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Paano ba nagsimula ang debosyon sa Poong Nazareno?

ABS-CBN News
Jan 09 01:35 AM | Updated Jan 09 06:51 AM

Hanggang ngayon, mainit pa rin ang debosyon sa imaheng itinuturing na milagroso ng mga Katoliko. Read more »

Statistics professor: Robredo made sound computation of numbers in drug war report

ABS-CBN News
Jan 08 11:57 PM

At least one statistics professor backed most of Vice President Leni Robredo's data in her report on the Philippine government's bloody drug war, which she has described as a massive failure. Read more »

This procession is one of the world's most passionate displays of Catholicism

ABS-CBN News
Jan 08 10:15 PM

In Manila, devotees brave a crowd of millions to join the annual procession of the centuries-old image of the Black Nazarene, believed to grant healing and other prayers. Read more »

Outgunned, Iran invests in means to indirectly confront superpower enemy

Babak Dehghanpisheh, Reuters
Jan 08 06:04 PM

The Gulf country has more than 500,000 active-duty personnel, including 125,000 members of its elite Revolutionary Guards, according to a report last year by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. But international sanctions and restrictions on arms imports have made it hard for Iran to develop or buy more sophisticated weaponry. Read more »

Soleimani, 'living martyr' who rose above Iran rifts

Marc Jourdier, Agence France-Presse
Jan 08 01:00 AM

"People witnessed that he never took financial advantage of his position for his personal life." Read more »

'We're going to war, bro': US paratroopers deploy to Middle East days after killing of Iranian general

Rich McKay, Reuters
Jan 07 07:59 PM

For many of the soldiers, it would be their first mission. They packed up ammunition and rifles, placed last-minute calls to loved ones, then turned in their cell phones. Some gave blood. Read more »

'They told people not to come': Australia's bushfires ravage tourism industry

Paulina Duran, Reuters
Jan 04 01:09 PM

Pillars of fire and smoke from bushfires are tarnishing Australia's reputation for pristine vistas abounding in wildlife and wreaking havoc on tourism, operators said, as authorities are forced to cancel concerts, close parks and evacuate towns. Read more »

2019: The Year in Photos

ABS-CBN News
Jan 02 11:59 AM | Updated Jan 02 01:41 PM

A glimpse at images that defined the nation in 2019. Read more »

Like, share, retweet: A decade of social media

ABS-CBN News Social Media Team
Jan 01 04:50 PM | Updated Jan 01 06:03 PM

Even though many social networking sites started in the 2000s, social media only effectively embedded itself into our daily lives in the past 10 years.  Read more »

Philippine peasants were promised land. Staking a claim can be deadly

Peter S. Goodman, The New York Times
Dec 28 11:40 PM

For decades, Philippine leaders have vowed to attack a glaring economic inequality framing life in this former US colony: the dominance of a handful of landowning families and the landlessness of tens of millions of farmers who till the soil in near-feudal conditions. Read more »

Lawmakers call for removal of POGOs amid rising criminality

ABS-CBN News
Dec 27 11:48 PM

Philippine offshore gaming operators have been a controversial topic throughout 2019 with the industry being linked to rising criminality in the country. Read more »

China problem awaits Cardinal Tagle in crucial Vatican post

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Dec 27 05:56 PM

Cardinal Tagle's new assignment will put him in a crucial position to help normalize Sino-Vatican ties, and steer the direction for some 12 million Catholics in China. Read more »

LOOK: Skywatchers across Philippines, Asia witness solar eclipse

ABS-CBN News
Dec 26 06:39 PM | Updated Dec 26 11:47 PM

Despite the cloudy skies, astronomy enthusiasts in Metro Manila went out to observe the partial solar eclipse, which lasted more than 3 hours. Read more »

Bethlehem welcomes pilgrims for Christmas celebrations

Claire Gounon, Agence France-Presse
Dec 25 12:44 AM

Pilgrims from around the world gathered Tuesday in the biblical city of Bethlehem, revered by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus, to celebrate Christmas in the Holy Land. Read more »

Santa Claus of the Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Dec 24 01:10 PM | Updated Dec 24 01:22 PM

"Sino nga ba siya, nakasuot ng pula? Hila ng mga usa. Puti ang balbas n'ya. Sya'y mataba. Lahat ng bata'y naghihintay sa kanya." Read more »

Desperate for protection, environmental defenders pin hopes on proposed bill, UN intervention

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Dec 22 04:37 PM

With the involvement of state agents in the killings, environmental defenders are left with no choice but to seek remedy from the international community. Read more »

Is there legal weight in CHR’s unprecedented report vs carbon majors?

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Dec 21 10:59 AM

After successfully framing climate change as a human rights issue, questions remain as to how the historic CHR assessment can become legally binding. Read more »

How did some Ampatuan family members get away with murder?

ABS-CBN News
Dec 21 12:01 AM

The historic Maguindanao massacre ruling may have brought a sense of justice for most of the victims’ families but it has also raised questions such as how did some Ampatuan family members manage to get away with murder. Read more »

Mangudadatu: Arroyo asked me not to run vs Ampatuan in 2010

ABS-CBN News
Dec 20 11:58 PM

Maguindanao Rep. Esmael Toto Mangudadatu reveals there were efforts by then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and members of her Cabinet to dissuade him from running in the 2010 Maguindanao gubernatorial race against Andal Ampatuan Sr.  Read more »

Key facts in worst Philippine political massacre

Agence France-Presse
Dec 20 08:38 AM

A Philippine court Thursday jailed 43 people -- including key leaders of a powerful Muslim political clan -- after finding them guilty in the trial of the 2009 mass killing of 58 people, including 32 journalists and media workers. Read more »

Maguindanao Massacre verdict 'restores faith' in justice system: senators

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Dec 19 10:49 PM

MANILA - Lawmakers and legal experts on Wednesday lauded Maguindanao massacre presiding Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes for "restoring" the public's faith in the Philippine justice system, after convicting members of the once-influential Ampatuan clan for the carnage. Read more »

Can PH, rest of world shift to 100% renewable energy?

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Dec 19 12:54 AM

Delina is among global experts pushing for rapid climate mitigation, including a full transition to renewable energy for countries like the Philippines.   Read more »

Maguindanao massacre trial comes to a close as court issues verdict Thursday

ABS-CBN News
Dec 19 12:33 AM

After 10 years, the Maguindanao massacre trial comes to a close as the court hearing the case renders its verdict.  Read more »

Widow praying for justice for passer-by as Maguindao massacre ruling looms

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Dec 18 06:27 PM

Eden Ridao stopped by a framed photo of her husband in their Koronadal City home on Wednesday morning, barely catching sleep the night before as she awaited an upcoming ruling on his murder case 10 years ago. Read more »

Road mishaps in PH rising by 5 percent each year

ABS-CBN News
Dec 17 10:39 PM

The number of road accidents in the Philippines has been steadily rising in the last decade. Read more »