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

Stuart Williams, Agence France-Presse
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 »

Looking back at past eruptions of Taal Volcano

ABS-CBN News
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 »

What lies underneath Taal

Infographic by Pamela Ramos, ABS-CBN News
Jan 21 06:20 PM

With the seeming lull in Taal Volcano, many evacuees now want return to their homes. But the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology insists it still isn't safe. Here's why.  Read more »

How the new coronavirus developed

Agence France-Presse
Jan 21 06:20 AM

CHINA - A new coronavirus, a mysterious SARS-like disease, has spread around China and three other Asian countries since first emerging in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Read more »

Paradise lost: Taal Volcano island residents worried about future

ABS-CBN News
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 »

New disease spreading in Asia revives SARS fears

Paul Ricard, Agence France-Presse
Jan 18 04:06 AM

The UN's health agency says that the outbreak of the disease in the Chinese city of Wuhan is a never-before-seen strain belonging to a broad family of viruses ranging from the common cold to more serious illnesses such as SARS. Read more »

Why Taal Volcano eruption will be different from Mt. Pinatubo

ABS-CBN News
Jan 17 01:09 AM

The devastating volcanic eruption of Mt. Pinatubo happened nearly three decades ago.  Read more »

What the public needs to know, as polio resurfaces in the Philippines

Niña Corpuz, ABS-CBN News
Jan 17 12:48 AM

A November 2019 report from the UNICEF-WHO Philippines attributed the outbreak to persistently low routine immunization coverage, and poor sanitation and hygiene.  Read more »

What is Putin up to with surprise political shake-up?

Antoine Lambroschini, Agence France-Presse
Jan 16 08:15 PM

In his state of the nation address on Wednesday, Putin laid out constitutional changes that would reduce the power of the president and boost the authority of parliament, with lawmakers choosing the prime minister and cabinet.  Read more »

LOOK: Images of 1965 Taal eruption show scenes of chaos, despair

ABS-CBN News
Jan 16 06:16 AM

The September 1965 eruption of Taal is considered one of the deadliest recorded of the volcano. Read more »

UN warns more extreme weather ahead after hottest decade on record

Agence France-Presse
Jan 16 03:33 AM

The past decade has been the hottest on record, the UN said Wednesday, warning that the higher temperatures were expected to fuel numerous extreme weather events in 2020 and beyond. Read more »

Magma movement to determine length of Taal's eruption, says Solidum

ABS-CBN News
Jan 15 01:04 PM | Updated Jan 15 01:27 PM

MANILA – Taal volcano is still erupting but generally weaker than in previous days, according to the country's chief seismologist on Wednesday. But how long the eruptions would last would depend on the speed of the rise of magma. Read more »

Duterte cancels PNP's procurement rights over 'overpriced' speed guns

ABS-CBN News
Jan 15 12:58 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte removes the procurement powers of the Philippine National Police for acquiring supposedly "overpriced" speed guns, but the country's police spokesperson downplays the issue. Read more »

Agriculture damage caused by Taal eruption reaches P577-M

ABS-CBN News
Jan 15 12:46 AM

Taal Volcano's eruption is causing widespread damage to agriculture, which has now reached over half a billion pesos. Read more »

Deadly, destructive: Geologist spells out dangers of volcanic eruptions

ABS-CBN News
Jan 14 12:49 PM | Updated Jan 14 01:11 PM

MANILA - The possibility of a hazardous explosive eruption remains in Taal Volcano, which has prompted the evacuation of residents living on the island where it is located.   Read more »

Abandoned farm animals struggle to survive as Taal ash blankets fresh grass

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Jan 14 05:29 AM

While residents have been successfully relocated away from the volcano's wrath, their farm animals that serve as their livelihood were abandoned without edible grass and clean water in sight.  Read more »

Dazzling and deadly: Five facts about volcanoes

Agence France-Presse
Jan 13 11:00 PM

Here are five facts about the mix of beauty and terror that volcanoes produce. Read more »

What to expect from Taal Volcano in the coming days

ABS-CBN News
Jan 13 09:43 PM

Dr. Mario Aurelio of the UP National Institute of Geological Sciences shares his insights on what to expect from Taal Volcano in the coming days. Read more »

Problema sa polusyon at matinding trapik sa Baguio, tututukan sa rehabilitasyon

ABS-CBN News
Jan 11 02:13 AM

Kabilang sa mga problemang tututukan sa rehabilitasyon sa Baguio ay ang polusyon at matinding trapik.  Read more »

Duterte nangakong 'itatama' ang ilang gov't contracts pabor sa mga Pilipino

ABS-CBN News
Jan 11 01:19 AM

Sa harap ng maiinit na isyung kinahaharap ng mga Pilipino ngayon sa loob o labas man ng bansa, muling nagpaunlak ng panayam si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa TV Patrol. Read more »

IN PHOTOS: Traslacion 2020

ABS-CBN News
Jan 10 03:04 AM | Updated Jan 10 01:41 PM

The procession of the Black Nazarene is an annual important event in the Philippines not only because it attracts the largest number of participants but also it starts off a series of religious events in the largely Catholic nation. Read more »

Devotion to the Black Nazarene

ABS-CBN News
Jan 10 12:56 AM

Devotees who take part in the Black Nazarene procession endure the heat, the crushing crowd and other hardships, but these difficulties do not discourage them from attending the religious event every year. Read more »

'Very smooth': Priest praises record-time Black Nazarene procession

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Jan 09 10:39 PM | Updated Jan 10 12:28 AM

The Black Nazarene returned to Quiapo Church at 8:46 p.m., nearly five hours earlier than the end of the procession last year.  Read more »

Spot the differences: Traslacion 2020 vs previous years

ABS-CBN News
Jan 09 07:31 PM | Updated Jan 10 12:03 AM

Here are some of the differences of Traslacion 2020 from previous iterations. Read more »

Christ's bodyguards: the men protecting the Philippines' revered Catholic icon

Ron Lopez, Agence France-Presse
Jan 09 04:49 PM

The protectors served as human shields on Thursday, as they do every year, during the procession through Manila of the historic statue of Jesus Christ that believers say grants miracles to those who touch it. Read more »