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Developers push for VAT exemption for low-cost housing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 01:27 PM

The removal of the value-added tax exemption on low-cost and socialized housing will "exacerbate" the backlog, a group of developers said Thursday. Read more »

Mag-nobyong college students, nahulihan ng marijuana

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 10:01 AM

Arestado ang mag-nobyong college students matapos mahulihan ng mga tanim na marijuana sa loob ng kanilang inuupahang kuwarto.   Read more »

Suspek sa panghoholdap at pagkarnap ng taxi, arestado

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Posted at Aug 10 09:36 AM

Sugatan ang isang lolong taxi driver matapos holdapin at tangayin ng suspek ang kanyang taxi sa Tandang Sora, Quezon City.  Read more »

4 sugatan sa karambola ng 3 sasakyan sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 09:10 AM

Apat na katao ang sugatan sa karambola ng 3 sasakyan sa kahabaan ng Gilmore Street sa Barangay Mariana sa Quezon City pasado ala-1 ng madaling araw. Read more »

Advocates say more can be done to empower indigenous peoples

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 04:46 AM

The international day of the world's indigenous peoples is meant to promote and protect the rights of IPs. Read more »

PVL pro Amanda Villanueva on FHM cover: Being strong and fit is sexy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 04:40 AM

Former Adamson Lady Falcon Amanda Villanueva has no problem appearing on the cover of FHM's August issue.  Read more »

DOLE rejects separate department for OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 04:30 AM

The labor and employment department continues to reject the creation of a separate department to address the concern of overseas Filipino workers.  Read more »

4 na empleyado sa NAIA, sibak sa pagnanakaw

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 03:34 AM

Bukod pa ito sa isa pang sinibak na empleyado rin ng MIASCOR matapos makarecover ng droga sa kanyang locker. Read more »

P2M pabuya, alok ni Duterte kontra sa mga 'kasabwat' ng mga Parojinog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 03:27 AM

Nag-alok ng P2 milyong pabuya si Pangulong Duterte para sa bawat madarakip na pulis na kasabwat umano ng pamilya Parojinog sa pagpatay ng mga sundalo at sibilyan sa Ozamiz.  Read more »

Richard Chen, inilahad ang nalalaman sa shabu mula China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 03:21 AM

Nagpasaklolo na ang pamilya ni Richard Chen sa Chinese Customs Police at Chinese embassy sa gitna ng pagkakadiin sa kanya sa P6.4 bilyong shabu shipment na nakalusot sa Bureau of Customs. Read more »

'Acacia tunnel', maaaring tamaan ng road-widening project sa Palawan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 03:08 AM

Tutol ang maraming Palaweño sa road widening project na maaaring mahagip ang "Acacia Tunnel" ng Puerto Princesa. Read more »

Kamara, may solusyon sa pagpopondo ng libreng matrikula sa SUCs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 03:01 AM

May nakikita nang solusyon ang House Committee on Appropriations para matustusan ang batas sa libreng matrikula sa mga state universities at colleges. Read more »

Nasawing Pinoy Jesuit brother sa Cambodia, isinusulong na maging santo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 02:19 AM

Isinusulong ngayon na maging santo ang isa pang Pinoy at Jesuit brother na si Richie Fernando na nagbuwis ng kanyang buhay habang nasa misyon sa Cambodia. Read more »

Black wedding gown ni Maja sa 'Wildflower', patok

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 02:00 AM

Payag ka ba kung ang bridal gown mo ay hindi puti kundi itim? Read more »

How far has government reached economic targets?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 01:57 AM

The Philippines' economic managers again meet with various private sector groups to gauge how far government has come in terms of its economic targets.  Read more »

Gov't news agency posts editorial criticizing UN arbitral ruling that favored PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 10 05:58 AM

Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar promises heads will roll within the Philippine News Agency (PNA) if some of its staff are found negligent.  Read more »

How safe is free public Wi-Fi?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 01:53 AM

Cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab has identified free Wi-Fi as one of the biggest security risks for computer and mobile internet users. Read more »

Gov't wants more low income earners to avail of micro-insurance

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 01:51 AM

Millions of Filipinos are now covered by an insurance plan but the government asserts that number is not enough.  Read more »

Escalating US-North Korean tensions roil Asian markets

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 01:45 AM

The renewed nuclear tensions between North Korea and the United States also pull most Asian markets lower Wednesday, but the Philippines and most ASEAN markets managed to escape with minimal losses.  Read more »

Senate grills warehouse owner on meth from China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 01:43 AM

A case is unlikely to prosper because the evidence was improperly handled. Read more »