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Robredo drug war shows why it will take village to solve drug menace

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Nov 19 08:35 PM | Updated Nov 19 09:22 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo, the Philippines’ new anti-drug chief, illustrated how the drug problem can affect a community, and why it will take a village to solve it. Read more »

Prisoners' health is public health issue, too: Manila conference

Kyodo News
Nov 18 10:03 PM | Updated Nov 19 10:29 PM

Health concerns hounding prisons and other formal places of detention must also be regarded as a public health issue to be able to effectively address them, participants in a three-day regional conference last week concurred. Read more »

DOH renews call to ban e-cigarettes, vape products

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Nov 16 03:56 AM | Updated Nov 16 04:57 AM

MANILA— The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday renewed its call for a ban on electronic cigarettes and vaping products after the country reported its first case of an illness tied with their use. Read more »

Philippines records 1st case of vaping-related illness

ABS-CBN News
Nov 15 11:43 PM

The Department of Health has confirmed the first case of vaping- related illness in the Philippines. Read more »

Advocates of fair health services for disabled women protests discrimination

Nita Bhalla, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Nov 14 11:12 PM

Disabled women around the world are being denied basic health services from family planning advice to pap smears because they are seen as asexual, disability rights campaigners said. Read more »

Flood, fire and plague: Climate change blamed for disasters

Robert Birsel, Reuters
Nov 14 08:00 PM

The Lancet medical journal published a study this week saying climate change was already harming people's health by increasing the number of extreme weather events and exacerbating air pollution. Read more »

Mr. Transformation: Ang mukha sa likod ng nakakatakot na makeup transformations

ABS-CBN News
Nov 14 05:19 PM

Marami nang bata ang kinilabutan sa horror costumes n’ya! Gusto sanang mag-artista ni Prince De Guzman pero sa makeup transformation s’ya nag-viral. Read more »

Not more fun in PH: Commuting daily in Metro Manila

Lisa Marie David, ABS-CBN News
Nov 14 06:17 AM | Updated Nov 14 06:18 AM

For most of Metro Manila's 12 million population, it's certainly not fun commuting daily. Read more »

UN: Philippines, Southeast Asian countries need tougher anti-plastic policies

Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Reuters
Nov 13 10:29 PM

Southeast Asian countries, among the world's worst ocean polluters, need tougher regulations for plastic packaging to curb leakage, a report said on Wednesday. Read more »

Is Duterte giving up on EDSA traffic mess?

ABS-CBN News
Nov 12 11:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is apparently giving up on solving the debilitating traffic on Metro Manila's main thoroughfare, EDSA. Read more »

Masungi Georeserve: Where former illegal loggers turn over new leaf in eco-tourism haven

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Nov 11 10:12 PM | Updated Nov 13 03:44 PM

Through Masungi Georeserve’s ecotourism program, locals and visitors are educated about the environment by participating and contributing to the park’s conservation and reforestation efforts. Read more »

A day in the life of a Filipino commuter

ABS-CBN News
Nov 11 05:30 PM

Inaabot ng walong oras ang byahe ni Ning papunta at pabalik mula sa opisina araw-araw. Relate much? Read more »

Pabahay sa mga Yolanda survivors, suliranin pa rin matapos ang 6 na taon

ABS-CBN News
Nov 09 02:05 AM

Anim na taon na ang nakalipas matapos manalasa ang bagyong Yolanda. Pero hanggang ngayon, umaapela pa rin ang ilang nakaligtas sa bagyo na tugunan ang ilan nilang pangangailangan sa pinaglipatang pabahay. Read more »

Then and Now: Six years after Yolanda

Fernando G. Sepe, Jr and Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Nov 08 08:14 PM | Updated Nov 08 09:44 PM

Six years after typhoon Yolanda caused massive devastation in Tacloban, residents attempt to go about their usual routine. Read more »

Civil service commissioner tells gov’t officials: OK to criticize, but no cursing

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Nov 08 07:20 PM

In light of Sec. Locsin’s tweets directed at media workers, there’s a way to disagree on issues without resorting to expletives, says a civil service official. Read more »

Shibuya Halloween Party, sama ka?

ABS-CBN News
Nov 08 06:07 PM

Wala sa relihiyon o kultura ng mga Japanese ang Halloween. Pero bakit may malaking street Halloween party dito taun-taon? Read more »

Dengue epidemic linked to water shortage, lack of coordination between stakeholders

Merinette Retona, VERA Files
Nov 07 11:24 PM | Updated Nov 07 11:25 PM

The dengue epidemic the country is experiencing today had been foreseen as early as in January this year—but preventive measures were still not put in place. Read more »

What will Robredo’s duties be as anti-drugs drive official?

ABS-CBN News
Nov 06 11:13 PM

Robredo is set to co-chair the Inter-agency Committee on Anti-illegal Drugs, which is headed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. Read more »

US Navy destroyer sunk in World War II is found 20,000 feet under the sea

Neil Vigdor, The New York Times
Nov 06 08:42 AM

75 years after the Battle of Leyte Gulf, a private underwater expedition discovered the wreckage of one of the destroyers sunk during the battle, which researchers believe to be the USS Johnston DD-557. Read more »

Social media disinformation, surveillance growing: watchdog

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Nov 05 11:11 PM

Governments around the world are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their citizens, in a worrisome trend for democracy, a human rights watchdog said Tuesday. Read more »

The cost of cosplaying

Alren Beronio, ABS-CBN News
Nov 05 08:48 PM | Updated Nov 05 09:59 PM

For cosplayers Michael Balajadia and his nephew Kenjie Libanan, weekends are spent at the La Mesa Ecopark, where they pose for pictures with children and adults. Read more »

ASEAN members not pawns in geopolitical chessboard, Duterte says

ABS-CBN News
Nov 05 04:50 AM

NONTHABURI, Thailand—Amid a shifting geopolitical landscape in Asia, President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday that his government is expanding the horizons for Philippine diplomacy and supports an open and inclusive order in the Asia Pacific region, according to a Palace statement. Read more »

How prepared are Philippine communities to earthquakes, other disasters?

ABS-CBN News
Nov 04 10:15 PM

Authorities call for stronger disaster preparedness initiatives in the wake of last month's deadly earthquakes that rocked several Mindanao provinces. Read more »