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Miami Heat's LeBron James (C) drives through the defense of Indiana Pacers' Paul George (L) and David West on his way to making the game-winning lay-up in overtime during Game 1 of their NBA Eastern Conference final basketball playoff in Miami, Florida May 22, 2013.

Photo by Joe Skipper, Reuters
A cross stands over a destroyed home as the sun rises on Thursday in Moore, Oklahoma. A powerful tornado measuring 3 kilometers wide destroyed homes, schools and businesses, killing 24 people including several school children.

Photo by Joshua Lott, AFP
Militant workers from Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) stage a protest action against the propose hike in social security premium in front of the Social Security System (SSS) office in Quezon City on Thursday. The group is protesting the proposed hike to 11% from the current 10.4% of the basic monthly pay.

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Danielle Stephan holds boyfriend Thomas Layton as they pause between salvaging through the remains of the devastation in Moore, Oklahoma on Wednesday. The tornado that killed 24 people has been recategorized into an EF-5, the most powerful type of twister.

Photo by Adrees Latif, Reuters
Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario (right) is greeted by his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida for their talks at Kishida's office in Tokyo on Wednesday. Del Rosario is on a two-day visit to Tokyo to attend an international business forum.

Photo by Yoshikazu Tsuno, AFP

14 party-list winners proclaimed

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed Friday 14 winners in the party-list elections.

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PNoy OKd Comelec’s request for intel funds

MANILA - Malacañang said that the Commission on Election's (Comelec) request for intelligence funds was justified and subsequently approved by the President.

by Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News

PNoy OKd Comelec’s request for intel funds

PNoy signs law setting Philippine Standard Time

MANILA - Will the connotation of “Filipino time” now change?

by Willard Cheng, ABS-CBNnews.com

PNoy signs law setting Philippine Standard Time

Jodi talks about Jolo's cheesy tweet

'Boy Bawang' survives Oklahoma tornado

Letter to Dan Brown: Manila not 'gates of hell'

Restaurant to create 'Adobo Diablo' for Dan Brown

Georgina speaks up about Erap tweet

Carpio: China claim illegal under UNCLOS

By Jojo Malig, ABS-CBNnews.com

Posted 9 hours ago

LP dominates lower House races

Research by Rei Maricon Pangilinan, ABS-CBNnews.com

Posted 13 hours ago

LP, NP agree on common bet for Senate chief

by Ryan Chua, ABS-CBN News

Posted 18 hours ago

Comelec: 18,000 PCOS had signal trouble

MANILA – Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes admitted that about 24% of precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines experienced signal problems, thus preventing the timely transmission of results in the May 13 elections.

Posted 15 hours ago

Business RSS

Goldman Sachs: PSEi to continue its winning streak

MANILA -- Goldman Sachs said Philippine stocks will continue to climb but told investors to lighten up on these shares because they are expensive.

Posted 19 hours ago

Entertainment RSS

CA upholds 1-month suspension of 'Willing Willie'

MANILA - The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld the suspension of TV5 show "Willing Willie" by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) because of an episode involving a 6-year old boy dancing like a macho dancer.

Posted 19 hours ago

Sports RSS

Marquez could have earned $10M for Pacquiao 5

MANILA, Philippines – Boxing trainer Freddie Roach could not help but shake his head in disbelief when Juan Manuel Marquez picked a fight against Timothy Bradley instead of Manny Pacquiao.

Posted 14 hours ago

Metro RSS

BPI bank manager shot dead

Patay ang isang babaeng bank manager matapos tambangan ng riding-in-tandem sa Taft Avenue, Maynila. Papasok na sa trabaho ang biktima nang siya ay barilin.

Posted 12 hours ago

Global Filipino RSS

No new attacks vs Pinoys in Taiwan: MECO

MANILA - The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said things are steadily improving for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan since the height of anti-Filipino sentiment, especially in the southern regions of the island over the weekend.

Posted 17 hours ago

Issued at: 5:00 a.m., 24 May 2013
Diffused tail-end of a cold front affecting Northern Luzon.Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Southern Mindanao.

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Pacquiao is richest congressman anew

MANILA (UPDATED) – Billionaire boxer and Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquiao is the richest member of the 15th congress, with a net worth of over P1.7 billion, according to the representatives' submitted statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).