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Missing Pablo Picasso painting spotted in Imelda's house

ABS-CBN News
May 14 12:00 AM

A missing Pablo Picasso painting is spotted in the home of former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos, reviving calls for the good government commission to seize it. Read more »

20 tons of campaign materials being collected daily; poses environmental risks

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
May 13 05:00 PM

Some campaign paraphernalia are made of PVC plastics. An analysis by Greenpeace USA had described PVC as the 'most environmentally damaging of all plastic' that even recycling it would be 'impractical.' Read more »

What's next for Pink Movement? Getting up from the fall

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
May 13 03:59 PM

Fervent volunteers may have failed to bring VP Leni Robredo to Malacañang, but their so-called 'Pink Movement' has only just begun, analysts said. Read more »

Scientists successfully grow plants in soil from the Moon

Agence France-Presse
May 13 11:02 AM

Scientists have for the first time grown plants in lunar soil brought back by astronauts in the Apollo program. Read more »

LOOK: The black hole at the center of the Milky Way

Pierre Celerier, Agence France-Presse
May 12 10:47 PM

An international team of astronomers on Thursday unveiled the first image of a supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy -- a cosmic body known as Sagittarius A*. Read more »

READ: PPCRV statement on alleged '68:32 magic' vote ratio

ABS-CBN News
May 12 10:22 PM

We, in the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting, then requested academic institutions to examine this issue together with PPCRV’s own technical team using the transmission data available to us. Read more »

What Ilocanos want to tell Bongbong Marcos

Michael Abarro, ABS-CBN News
May 12 08:09 PM

Jusay said there are a few things to solve in Ilocos Norte, especially high power prices. Read more »

A look into the 'constant 47% ratio' in Marcos vs Robredo votes

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
May 12 07:18 PM | Updated May 12 10:13 PM

Is it an indication of electoral fraud or an accurate count? Read more »

Newer Omicron subvariants seen to have growth advantage over BA.2

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
May 12 04:55 PM | Updated May 12 05:08 PM

Available data points to very little difference in terms of hospitalization rates of the BA.2.12.1 subvariant compared to BA.2. Read more »

Robin Padilla has biggest FB presence among top Senate bets

Arlene Burgos, ABS-CBN News
May 12 01:51 PM | Updated May 12 03:35 PM

Robin Padilla has the biggest FB footprint among Senate candidates in unfinished official and unofficial Halalan 2022 counts. Read more »

CHR urges public to stay vigilant, uphold democracy

ABS-CBN News
May 11 11:53 PM

The rights body’s statement came amid fears that the upcoming administration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would echo his father’s dictatorship. Read more »

Marcos faces high expectations from Philippines poor

Andrew Beatty and Faith Brown, Agence France-Presse
May 11 08:22 PM

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sailed to victory this week as a champion of the poor. Now they expect him to deliver. Read more »

Balancing act between China, US in new Marcos era in PH

Laura Zhou and Maria Siow, South China Morning Post
May 11 09:35 AM | Updated May 11 09:40 AM

The Philippines under Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jnr – who has swept to a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election – is expected to tread a careful line between China and the United States. Read more »

Which provinces stuck with Leni, flipped in UniTeam’s favor?

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
May 11 12:06 AM

Most of Bicol – Robredo’s home region – was on her side in the national elections. Read more »

'Solid North, solid South' solidified votes for Marcos Jr., Sara Duterte

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
May 10 08:54 PM

The UniTeam tandem successfully solidified votes for each other in their respective bailiwicks — Marcos Jr. in the country's northern provinces and Duterte-Carpio in the south — a proof that regionalism still forms a large part of how Filipinos vote. Read more »

Duterte popularity sweeps daughter to election win

Cecil Morella, Agence France-Presse
May 10 05:14 PM

Outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte could face international charges over his deadly drug war, but his daughter's thumping victory in the vice presidential race shows his popularity remains sky-high. Read more »

Analyst to young people: OK to leave PH but come back

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
May 10 04:27 PM

If young people want an alternative "to a Duterte or a Marcos in 2028," then you better start campaigning now, former Ateneo School of Gov't Dean Tony La Viña told ANC. Read more »

DOH seeks CDC bureau, vaccine institute in next administration

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
May 10 04:08 PM

The DOH said it would brief the next administration on the implementation of the Universal Healthcare Law and push for the creation of CDC. Read more »

Key dates in the Marcos family's comeback

Agence France-Presse
May 10 04:06 PM | Updated May 10 04:07 PM

These are the key dates in the political rise, fall and resurrection of the Marcos clan. Read more »

Friends, supporters lament Pacquiao’s poll defeat

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
May 10 03:41 PM | Updated May 10 05:05 PM

Residents of General Santos City were saddened over the defeat of their very own Manny Pacquiao in the 2022 presidential elections. Read more »

From pariah to president: Marcos Jr returns family to Philippines supremacy

Cecil Morella, Agence France-Presse
May 10 09:03 AM

Ferdinand Marcos Jr, whose strongman father and namesake plundered the Philippines for decades, on Tuesday won a historic election victory, capping his clan's journey from pariahs to the presidential palace. Read more »

IN PHOTOS: Historic May 9 elections in the Philippines

ABS-CBN News
May 10 03:00 AM | Updated May 10 08:02 AM

Based on early election results, a Marcos is about to become the Philippines next leader. Read more »

Can Robredo still catch up with Marcos Jr.?

ABS-CBN News
May 10 01:46 AM

Can Vice President Leni Robredo still catch up with former Senator Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. in the presidential race? Read more »

What can people expect from a Marcos Jr. presidency?

ABS-CBN News
May 07 10:02 PM | Updated May 07 11:18 PM

Marcos Jr., however, did not provide specifics as to how to make up for lost revenues due to tax holidays, fund the aid for farmers, or vaccinate around 70 million Filipinos. Read more »

What analysts say on looming Marcos Jr. presidency

Allison Jackson, Agence France-Presse
May 07 08:36 PM

Victory in Monday's election would cap a decades-long effort to rehabilitate the Marcos legacy after the patriarch was deposed and the disgraced clan chased into US exile. Read more »