MANILA, Philippines — The attack on the residence of slain Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo lasted only for 41 seconds, his bereaved wife revealed on Monday. Mayor Janice Degamo of Pamplona, Negros Oriental, said in an interview with ABS-CBN News' Kabayan that the armed men who killed her husband last Saturday were initially stopped by the security officer outside the gates of their compound to confirm with the governor if they could be allowed inside. Degamo said the protocol for those who wanted to talk with the late governor was to leave firearms with the security officer.

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MANILA, Philippines — The wife of slain Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo has expressed regrets about their relaxed security protocols, which made it easy for armed men to enter their compound and gun down the public official and some of his constituents Saturday morning. Pamplona, Negros Oriental Mayor Janice Degamo, in an interview on ABS-CBN News' Kabayan radio program on Monday said that they received several threats over the past months, particularly when the late governor was about to take his oath of office.

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MANILA, Philippines — Are senators not eager to talk about charter change because their terms may be amended and cut short? This was the question posed by Leyte 4th District Rep. Richard Gomez — an ardent supporter of charter change — as to why such proposals are not gaining traction in the Senate despite getting overwhelming support in the House of Representatives. Gomez, in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel's Headstart on Tuesday, said these questions should be answered when the two congressional chambers meet.

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A strategic partnership between Lopez-led ABS-CBN Corp. and Manuel Pangilinan-led TV5 last year might have been derailed by intense political pressure but the two media groups have found other ways to collaborate, albeit, quietly. After shifting gears to become a content provider to all, ABS-CBN has been selling certain transmission equipment and land it no longer needs to TV5, which is boosting its network capabilities. Tucked within its annual report was a mention of the sale of transmitters, antenna towers and two parcels of land in 13 tower sites to MediaQuest Holdings, the media arm of the PLDT Group that operates TV5.

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Coco Martin. Image: Instagram/@cocomartin_ph Coco Martin is full of gratitude as he officially bid farewell to his remarkable role as Ricardo Dalisay in 'FPJ's Ang Probinsyano,' which earlier ended its seven-year run. The actor extended his appreciation to everyone who has been part of the show, including the staff, ABS-CBN bosses, the late Susan Roces and her daughter Sen. Grace Poe, through a message on his Instagram page yesterday, Aug. 13. 'Maraming salamat, Panginoon sa pitong taon na trabaho na ibinigay nyo sa amin, napakarami pong buhay at pamilya ang natulungan dahil sa aming programa,' he said.

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ABS-CBN and TV5 joint venture. Illustration from INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Senator Raffy Tulfo said on Wednesday that he does not see any issue with the merger between media giants ABS-CBN and TV5, which he described as a 'dream team.' The Kapamilya and Kapatid networks signed a landmark deal last August 11, elevating their existing block time agreement to a partnership. 'Sa ngayon, wala akong nakikita. Pero again, I have to study that. I have to ask questions from experts. Tignan kung mayroong violation.

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ABS-CBN and TV5 joint venture (FILE PHOTO) MANILA, Philippines — Three resolutions seeking an investigation on the merger between media giants ABS-CBN and TV5, along with allegations that TV5 is foreign-owned, have been forwarded to the House of Representatives' committee on legislative franchises on Wednesday. During the plenary session, House Resolutions (HR) No. 280, 281, and 282 were transmitted to the said committee for possible action. HR No. 280 authored by Zamboanga Sibugay 1st District Rep.

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ABS-CBN and TV5 joint venture MANILA, Philippines — The investment deal between media companies ABS-CBN and TV5 is 'not notifiable' and does not need approval from the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), an official said Wednesday. During a joint House committee hearing, PCC officer-in-charge Johannes Benjamin Bernabe said the transaction between the two media firms did not meet the P50-million threshold set by the Bayanihan 2 law. Thus, the media entities have no obligation to notify the body of the investment deal since the transaction is not notifiable.

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MANILA, Philippines — The alleged middleman in the murder of Percy Lapid apparently revealed to his sister those behind the killing of the radio commentator, according to an exclusive report on ABS-CBN News' 'TV Patrol' on Monday. The sister, whom the report referred to only as 'alias Marisa,' said she got a message from her brother Cristito 'Jun Villamor' Palaña. She explained that her brother, though sentenced to life imprisonment at the New Bilibid Prison, still had a phone. Speaking in Filipino, the sister said: 'On the 18th [of October] at 11:59 [a.

