming 2019 midterm elections. Read more »

Alarm raised over rising measles cases due to vaccine scare

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 07:15 PM

A group of doctors and scientists renewed its call for a halt on "fear mongering and misinformation" against vaccines, as vaccine confidence drops in the country. Read more »

Angkas drivers muling hinuhuli; mga pasahero 'sumusugal' sa habal-habal

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 07:12 PM

Pinagbabayad ng LTFRB ang mga Angkas driver ng P6,000 at mai-impound ang motorsiklo nila nang tatlong buwan. Read more »

Pekeng seller ng dump truck, kasabwat, arestado sa estafa

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 07:05 PM | Updated Dec 13 07:06 PM

Inaresto ng National Bureau of Investigation noong Miyerkoles sa Quezon City ang dalawang nagbebenta ng murang dump truck online. Read more »

Dead man wrapped with garbage bag found outside UP

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 07:03 PM

Locals look at a body of a man wrapped with garbage bags and masking tape outside the UP Diliman compound along CP Garcia Street in Quezon City on Thursday. Read more »

Hepe ng Rizal police sibak; pagpatay sa tauhan ni Glenn Chong iniimbestigahan

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 06:54 PM

MAYNILA - Sinibak sa puwesto ang direktor ng Rizal provincial police matapos mapatay ng ilang pulis-Cainta ang tauhan ng abogado at dating kongresman na si Glenn Chong. Read more »

Budget department defends Diokno vs 'flimsy accusations'

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 06:47 PM

MANILA - The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Thursday expressed support for embattled Secretary Benjamin Diokno after the House of Representatives issued a resolution calling for his removal.   Read more »

Senate defers budget deliberations

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 06:41 PM

MANILA - The Senate would no longer insist on finishing deliberations on the proposed 2019 budget this year, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Thursday, the last session day of Congress before the Christmas break.   Read more »

'Paumanhin': Imee Marcos explains 'move on' remark on martial law

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 06:40 PM | Updated Dec 13 06:48 PM

Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos clarified on Thursday her previous remark to "move on" from the dictatorship of her late father, strongman Ferdinand Marcos.   Read more »

Dredger barge lumubog sa dagat sakop ng Sipalay City

Mitch Lipa, ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 06:40 PM

SIPALAY CITY, Negros Occidental – Lumubog sa dagat na sakop ng siyudad na ito ang isang dredger barge dahil sa lakas ng alon, Miyerkoles ng umaga. Read more »

Court convicts 3 over rice traders' slay

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 06:36 PM

The Quezon City Regional Trial Court convicted on Thursday three suspects in the killing of rice traders Lucio and Rosemarie Pua and Gemma Eugenio in 2010. Read more »

Kotse bumangga sa tailoring shop sa Laguna

Kevin Dinglasan, ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 05:36 PM | Updated Dec 13 08:57 PM

Sapul sa CCTV ang pagbangga ng isang kotse sa isang tailoring shop sa bayang ito Huwebes ng madaling araw. Read more »

House opposition mulls taking fight vs martial law extension to Supreme Court

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 05:32 PM

The opposition bloc in the House of Representatives is planning to question the constitutionality of the third extension of martial law in Mindanao before the Supreme Court, a lawmaker said Thursday, a day after Congress approved the chief executive's request. Read more »

Misis, napatay umano ni mister dahil sa alitan sa sinaing

Roxanne Arevalo, ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 05:29 PM

ILIGAN CITY – Arestado ang isang 57-anyos na lalaki sa suspek sa pamamaslang sa kaniyang asawa sa Westbound Terminal, Huwebes ng umaga. Read more »

Halos 2,000 kilong galunggong mula China na 'may formalin' nasamsam

ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 05:15 PM | Updated Dec 13 08:32 PM

Pinagbibili ng P580 ang kada kahon na may lamang 10 kilong isda.  Read more »