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Employees and supporters light candles at the gate of the the ABS-CBN compound in Quezon City on May 5, 2020.

FLAG: House inaction led to ABS-CBN shutdown

“This is how liberty dies, not with a loud bang but with dead air,” FLAG said. Read more

ABS-CBN's last moments before going off the air for now

At 7:52 p.m. on Tuesday, broadcast giant ABS-CBN’s Channel 2 and Studio 23 officially went off air, hours after the National Telecommunications... Read more

Noli De Castro is seen in TV Patrol moments before ABS-CBN went off air on May 5, 2020.

Noli de Castro: 'Tayo ang ABS-CBN'

Longtime ABS-CBN anchor Noli de Castro signed off the Tuesday evening broadcast of "TV Patrol" by recapping the broadcast network's service for... Read more

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Business

ABS-CBN ordered to go off air as franchise lapses

In this Feb. 15, 2020 photo, thousands of ABS-CBN employees gather at the ABS-CBN compound in Quezon City in support of the network's franchise renewal.In this Feb. 15, 2020 photo, thousands of ABS-CBN employees gather at the ABS-CBN compound in Quezon City in support of the network's franchise renewal.

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Rights groups urge Filipinos to stand against move to shut down ABS-CBN

AS IT HAPPENS

2 hours ago - It has gone black. ABS-CBN's main television channel goes off-air hours after the National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order aga...

6 hours ago - The Department of Health reports 199 new COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, bringing the national total to 9,684. The health department also announces&nbs...

7 hours ago - The Ilocos Norte provincial government rolls out a livelihood and emergency employment program for displaced daily wage workers amid the COVID-19 crisis. Under...

7 hours ago - An employee of the Department of Health in Cagayan Valley and two more were flagged down at a checkpoint in Tabuk City, Kalinga over the weekend, a belate...

12 hours ago - Headline inflation eases to 2.2% in April, the first month of the enhanced community quarantine in several areas due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the...

13 hours ago - More than a quarter of a million people have died from the novel coronavirus worldwide, with over 85 percent of them in Europe and the United States, accor...

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Kuha ni dating Sen. Bongbong Marcos sa isang vlog na patunay ng pag-igi ng kanyang kalusugan.

Bongbong Marcos tests negative for COVID-19

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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte updates the nation on the government's efforts in addressing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Malago Clubhouse in MalacaÃ±ang on March 30, 2020.

Pangilinan, Zobels accept Duterte apology

1 hour ago

Coronavirus prompts telcos to put capex plans under review

2 hours ago

Gold's Gym Philippines President and CEO Mylene Dayrit (R) weighs in on keeping gyms and sports facilities closed during the general community quarantine (GCQ)

Gold's Gym files bankruptcy, Philippine branches unaffected

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Former cop caught with gun, boxes of liquor after C-5 shootout

By Franco Luna | 3 hours ago

"If you're stopped, comply with it properly and don't try to run away so it doesn't end up like this. These are the people...

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ABS-CBN answers NTC's cease and desist order

By Jan Milo Severo | 3 hours ago

ABS-CBN has released a statement after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a cease and desist order against...

Entertainment

3 hours ago

Duterte says only 207 out of 1,634 LGUs have completed cash aid distribution

By Alexis Romero | 3 hours ago

Only about 12% of local governments have finished the distribution of the first tranche of emergency aid for sectors...

Headlines

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'Not just for mom': Grace Poe condemns NTC's order for ABS-CBN shutdown

By Jan Milo Severo | 3 hours ago

Senator Grace Poe was among the many that felt bad upon learning that the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued...

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Duterte apologizes, willing to 'talk' with Pangilinan, Zobels

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WATCH: Ryan Cayabyab marks birthday with new song amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Duterte orders to make OFW PhilHealth contributions voluntary

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Coach Doc Rivers tells his players to ‘win the wait’

by: Anthony Suntay

Doc Rivers is one of the most respected coaches in the NBA today....

Stay Home. Stay Safe. Stay Sane. How to cool down from ‘cabin fever’

by: Joanne Rae M. Ramirez

How does one cool down when infected with “cabin fever,” a...

Mourning in the time of COVID

by: Letty Jacinto-Lopez

This online, virtual bonding renewed their faith and kept the...

Coming together amid social distancing

by: Mike Toledo

Reaching out to one another at a time of social distancing....

