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All the president's men: Supporting actors in Trump's Ukraine scandal

Reuters
Oct 05 05:29 AM

US President Donald Trump's efforts to pressure Ukraine into investigating a top rival in the 2020 US presidential election prompted Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats in the House of Representatives to move ahead with an impeachment inquiry, threatening his presidency.   Read more »

Who will be the next PNP chief?

ABS-CBN News
Oct 05 12:07 AM

Four names have emerged as possible successors to Oscar Albayalde as the next Philippine police chief.  Read more »

Throwback: VHS at Betamax

ABS-CBN News
Oct 04 07:46 PM

Noong wala pa ang Netflix at iWant , VHS at Betamax ang sagot kung gusto mong manood ng pelikula sa bahay. Ano ang kuwentong VHS at Betamax mo? Read more »

TINGNAN: Guro, namamangka para makapagturo sa Pampanga

Gracie Rutao, ABS-CBN News
Oct 04 04:03 AM | Updated Oct 04 11:00 PM

Maagang gumigising ang guro na si Florence Bonifacio para sumakay sa pantalan sa Barangay Caduang Tete sa bayan ng Macabebe sa Pampanga dahil halos kalahating oras ang kaniyang biyahe sa bangka bago makarating sa Barangay Castuli.  Read more »

Senators want inter-agency task force to probe alleged recruitment of 'missing minors'

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Oct 03 01:01 AM

Lawmakers seek the creation of an inter-agency task force to look into alleged recruitment of minors into militant groups. Read more »

Who are the 4 SC justices vying for Chief Justice post?

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Oct 02 11:45 PM | Updated Oct 03 12:01 AM

Four sitting justices of the Supreme Court faced the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Wednesday in their bid to become the next Chief Justice. Read more »

What the CIDG discovered in 2013 Pampanga drug raid

ABS-CBN News
Oct 02 11:05 PM

The Philippine National Police chief is under fire for the actions of his men in a 2013 raid while he was the provincial director of Pampanga police. Read more »

Supreme Court's Peralta: I deserve to be Chief Justice

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Oct 02 04:29 PM

Fighting back tears, his voice breaking, Chief Justice-hopeful Associate Justice Diosdado Peralta on Wednesday laid out all his cards before the Judicial and Bar Council interviewing 4 applicants to the post. Read more »

Metro Manila traffic congestion causing 'social consequences': ADB official

ABS-CBN News
Oct 01 11:03 PM

An official of the Asian Development Bank warned traffic congestion in Metro Manila is not only hurting the economy but also causing unwanted social consequences. Read more »

Increased social pension, elderly protection law sought for senior citizens

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Oct 01 10:35 PM

Coming from various cities in Metro Manila, the elderly came in full force to mark the start of the annual Elderly Filipino Week with a "walk for life" in Pasay City Tuesday morning. Read more »

Marcos vs Robredo: Understanding the unfinished battle for the vice presidency

Cass Buenafe and Kennedy Caacbay, ABS-CBN Investigative & Research Group
Oct 01 02:51 AM | Updated Oct 01 05:30 PM

MANILA- (UPDATE) The Supreme Court may decide on losing vice presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday. Read more »

'Anak ng Diyos': Dormitorio's Army dad 'devastated' over son's death in PMA

ABS-CBN News
Sep 30 08:03 PM | Updated Oct 01 12:31 PM

Hazing victim Cadet Darwin Dormitorio's father, retired Army Colonel William Dormitorio, is a member of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 1974. Read more »

A day in the life of a jeepney driver: Why modernization cuts deep

Text and photos by Lisa Marie David for ABS-CBN News
Sep 30 05:07 PM

Raynaldo Valenzuela takes the route from Malanday, Valenzuela going to Pier 15, Manila with an average of four hours to complete one of three trips he does every day to earn an average of P1,000 each day. Read more »

The Duterte-Marcos Connection

Miguel Paolo P. Reyes, VERA Files
Sep 30 12:59 AM

Are there any available documents or accounts showing the Dutertes and the Marcoses had a very close personal relationship prior to the lead up to the 2016 elections? Read more »

Maria Ressa urges int’l journalists to ‘come together’ vs ‘political bullies’

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Sep 29 10:05 PM | Updated Sep 29 11:06 PM

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa on Saturday appealed to attendees of the world’s largest investigative journalism conference to “come together” and stand against “political bullies” as her newsroom continues to face multiple cases in the Philippines.   Read more »

Climate risk analyst: PH can be a model for climate resiliency

ABS-CBN News
Sep 29 04:22 PM

While the Philippines is a poster child for climate vulnerability, Steve Wilson of The Climate Service says the country can also become the model for resiliency.  Read more »

Pinoys should focus on prevention over curing diseases: expert

ABS-CBN News
Sep 29 04:07 PM | Updated Sep 29 11:03 PM

An infection specialist believes Filipinos should focus more on prevention rather than curing diseases as the country grapples with several outbreaks. Read more »

Think tank: China Coast Guard advertising sustained presence in South China Sea

ABS-CBN News
Sep 28 12:00 AM

An international think tank believes the Chinese coast guard is purposely making its presence known in the South China Sea.  Read more »

No diphtheria outbreak, but deaths ‘unacceptable’ – DOH official

Ana Maria Reyes, ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Sep 27 01:31 PM | Updated Sep 27 01:37 PM

From January 1 to Sept. 7 this year, the DOH monitored 167 cases of diphtheria nationwide, 40 of which led to deaths.    Read more »

Alleged 'drug queen' insists innocence

ABS-CBN News
Sep 27 12:28 AM

Several drug raids have been conducted on a compound in Sampaloc, Manila which has been dubbed "the bureau." Read more »

At the PMA, a thin line between instilling discipline and inflicting abuse

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Sep 26 05:55 PM

Retired AFP chief Dionisio Santiago recalls being hit by a senior cadet during his time at the PMA. “Pagkatapos mo ng plebe years, parang superman ka,” he says. Read more »

Metro Manila is developing Asia's most congested city - study

ABS-CBN News
Sep 25 11:51 PM

Despite government attempt to solve Metro Manila's traffic crisis, a new study shows the metropolis is now the most congested city in developing Asia. Read more »

Humanity must rescue oceans to rescue itself, UN warns

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Sep 25 06:30 PM

Two days after a climate summit failed to deliver game-changing pledges to slash carbon emissions, the United Nations warned Wednesday that global warming is devastating oceans and Earth's frozen spaces in ways that directly threaten a large slice of humanity. Read more »

Many sexually active Pinoys don't use condoms, survey says

ABS-CBN News
Sep 25 03:09 AM | Updated Sep 25 12:29 PM

MANILA—Most sexually active Filipinos don't always use condoms, a survey this year has found, which puts them at risk of sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy.   Read more »

WHO: 35 Pinoy namamatay kada araw dahil sa aksidente sa daan

ABS-CBN News
Sep 25 12:44 AM

Kaya naman may panawagang tiyaking mas ligtas ang mga kalye sa bansa. Read more »