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Revilla camp insists he shouldn't return P124.5 million to gov’t

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 05:32 PM | Updated Feb 16 06:15 PM

Former senator Bong Revilla's lawyers said his acquittal from his P224-million plunder case arising from the multibillion-peso Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam meant that he is not civilly liable to return P124.5 million to the National Treasury. Read more »

Transportation dept warns vs namedropping chief Tugade to speed up LTO transactions

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 04:46 PM

MANILA - The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Saturday warned against using Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade's name to cut through lines at the Land Transportation Office (LTO).    Read more »

Lalaki nagkalasog-lasog matapos mabangga ng umano'y drag racers sa Angeles City

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 04:02 PM | Updated Feb 16 07:35 PM

Lasog-lasog ang katawan at labas ang mga buto ng biktimang sakay ng motor matapos itong mabangga ng mga sasakyang humaharurot at tila nag-uunahan.  Read more »

Explosions disrupt medical mission in Sulu

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 04:00 PM

No casualty was reported among troops and participants in the medical mission. Read more »

Umano'y tulak patay sa buy-bust sa Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 03:54 PM

Patay sa Talisay City ang isang itinuturing na high-value target sa kalakaran ng droga na lider din umano ng carnapping group. Read more »

DOH launches weekend immunization campaign vs measles

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 03:51 PM

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) again appealed to parents to have their children vaccinated during the launch of its weekend immunization campaign against measles in Mandaluyong City Saturday.  Read more »

SOCO: Lalaki suspek sa pagpaslang sa misis, biyenan

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 02:43 PM

Isang sumpaang panghabambuhay na pagsasama ang nauwi sa malagim na trahedya nang dahil sa selos. Read more »

Medical mission sa Sulu nabulabog ng 3 pagsabog

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 02:27 PM | Updated Feb 16 03:10 PM

PATIKUL, Sulu – Tatlong malalakas na pagsabog ang bumulabog sa mga residente ng Barangay Tanum sa nasabing bayan, Sabado ng tanghali. Read more »

Cimatu worried about Baguio City's 'dying pine trees,' urges action

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 01:48 PM

MANILA - Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Saturday said he has directed environment personnel in Baguio City to take action as he expressed concern over "dying" pine trees in the summer capital.    Read more »

3 patay, 7 sugatan sa karambola sa Quezon

Dennis Datu, ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 12:26 PM | Updated Feb 16 12:28 PM

Dalawang bombero at isang retiradong pulis ang nasawi habang pitong iba pa ang sugatan sa karambola ng pampasaherong bus, van at AUV sa Barangay Pansol, Lopez, Quezon Province, Biyernes ng gabi.   Read more »

Majority of Filipinos see fewer drug users: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 12:05 PM | Updated Feb 16 04:49 PM

Majority of Filipinos said there were fewer drug users in their communities in the last quarter of 2018, a recent survey published Saturday showed. Read more »

'Not martyrdom': NPC says Ressa arrest 'done in bad taste' but not harassment

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 11:35 AM

MANILA - News website Rappler chief Maria Ressa's arrest over cyber liber charges was "done in bad taste" but was not an act of political harassment, the National Press Club (NPC) said Friday. Read more »

Umano'y high-value target patay sa buy-bust sa Laguna

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 10:12 AM

MAYNILA - Patay ang isang drug suspek at nakatakas naman ang kaniyang kasamahan sa ikinasang buy-bust operation sa San Pablo City sa Laguna, Biyernes ng gabi.    Read more »

Tatakbong bise gobernador ng Ilocos Norte, pumanaw na

Randy Menor, ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 09:55 AM

LAOAG CITY - Pumanaw na si Ilocos Norte Provincial Board Member Mariano "Nonong" Marcos II dahil sa umano'y atake sa puso, Biyernes ng gabi.   Read more »

Domestic helper patay sa pamamaril sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 09:40 AM

MAYNILA - Patay ang isang babae matapos siyang barilin sa harap ng isang bakery sa Malate dito sa siyudad, Biyernes.    Read more »

P3.4 milyong halaga ng 'shabu' nasamsam sa Taguig

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 09:30 AM | Updated Feb 16 08:47 PM

MAYNILA - Nasamsam ng mga awtoridad ang nasa P3.4 milyong halaga ng hinihinalang shabu sa buy-bust operation sa New Lower Bicutan, Taguig City nitong Biyernes. Read more »

WHO: 2.6 million Filipino children at risk of measles

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 05:55 AM

MANILA - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Friday that some 2.6 million Filipino children are at risk of contracting measles, as parts of the country grapples with the deadly outbreak of the contagious disease.   Read more »

Kagawad sa Surigao, timbog sa illegal logging

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 05:52 AM

MAYNILA - Arestado ang isang barangay kagawad sa Placer, Surigao del Norte dahil sa illegal logging. Read more »

2 lalaki patay sa Bulacan buy-bust

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 04:36 AM | Updated Feb 17 06:37 PM

MAYNILA - Patay ang 2 lalaki sa buy-bust operation sa Barangay Kaybanban, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. Read more »

Balota para sa overseas voting, tapos nang iimprenta

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 04:31 AM

Mahigpit namang babantayan ng Comelec ang mga campaign posters ng mga kandidato. Read more »

Kaso ng tigdas sa San Lazaro Hospital, bahagyang bumaba

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 04:16 AM

Pero ayon sa DOH, hindi pa rin dapat maging kampante. Read more »

Mga mamamahayag, kinondena ang pag-aresto kay Rappler CEO Maria Ressa

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 04:12 AM

Nagsama-sama ang iba't ibang grupo ng mga mamamahayag para kondenahin ang pag-aresto kay Rappler CEO Maria Ressa. Read more »

Rice tariffication bill at iba pang batas, pirmado na ni Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 03:49 AM

MANILA - Aprubado na bilang batas ang rice tariffication bill, ayon kay Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea matapos pirmahan ito ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Nanay, 2 anak natagpuang patay sa loob ng kanilang bahay sa Zamboanga

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 03:22 AM

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Natagpuang patay sa loob ng kanilang bahay ang isang nanay at 2 niyang anak sa Barangay Dita, Zamboanga city Biyernes ng umaga. Read more »

Duterte urges public to avail of measles vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 02:15 AM

Measles cases are on the rise in the Philippines and elsewhere. Read more »