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US immigration raids leave migrant children begging for parents' return

Agence France-Presse
Aug 09 04:17 AM

Raids by immigration authorities that swept up 680 migrants in the southern US state of Mississippi left their children to fend for themselves with the help of friends and neighbors. Read more »

Lawmakers play musical chairs amid lower House revamp

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Aug 09 03:13 AM

The scramble for leadership and committee positions in the House of Representatives has lawmakers playing musical chairs among political parties allied with President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

What a scientist says on movements of Chinese ships in PH waters

ABS-CBN News
Aug 08 11:19 PM

The Department of National Defense has yet to confirm reports of two Chinese survey ships in the country's exclusive economic zone.  Read more »

UN flags need to cut on eating meat to curb land-use impact on global warming

Nina Chestney and Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Aug 08 10:12 PM

Although the report stopped short of explicitly advocating going meat free, it called for big changes to farming and eating habits to limit the impact of population growth. Read more »

Quarter of world's population facing extreme water stress

Agence France-Presse
Aug 07 07:29 AM | Updated Aug 07 07:31 AM

Nearly a quarter of the world's population lives in 17 countries facing extremely high water stress, close to "day zero" conditions when the taps run dry, according to a report released Tuesday. Read more »

DOH rejects dengue vaccine as outbreak leaves hundreds dead

Agence France-Presse
Aug 07 12:33 AM

The Philippine government stood firm Tuesday on its ban on the world's first dengue vaccine while declaring a nationwide epidemic from the mosquito-borne disease that it said has killed hundreds this year.   Read more »

How ‘Yorme’ Isko uses street slang to engage Manileños, millennials

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Aug 06 04:01 PM

“Lasma sa gedli, bandang wakali dehins pa makahalata” is probably one of the last things you would think a mayor would say. Read more »

PH Navy alarmed by plans to let Chinese develop Luzon islands

ABS-CBN News
Aug 05 11:58 PM

Top officials of the Philippine Navy cautioned government from pushing through with a plan to convert three islands in Northern Luzon into commercial zones, with Chinese investors bankrolling the projects. Read more »

July 2019 hottest month globally ever recorded: EU

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Aug 05 10:54 PM

July 2019 was the hottest month across the globe ever recorded, according to data released Monday by the European Union's satellite-based Earth observation network. Read more »

As Hong Kong endures turmoil, did protests affect tourism?

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Aug 04 07:09 AM

Data from the Hong Kong Tourism Board showed that more visitors arrived on the island since the protest began 4 months ago. Read more »

5 things to know about fentanyl, America's deadliest drug

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Aug 04 12:56 AM

The powerful painkiller is the primary synthetic opioid available in the US, a class of drug that was responsible for almost 32,000 overdose deaths last year.  Read more »

Delivery in the age of e-commerce: At your service

ABS-CBN News
Aug 02 07:01 PM

The rise of online shopping in the Philippines has also reinvented delivery service. Read more »

FACTBOX: Facebook takedowns of 'coordinated inauthentic behavior' in 2019

Reuters
Aug 01 11:49 PM

LONDON - Facebook said on Thursday it had dismantled a network of fake accounts and pages it said were run by people connected to the government of Saudi Arabia, the company's latest action to combat "coordinated inauthentic behavior" on its platform. Read more »

US expert cautious on proposed revival of Dengvaxia program in PH

ABS-CBN News
Aug 01 11:28 PM | Updated Aug 02 04:45 AM

MANILA—"No one is making any sense." Read more »

SLIDESHOW: Paying it forward for Batanes

ABS-CBN News
Aug 01 04:38 PM | Updated Aug 08 01:19 PM

“Bayanihan para sa Batanes” encourages photographers to support relief efforts for the Ivatans. Funds raised will be used to buy basic supplies for the locals and support rebuilding efforts in Itbayat. Read more »

Ateneo students invent device harnessing energy from sun and rain

ABS-CBN News
Jul 31 10:51 PM

Unlike ordinary solar panels that generate electricity purely from sunlight, a rainshine panel made from graphene can also harness power from rain falling on its surface.  Read more »

Asian countries turning back wealthy world's waste

Agence France-Presse
Jul 31 07:15 AM

Several Southeast Asian countries, sick of being the wealthy world's rubbish dump, have in recent weeks turned back container-loads of waste from foreign shores. Read more »

Spate of slays: What is happening in Negros Oriental?

ABS-CBN News
Jul 30 08:14 PM

When four policemen were killed—execution style—in Ayungon, Negros Oriental on July 18, 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte offered a P3 million reward to find their killers.  Read more »

Where PCSO funds go

ABS-CBN News Data Analytics
Jul 30 11:07 AM

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Charity Fund is used to finance health programs, medical assistance and services, and/or charities of national character. Read more »

Paglaho ng mga katutubong wika sa Pilipinas, layong pigilan

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Jul 30 12:40 AM

Bukod sa wikang pambansang Filipino, kailangan ding panatilihing buhay ang mga katutubong wika ng Pilipinas. Read more »

Political clans take House seats in tandems and trios

Dave Abuel, ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Jul 30 12:34 AM | Updated Jul 30 09:43 AM

As the 18th Congress opens, at least 20 political families in the House of Representatives will be sitting together as husbands and wives; parents and children; siblings; cousins; uncles; aunts and in-laws. Read more »

Why Batanes earthquakes caused so much damage

ABS-CBN News
Jul 30 12:17 AM

Philippine scientists explained the physics behind the deadly weekend quakes in Batanes, and why they caused so much damage. Read more »

Kumander Liwayway: The red lipstick-wearing warrior

ABS-CBN News
Jul 29 11:12 PM

There are some stories that you listen to once and they fade into oblivion, never to be heard ever again. Read more »

Iskolar sa Amerika: Kilalanin ang Yolanda survivor na nakakuha ng scholarship sa Massachusetts Institute of Technology

ABS-CBN News
Jul 28 08:02 AM

Ang kanyang simpleng paliwanag ng kumplikadong Theory of Relativity ni Albert Einstein ang nagbigay daan para makakuha si Hillary Andales ng scholarship sa walong university sa Pilipinas at Amerika. Mag-aaral siya ng Physics sa Amerika para maging isang astrophysicist. Read more »

Environmental groups wary of mismatch between Duterte words, gov't actions on clean energy

Inday Espina-Varona, ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 03:12 AM

Environmental groups have welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to fast-track development of clean, sustainable energy but questioned the disconnect between his promises and actions. Read more »