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Bakit malalim ang pananalig ng mga Pinoy sa Nazareno?

ABS-CBN News
Jan 09 12:03 AM

Taon-taon, patuloy na nadaragdagan ang mga deboto ng Nazareno. Read more »

Economic woes, territorial sovereignty, federalism among key 2019 election issues

ABS-CBN News
Jan 08 10:54 PM

The country's economic woes, territorial sovereignty and the push for federalism are among the top issues in this year's midterm elections, an analyst said. Read more »

Southeast Asia wary of China's Belt and Road project, skeptical of US - survey

Reuters
Jan 07 12:43 AM | Updated Jan 07 02:46 AM

Southeast Asian countries should be cautious in negotiating with China on its flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to avoid being trapped in unsustainable debt, 70 percent of respondents said in a policy survey released on Monday. Read more »

Bandila Xtra: Pamana ng magsasaka, Part 2

ABS-CBN News
Jan 05 01:47 AM

Paano kaya matutulungan ng pamahalaan ang mga heirloom rice farmers? Read more »

Forcing Cotabato into Bangsamoro region will only result in bitterness, rejection - analyst

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Jan 04 01:17 PM | Updated Jan 04 01:26 PM

Forcing the city of Cotabato to join the Bangsamoro region up for plebiscite at this time would only result in bitterness in the south, an analyst from a think tank based in there said Friday. Read more »

Social media linked to higher risk of depression in teen girls

Reuters
Jan 04 12:10 PM

Teenage girls are twice as likely as boys to show depressive symptoms linked to social media use - mainly due to online harassment and disturbed sleep, as well as poor body image and lower self-esteem, researchers said on Friday. Read more »

Bandila Xtra: Pamana ng magsasaka

ABS-CBN News
Jan 04 01:04 AM

Ano ang kanilang dinanas at paano nabago ang kanilang pananaw pagdating sa food security? Read more »

Fatal air crashes and deaths up in 2018: watchdog

Agence France-Presse
Jan 02 08:10 PM

A total of 556 people died in 15 plane crashes in 2018. Read more »

Better or worse? The state of Philippine media according to watchdogs

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Jan 02 04:10 PM

MANILA - In 2018, Filipino journalists continued to face online harassment, violence and various threats, according to local media monitoring groups. Read more »

Cuba celebrates 60 years of revolution amid challenges and change

Agence France-Presse
Jan 02 07:55 AM

Cuba, long a source of inspiration for leftist Latin American governments, celebrated the 60th anniversary of its revolution on Tuesday facing increasing isolation in a region dominated by a resurgent right.  Read more »

Sa likod ng balita: ABS-CBN Year-end Special

ABS-CBN News
Dec 31 12:16 PM

DocuCentral caps the year with a look-back at the biggest stories of 2018 from the eyes of those who covered the news. Read more »

3 of 4 Filipinos say 'It's better to give than to receive': SWS

ABS-CBN News
Dec 30 09:57 PM

The survey found 74 percent of adult Filipinos saying it is “better to give” gifts this Christmas season, and 22 percent saying it is “better to receive”. Read more »

ANC Yearender: 2018's biggest stories

ABS-CBN News
Dec 28 01:52 AM

Political upheavals in Congress, the ouster of the country's Chief Justice and a Filipina conquering the universe.  Read more »

Yearender: War on drugs death toll higher in 2018 compared to last year

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Dec 27 05:27 PM

The number of fatalities reported as a result of anti-narcotics operations by the government was higher this year compared to 2017, based on independent monitoring by the ABS-CBN Investigative & Research Group.  Read more »

YEARENDER: Stories about celebrities that didn't land in the entertainment page

ABS-CBN News
Dec 25 09:20 PM | Updated Dec 28 11:50 AM

From swimming for hours to save a lover to allegations of wrongdoing, 2018 saw "hot" stories about celebrities (e.g. related to fire, crime, accidents) landing in the non-entertainment sections of news.abs-cbn.com. Read more »

PH economy 2018: Surviving the crippling inflation

ABS-CBN News
Dec 24 11:06 PM

Cathy Yang sits down with Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Diwa Guinigundo and market analyst Luis Limlingan to assess how the crippling inflation had been at the forefront of the country's economy in 2018. Read more »

Recovery for bullies, victims possible, says psychologist

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Dec 24 07:43 AM | Updated Dec 24 07:44 AM

There's still hope for bullies to change, a psychologist said following a student's dismissal from the Ateneo de Manila University on Sunday due to a viral video of him beating up a schoolmate. Read more »

'Kill your foster parents': Amazon's Alexa talks murder, sex in AI experiment

Jeffrey Dastin, Reuters
Dec 23 11:59 PM

New research is helping Alexa mimic human banter and talk about almost anything she finds on the internet. However, ensuring she does not offend users has been a challenge for the world's largest online retailer. Read more »

Fact checking fibbing politicians works, study finds

Agence France-Presse
Dec 21 04:24 PM

The "results suggest that fact checking could serve as a genuine threat to the electability of politicians who regularly make false statements." Read more »

Insurgencies make PH vulnerable to terrorists: analyst

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Dec 21 01:54 PM | Updated Dec 21 02:25 PM

Rebellion in the Philippines makes the country vulnerable to terrorism, a security analyst said Friday. Read more »

Facebook: Backlash threatens world's biggest platform

Agence France-Presse
Dec 21 01:22 AM

Facebook, the world's largest social network, faces a growing backlash over privacy and data protection, with revelations this week about sharing data with business partners adding to pressure. Read more »

ANALYSIS: 7 reasons why Catriona Gray conquered the universe

Barbie Salvador-Muhlach
Dec 20 02:40 PM

So how did Catriona Gray flip her Miss World loss to a Miss Universe victory? There is no one answer. The victory, as Gray herself said, was a result of a collective effort.  Read more »

Journalists become increasing 'targets' for killings: watchdog

Agence France-Presse
Dec 19 05:37 PM

WASHINGTON - Journalists faced growing dangers of being targets for killing for their work in 2018 even as the risks from war and conflict declined, a media watchdog said Wednesday. Read more »

How US envoy put PH-US relations back on track

ABS-CBN News
Dec 18 11:40 PM | Updated Dec 18 11:41 PM

MANILA - The US envoy to the Philippines has admitted that the early months of the Duterte administration brought challenges to the relationship between Washington and Manila. Read more »

IN PHOTOS: Catriona Gray's walk to the Miss Universe crown

ABS-CBN News
Dec 17 02:35 PM | Updated Dec 17 04:10 PM

Catriona Gray from the Philippines was crowned Miss Universe on Monday, the fourth time the Southeast Asian country has won the international beauty pageant. Read more »