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Sara Duterte asserts power in baring Alan Cayetano's 'veiled threat' - analysts

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
May 23 09:18 PM | Updated May 23 11:29 PM

Since last year, Taguig Representative-elect Alan Cayetano has been mentioning his intention to become Speaker of the House of Representatives. Read more »

Duterte's PDP-Laban bets dominate gubernatorial posts

Dasha Marice Uy, ABS-CBN Investigative & Research Group
May 23 05:35 AM | Updated May 23 05:36 AM

Administration party candidates are set to occupy more than half of all gubernatorial seats, or 41 out of the 81 seats across the country, based on the Certificates of Canvass of the May 13, 2019 midterm elections from the Commission on Elections (Comelec).    Read more »

Comelec must reveal location of its central server: NAMFREL

ABS-CBN News
May 23 03:13 AM

A poll watchdog said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) must reveal the location of its central server amid questions on the integrity of the recently concluded midterm elections. Read more »

2019 batch of senators a vision of 'continuity' rather than change: analyst

ABS-CBN News
May 22 05:00 PM

A political analyst had noted that the fresh lineup of lawmakers the won the midterm polls was a vision of "continuity" rather than change. Read more »

Marawi: 2 years after the siege

Eloisa Lopez, Reuters
May 22 01:47 PM

Two years since the Siege of Marawi, the once picturesque capital of Lanao del Sur still stands in a state of calamity.Even with an inter-agency task force called "Bangon Marawi" handling the reconstruction, there is little sign of progress. Read more »

'Vaccine doubts spread like disease, must be taken offline'

Tom Miles, Reuters
May 22 02:26 AM

GENEVA - Doubts about vaccines have spread across social media like a disease and false information that "kills people" should be taken down by the companies running digital platforms, the head of global vaccine alliance Gavi said on Tuesday.   Read more »

2 Philippine eagles to be brought to Singapore for breeding

Vina Araneta-Pilapil, ABS-CBN News
May 21 11:19 PM

DAVAO CITY - Two Philippine eagles will be brought to Singapore next month as part of a breeding loan agreement to increase the eagles' population. Read more »

LIST: Get to know the graduating senators

ABS-CBN News
May 21 10:38 PM | Updated May 23 12:28 PM

MANILA - Twelve senatorial aspirants are set to be proclaimed Wednesday to replace senators who have reached the end of their 6-year term. Read more »

Senate minority ponders future

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
May 21 05:17 PM | Updated May 21 08:20 PM

MANILA – Two of the four senators left in the Senate minority bloc in the upcoming 18th Congress are taking stock of their group’s future following the resounding loss of their allies in the midterm polls. Read more »

Sinking feeling: Philippine cities facing 'slow-motion disaster'

Joshua Melvin, Agence France-Presse
May 21 07:17 AM | Updated May 21 07:19 AM

The steady sinking of coastal towns and islets in the northern Philippines has caused Manila Bay's brackish water to pour inland and displace thousands, posing a greater threat than rising sea levels due to climate change.    Read more »

Stay or go? As weather gets wilder, states urged to prepare for displacement

Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters Foundation
May 20 11:25 PM

GENEVA - Warned that Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) would slam into the coastal part of the Philippine town of Dulag in November 2013, Leah C. Caminong's family rented a room 300 meters back from the shoreline where they planned to ride out the storm. Read more »

Road map to better pedestrian mobility in Manila involves connected, elevated pathways

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
May 19 05:54 AM | Updated May 22 04:03 AM

A project called Greenways promises a secure, comfortable way for pedestrians to move around the perennially congested Big City. Read more »

The deadly odds of pigeon racing in the Philippines

Cecil Morella, Agence France-Presse
May 17 08:02 AM | Updated May 17 09:48 AM

This is the MacArthur competition -- the Philippines' longest homing pigeon race. It's a tough challenge for the birds and a tense affair for the owners. Read more »

Babaeng naputulan ng paa sa Bar exam bombing, wagi sa halalan

Isay Reyes, ABS CBN News
May 16 10:10 PM | Updated May 16 11:59 PM

Unang nakilala si Raissa Laurel bilang isa sa mga biktima ng ''Bar exam bombing'' sa De La Salle University noong September 26, 2010. Second year law student noon si Raissa sa San Sebastian College nang maputulan siya ng paa dahil sa insidente. Read more »

Not a good day for many vulnerable voters

VERA Files
May 16 10:06 PM

Misinformation, unclear instructions and long waiting hours hounded the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) implementation of emergency accessible polling places.   Read more »

'Political calculations,' Duterte popularity seen to determine Senate independence

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
May 16 12:59 PM

MANILA - “Political calculations” and the administration’s popularity will determine how independent senators of the incoming 18th Congress will be on crucial matters, analysts have said.  Read more »

Security issues, lack of information restrict detainee voters

Pam Castro, ABS-CBN News Channel
May 16 04:19 AM

On the first day of the week, sunlight filtered through the grilled window panes into the prison cell called Selda Uno. On its corner stood Macmac, 23, one of the pre-trialed detainees in the Manila City Jail.  Read more »

Dissecting Data: Overvotes

ABS-CBN News
May 15 11:26 PM

Around 1.2 million votes in the senatorial race were invalidated after voters selected more than 12 candidates allowed per ballot. Read more »

Two worlds, two realities? They rank high in surveys, but not on social media

Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
May 15 10:08 PM | Updated May 16 01:59 AM

Last February, PCIJ conducted a social-media audit of what some senatorial candidates in the May 13, 2019 midterm polls were doing online during the pre-campaign period and found that they regarded these as a ‘promotional touchpoint’.  Read more »

1 million overvotes recorded in midterm Senate race: data

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
May 15 04:55 PM | Updated May 15 06:39 PM

Over 1 million overvotes for the Senate race were recorded during the May 13 midterm elections, a study done by the ABS-CBN Data Analytics showed. Read more »

At nonprofit overseeing fair elections, youth isn’t wasted on young volunteers

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
May 15 06:10 AM

The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting verifies electronically counted ballots, and its staff who mostly work for free is proud to make a difference. Read more »

'Bagong political dynasties, posibleng umusbong matapos ang halalan'

ABS-CBN News
May 15 01:32 AM

Pagkatapos ng halalan, tapos na nga ba ang ilang tinatawag na political dynasty sa bansa? Read more »

Liberal Party clout dwindles with only 30 top local poll victories

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
May 15 01:20 AM

MANILA - The Liberal Party won only 30 top local positions in this year’s midterm polls, further reducing the clout of the group that was already decimated by turncoats in 2016. Read more »

Rubberstamp Senate?

ABS-CBN News
May 15 12:03 AM

Analysts are divided if the Philippines will still have an independent Senate amid the looming super majority of administration allies.   Read more »

Siblings' intramurals harmed Nancy Binay's Senate bid: analysts

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
May 14 04:26 PM

MANILA- The widely publicized feud of Sen. Nancy Binay's siblings may have harmed her reelection bid, analysts said Tuesday. Read more »