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Away-basketball sa school nauwi sa rambol; 5 estudyante nasaksak

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 09:44 AM | Updated Jul 17 03:41 PM

Nasugatan ang 5 estudyante matapos saksakin ng kanilang kaeskuwela sa loob ng Batasan National High School sa Quezon City nitong hapon ng Martes. Read more »

Tren ng LRT-1 nagkaaberya sa Blumentritt Station

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 09:27 AM

Nahinto ang operasyon ng LRT-1 matapos magkaaberya ang isang tren nito sa Blumentritt Station, Miyerkoles ng umaga.   Read more »

Chinese Cove: Remulla to check permits of 'POGO Island' workers

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 09:26 AM

Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla on Wednesday said he will make sure that work permits are "in order" for some 20,000 Chinese workers expected to flock to a planned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) complex in his province.    Read more »

New LPA spotted off Laoag; Falcon slows down: PAGASA

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 09:13 AM | Updated Jul 18 05:28 AM

A new low pressure area was spotted off Laoag as tropical storm Falcon slowed down, state weather bureau PAGASA said Wednesday morning. Read more »

No House coup in Duterte's 4th SONA: lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 08:52 AM | Updated Jul 17 09:06 AM

There would not be any coup d'etat for the House Speakership in this year's State of the Nation Address (SONA), a lawmaker said Wednesday.   Read more »

US checks on Manila as China extends reach

Jason Gutierrez, The New York Times
Jul 17 08:00 AM | Updated Jul 17 09:46 AM

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines stressed Tuesday that the country was not drifting into the military orbit of China, despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s perceived warming ties with Beijing and fresh concerns about Beijing’s aggressiveness in the South China Sea. Read more »

4 mangingisda nailigtas sa tumaob na bangka sa Negros Occidental

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 07:55 AM

Nailigtas ang 4 na mangingisda matapos tumaob ang kanilang bangka dulot ng bagyong Falcon sa Sipalay City, Negros Occidental nitong Lunes.   Read more »

Northern provinces brace for Falcon

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 07:38 AM | Updated Jul 17 10:23 AM

Disaster officers in Apayao and Batanes said Wednesday that they were on the lookout for landslides and strong winds as tropical storm Falcon maintained its strength and crept closer to the northern provinces.    Read more »

P8.8-M halaga ng 'shabu' nasamsam sa Cebu City

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 07:18 AM

CEBU CITY - Nasamsam ang P8.8 milyong halaga ng hinihinalang shabu mula sa isang babae sa ikinasang buy-bust operation sa lungsod na ito, Martes ng gabi.   Read more »

Falcon retains strength, threatens Babuyan Islands

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 06:39 AM | Updated Jul 17 09:48 AM

MANILA—Tropical storm Falcon maintained its strength as it threatens the Babuyan Group of Islands, state weather bureau PAGASA said early Wednesday.   Read more »

'You must be stupid': Duterte says he won't face international tribunal

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 06:18 AM

MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he would never face an international tribunal concerning his domestic policies, including his campaign against illegal drugs. Read more »

Cutting ties with Iceland may affect Pinoy workers, Duterte admits

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 06:05 AM

MANILA—He may be cold towards Iceland, but President Rodrigo Duterte said severing ties with the Nordic country could affect some 2,000 Filipinos working there. Read more »

'I'm calling now America': Duterte invokes defense treaty with US

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 05:51 AM

MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said the United States government should enforce its Mutual Defense Treaty with the Philippines amid the maritime tension in the disputed West Philippine Sea. Read more »

'Minor changes' loom in Duterte's Cabinet, Andanar says

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 05:13 AM

A minor Cabinet reshuffle in the Duterte administration may happen soon, according to Presidential Communications chief Martin Andanar, who says he may be part of the movements.  Read more »

Duterte vows to continue drug war, battle corruption

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 05:11 AM

MANILA—As he enters the second half of his term, President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he would continue to make strides in fighting illegal drugs and corruption in government.   Read more »

The ANC Brief: Among friends

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 04:00 AM

The United States wants a piece of one of the Duterte administration’s major programs. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

Tropical storm Falcon makes landfall over Gattaran, Cagayan

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 02:59 AM | Updated Jul 17 07:32 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) —Tropical storm Falcon made landfall over Gattaran, Cagayan at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, state weather bureau PAGASA said. Read more »

Lalaki napatay ng pinsan dahil sa pagtatalo sa pagtanim ng puno

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 02:06 AM

ILOCOS NORTE—Patay ang isang lalaki matapos hampasin ng tubo ng kaniyang pinsan sa Barangay Caparispisan, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte Linggo ng umaga. Read more »

Bangkay ng Grade 9 student natagpuan sa ilog sa CDO

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 02:04 AM

CAGAYAN DE ORO—Patay na nang matagpuan Lunes ng umaga ang isang Grade 9 student sa Cagayan de Oro.  Read more »

PH, US reaffirm ties in 8th bilateral strategic dialogue

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 02:02 AM

Amid President Rodrigo Duterte's recent rants against Washington, top Philippine and US officials hold a dialogue in Manila to reaffirm the alliance between long-time allies. Read more »

Duterte confident Cayetano will be House Speaker: Andanar

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 01:43 AM | Updated Jul 17 07:54 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is confident Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano will be elected as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said Tuesday. Read more »

2 fishers claim PH Navy told them to disown writ of kalikasan plea

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 01:41 AM

Two Filipino fishermen claim they were urged by the Philippine Navy into disowning a Supreme Court petition that sought to compel the Duterte government to protect the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Ilang puno sa Negros Occidental nabuwal dahil sa bagyong Falcon

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 01:41 AM

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL—Nabuwal ang ilang puno sa Negros Occidental nitong Martes dahil sa malakas na hangin at ulan na dala ng bagyong Falcon.   Read more »

Ilang grupo magsasagawa ng 'United People's SONA'

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 01:23 AM

Kasabay ng ikaapat na State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Lunes, magsasagawa rin ang iba't ibang grupo ng kanilang United People's SONA para ilabas ang kanilang hinaing sa gobyerno. Read more »

Mayor Isko nag-ikot sa Maynila dahil sa banta ng bagyong Falcon

ABS-CBN News
Jul 17 01:13 AM

MAYNILA—Nag-ikot Martes ng gabi sa ilang parte ng Maynila si Mayor Isko Moreno dahil sa banta ng bagyong Falcon. Read more »