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Public told to be on guard vs 'lump sums, hidden pork'

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Nov 25 12:53 AM | Updated Nov 25 04:00 PM

Social Watch Philippines, an NGO whose advocacy is to eradicate poverty and promote social protection, strongly advised the public to be vigilant as far as the proposed P5.268T 2023 national budget is concerned. Read more »

Locally developed dengue, COVID test kits as effective as foreign brands

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Nov 24 09:42 PM

Scientists have developed test kits for dengue and COVID-19, which they say are cheaper than foreign brands but just as effective. Read more »

The trash elections produce, and its long-term effects

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Nov 24 06:20 PM | Updated Nov 29 09:53 AM

While those recycling election tarpaulins gain livelihood, those who utilize them only for the short term must think about the greater good. Read more »

Malaysia's new PM Anwar: from prison to power, a dream fulfilled

Martin Abbugao and M Jegathesan, Agence France-Presse
Nov 24 05:55 PM

It has been a bumpy road to the pinnacle of power for Anwar Ibrahim, who on Thursday achieved his dream of the Malaysian premiership. Read more »

Journalists have much to lose if Twitter dies

Paul Ricard, Agence France-Presse
Nov 24 10:20 AM

Few will lose as much as journalists if Twitter dies, having grown reliant on its endless sources and instant updates. Read more »

'Fight for 58' cry echoes at Maguindanao massacre protests

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Nov 23 10:59 PM

For a student organizer, it was important to remember the Maguindanao massacre even by young Filipinos who had not come of age then. Read more »

Medical community frets over fate of Twitter

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Nov 23 10:38 AM

Medical experts have used Twitter since the start of the COVID pandemic as a tool to quickly gather information and share public health messages. Read more »

Patriot missiles for Poland: What purpose do they serve?

Deutsche Welle
Nov 23 10:00 AM

Germany's announcement this week that it has offered its own Patriot missiles to Poland is the latest in that shifting of NATO resources. Read more »

Maguindanao massacre victims' kin get 'partial justice'

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Nov 23 02:35 AM

Victims’ families finally visiting the Maguindanao massacre site after 2 years say they still could not claim full justice for the 58 lives killed. Read more »

Latest biotechnology research on HIV may help build PH capacities against it: DOST

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Nov 23 01:20 AM

The DOST revealed two technologies that may in the future help the country tackle HIV: the In vitro HIV modeling, and the development of paper- based diagnostic kit for HIV Drug resistance. Read more »

Bacterial infections the 'second leading cause of death worldwide'

Agence France-Presse
Nov 22 10:39 AM

Bacterial infections are the second leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for one in eight of all deaths in 2019, the first global estimate of their lethality revealed on Tuesday. Read more »

WHO identifying potential pandemic pathogens

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Nov 22 05:06 AM

The World Health Organization said on Monday it was thrashing out a new list of priority pathogens that risk sparking pandemics or outbreaks and should be kept under close observation. Read more »

Remulla: PH 'not ready' for same-sex marriage, SOGIE

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Nov 22 12:12 AM

The Justice department on Monday defended its decision to immediately reject some recommendations from United Nations member-states during the universal periodic review of the Philippine human rights situation in Geneva last week.c Read more »

US envoy reiterates support for PH claims in disputed sea

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Nov 21 08:24 PM

A day after a reported Filipino-Chinese incident near Pag-asa Island, US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson reiterated her country’s support for the Philippines' claims in the South China Sea. Read more »

ALAMIN: Paano nga ba maalagaan ang ating pandinig?

ABS-CBN News
Nov 21 01:12 PM

Sa isang pag-aaral, lumalabas na 1 bilyong kabataan sa buong mundo ang nanganganib na mawalan ng pandinig dahil sa pakikinig ng malalakas na tugtog gamit ang earphones. Read more »

Fire and fury: North Korea's banned weapons programs

Agence France-Presse
Nov 18 05:59 PM | Updated Nov 18 06:45 PM

Here is a timeline of North Korea's banned nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. Read more »

Webb observations point to a shorter cosmic dark age

Agence France-Presse
Nov 18 07:22 AM

The first galaxies may have formed far earlier than previously thought, according to observations from the James Webb Space Telescope that are reshaping astronomers' understanding of the early universe. Read more »

Mental health issues rise among Filipino youth

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Nov 17 03:24 PM | Updated Nov 17 07:12 PM

Mental health issues continue to rise among the Filipino youth, a psychiatrist said Thursday. Read more »

Paeng’s Ground Zero: 'Forced' relocation blamed for deaths

Chrislen Bulosan, with photos by Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News
Nov 17 03:16 PM | Updated Nov 19 09:39 PM

Some members of the Teduray tribe say they were allegedly forced to relocate to the foot of a mountain where Paeng spawned a deadly landslide. Read more »

Dreams of wealth turn to dust for Qatar migrant workers

Shafiqul Alam with Aishwarya Kumar in New Delhi and Mikhail Flores in Manila, Agence France-Presse
Nov 16 05:46 PM

The Gulf state has faced harsh criticism over deaths, injuries, and unpaid wages of foreign laborers. Read more »

Popcom: Pinoys becoming more ‘conscious’ of having children

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Nov 16 04:35 PM | Updated Nov 16 04:47 PM

Popcom OIC Lolito Tacardon said the agency is looking at the declining fertility rate in the country as an 'opportunity from various levels,' noting its benefits nationwide. Read more »

Who owns the moon?

Deutsche Welle
Nov 16 10:12 AM | Updated Nov 16 10:26 AM

As nations and private companies plan for more space exploration, what legal claims can they make on the moon? Read more »

Sperm count is declining at accelerating rate worldwide: study

Agence France-Presse
Nov 16 06:58 AM

Sperm count among men worldwide is falling at an accelerated rate after halving over the last 40 years, a large new study said Tuesday. Read more »

Smoking cannabis may be more harmful to lungs than tobacco: study

Agence France-Presse
Nov 16 06:27 AM

Cannabis may do more harm to a smoker's lungs and airways than tobacco, according to a small Canadian study published Tuesday. Read more »

Pagtaas ng bilang ng obese sa bansa, ikinaalarma ng eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Nov 16 01:28 AM

Ikinaalarma ng isang eksperto ang pagtaas ng bilang ng mga obese at overweight sa Pilipinas. Read more »