Brillante supports We Are One online global filmfest

by: Ricky Lo

Here’s good news for film lovers around the world....

Duterte frees OFWs from PhilHealth rule

by: Federico D. Pascual Jr.

Intervention by President Duterte ended yesterday the debate over...

New normal: Bring back ROTC next school year

by: Bobit S. Avila

Last Monday I was able to interview Maj. Gen. Marlou L. Salazar,...

‘Takusa’

by: Rey Gamboa

While working as an oil man for a good number of decades, one...

My sister, my friend

by: Paulynn Sicam

My sister, Patricia Paredes Magee, whom we called “Tictac,”...

A better normal

by: Emmeline Aglipay-Villar

Last week, I wrote about how our immediate aim post-quarantine...

The price of being nice

by: Lance Joshua G. Cangas

We Filipinos are raised by our parents to be polite and to use...

Literature as meditation

by: F. Sionil Jose

Again, let me draw you away from the cruel anxieties wrought by...

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Headlines Bongbong Marcos tests negative for COVID-19 1 minute ago ABS-CBN's last moments before going off the air for now FLAG: House inaction led to ABS-CBN shutdown More Headlines Articles	Opinion EDITORIAL - Reviving business 21 hours ago Duterte frees OFWs from PhilHealth rule Smartly More Opinion Articles	Nation Former cop caught with gun, boxes of liquor after C-5 shootout 2 hours ago Troops search for suspects in killing 2 Maguindanao frontliners GMA-7 employee arrested after swallowing sachet of shabu More Nation Articles
World France toll tops 25,000 as PM defends post-lockdown plan 13 hours ago WHO says has no proof from US on 'speculative' Wuhan lab claims US milestone of 100,000 virus deaths likely by June More World Articles	Business Pangilinan, Zobels accept Duterte apology 55 minutes ago Coronavirus prompts telcos to put capex plans under review ABS-CBN ordered to go off air as franchise lapses More Business Articles	Sports Valdez, Marano join hands in aiding volleyball league personnel 4 hours ago Bernadeth Pons reflects on a life of optimism, flexibility, survival Takeaways from Episode 5 of 'The Last Dance' More Sports Articles
Entertainment Noli de Castro: 'Tayo ang ABS-CBN' 55 minutes ago ABS-CBN answers NTC's cease and desist order 'Not just for mom': Grace Poe condemns NTC's order for ABS-CBN shutdown More Entertainment Articles	Lifestyle Gold's Gym files bankruptcy, Philippine branches unaffected 2 hours ago ‘Midnight Sun': New ‘Twilight’ book in 12 years retold from Edward’s POV My sister, my friend More Lifestyle Articles	Sponsored Meralco provides shelter for The Medical City frontliners 12 hours ago Lazada’s Bounce Back Sale lets customers support local businesses Can the Philippines avoid a coronavirus-induced recession? It’s possible

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Philippines protest China’s latest SCS actions

The Philippines “strongly” protested China’s establishment of two new districts in the disputed South China Sea and the illegal designation of Kagitingan Reef within the Kalayaan Island Group as administrative center of “Nansha” district.

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This Jan. 1, 2018 satellite image shows China's installations on Fiery Cross or Kagitingan Reef in the West Philippine Sea.

Philippines protests China's self-declared South China Sea districts, naming of Kalayaan features

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said the government "strongly protests" China's establishment of two districts in the South China Sea.

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Satellite imagery from May 12 shows the deployment of several new weapons systems to Chinaâ��s base on Woody Island in the Paracels.

US Navy ship sails through Chinese-claimed waters in South China Sea

A US Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed through waters near the Paracel islands in the South China Sea challenging China's claim to the area, the Navy said Wednesday.

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â��Leave the Chinese embassy in Manila alone. It never made a connection between medical help and legal claim,â�� Locsin tweeted yesterday.

‘China not using COVID aid to deflect sea issue’

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has defended China from accusations it is using its COVID-19 assistance to silence criticism of its aggression in the South China Sea.

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The Chinese Embassy in Manila recently released a music video titled "Iisang Dagat", which drew negative responses from Filipino social media users.

Chinese Embassy's 'Iisang Dagat' video made people more angry, Carpio says

While Beijing claims that its music video titled "Iisang Dagat" is a tribute for COVID-19 frontliners, there might be a subliminal message in it, retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said.

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