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MANILA, Philippines — ABS-CBN Corp. on Monday denied reports that it was in talks to hand over management control to companies linked to businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan, calling the claims inaccurate. In a statement, the broadcast giant addressed reports suggesting it planned to turn over management to MediaQuest Holdings Inc. or TV5 Network Inc. —

MANILA, Philippines — Contractors who played the role of losing bidders in fake biddings for Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) projects earned “salary” for the trouble, state witness Roberto Bernardo told the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Tuesday. Bernardo, a former DPWH undersecretary, revealed the industry practice as he returned to the witness stand

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Local authorities declared a dengue outbreak here on Tuesday following 12 confirmed deaths from 1,241 cases across 39 barangays, a 500 percent jump from the same period last year. Mayor Khymer Olaso, citing records from the City Health Office (CHO), said barangays Calarian, Sta. Maria, Talon-Talon, Ayala, and Putik registered the largest

MANILA, Philippines — Chinese naval drills were monitored near Bajo de Masinloc on July 31 and during the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) anniversary on Aug. 1, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed Tuesday. “After numerous false narratives by the Chinese Communist Party of conducting drills in Bajo de Masinloc, the AFP was able

DAVAO CITY — Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia said Tuesday that Comelec is set to cancel the registration of a political party in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) ahead of the historic balloting on Sept. 14. Garcia told reporters here that the cancellation of registration, if it becomes final, will

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Tuesday adopted House Resolution No. 1286 commending and congratulating Alexandra “Alex” Maniego Eala for making history as the first Filipino to win a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour-level singles title. The resolution — introduced by House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III, Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander A.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A record field of 1,400 triathletes from around the world is set to test their endurance in the 12th staging of the Ironman 70.3 Lapu-Lapu Cebu on Sunday, August 9, with organizers promising the biggest and grandest edition of Asia’s premier triathlon race. The turnout eclipses last year’s 1,217 participants, according

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A fire broke out along Burgos-J.R. Borja Extension in Barangay 7, Cagayan de Oro City, on Tuesday afternoon, August 4. Emergency response teams, including firefighters from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and local volunteer fire brigades, are currently on the scene fighting off the blaze. READ: Fire destroys P2-million

MANILA, Philippines – In the seriousness of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, the counsels, senator-judges and the audience managed to break into laughter when, in a series of moments, House prosecution counsel Lorna Kapunan made unexpected quick-witted remarks. On the first day of Kapunan’s direct examination of Commission on Audit (COA) auditor Roderick Wamil

COTABATO CITY — The local government unit (LGU) and police in Midsayap, Cotabato sought the Philippine National Police (PNP) cybercrime unit’s assistance Tuesday afternoon to identify those behind a social media post threatening students and schools. The apparent threat followed a shooting that wounded a traffic enforcer Tuesday morning in Midsayap. Midsayap Mayor Rolly Sacdalan