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INQUIRER FILE PHOTO The landmark deal between Manuel Pangilinan's TV5 Network Inc. and Lopez-led ABS-CBN Corp. has been signed, elevating their existing block time agreement to a partnership that is seen to boost content creation. On Thursday, ABS-CBN disclosed it was set to acquire 6.46 million new primary common shares of TV5 for P2.16 billion. This represents 34.99 percent of the total voting and outstanding capital stock of TV5. TV5, which will remain to be the controlling shareholder, will have 64.

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Sarah Geronimo. Image: screengrab from YouTube/ABS-CBN Entertainment Sarah Geronimo marked her return to ABS-CBN's weekend variety show 'ASAP Natin ‘To' with a song-and-dance performance of her 2018 hit 'Duyan.' The singer-actress gave an account of the people she is grateful for, in a video aired before her comeback performance during the show, as seen on the network's YouTube channel today, July 24. 'Maraming maraming salamat po sa aking mga Kapamilya in ABS-CBN, Viva and of course, sa ‘ASAP' family ko.

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Ria Atayde at Tony Labrusca SIGURADONG ikaka-shock ng mga manonood ang mga intimate scenes nina Tony Labrusca at Ria Atayde sa afternoon series na 'Nag-Aapoy Na Damdamin'. Matagal-tagal ding nawala sa limelight ang hunk actor kaya naman nagpapasalamat siya sa ABS-CBN na binigyan uli siya ng project na maipagmamalaki niya. Ang 'Nag-Aapoy Na Damdamin' na idinirek nina FM Reyes at Benedict Mique, ay isang collaboration project ng ABS-CBN at TV5 na pinagbibidahan nina Tony, Ria (gumaganap na mag-asawa sa kuwento), Jane Oineza at JC de Vera.

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Maiqui Pineda and Robi Domingo. Image: Instagram/@iamrobidomingo Robi Domingo admitted he has been having a 'tug-of-war of feelings' as he couldn't stop thinking about his fiancée, Maiqui Pineda, who has been diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease. The TV host opened up about this after his contract signing with ABS-CBN, as seen on his Instagram page on Friday, Aug. 4. 'What an emotional day. This moment has given me a deeper appreciation of what it is to be a KAPAMILYA,' Domingo spoke of the contract-signing event.

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Alwyn Uytingco, Jennica Garcia and their kids. Image: Instagram/@alwynzky Jennica Garcia has confirmed that her annulment with estranged husband, actor Alwyn Uytingco, is currently ongoing, months after revealing that their  efforts at reconciliation didn't work . Garcia revealed in an interview during a brand launch that she and Uytingco, who's also the father of their daughters Athena and Severina, have been separated for 'three years now' when asked about the status of their relationship, as seen in a recording by ABS-CBN News.

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Kiana Valenciano with (left) Gary Valenciano and Sandro Tolentino. Screenshot from ABS-CBN Entertainment's YouTube channel, Image: Instagram/@kianavee Gary Valenciano was all praises for his future son-in-law, Sandro Tolentino, fiancé of daughter Kiana, who the singer's family considers 'a blessing.' In 'The Greatest Showdown' segment of Kapamilya variety show 'ASAP Natin ‘To' that aired last Sunday, Sept. 3, the father-and-daughter duo performed a soulful duet of Alicia Keys' 'If I Ain't Got You' in celebration of Kiana's recent engagement to her boyfriend of four years.

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MANILA, Philippines— The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will meet with President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. on Tuesday to make a final decision on a possible extension for SIM card registration. 'Yes, we'll be discussing SIM registration, among others,' DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy said over the ABS-CBN News Channel when asked if he would meet the President in Malacañang to discuss the extension. 'This is important and this is urgent because tomorrow's already the deadline, so we like to make some decisions once and for all,' he added.

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Priscilla Mereilles spoke once again about her marriage with John Estrada, declaring 'all is good' between them and that they have been 'talking a lot' to address differences and expectations in their relationship. The Brazilian beauty queen said this after she was asked by ABS-CBN entertainment reporter Mario Dumaual if 'all is well' between her and Estrada. Meirelles and Dumaual had their conversation during the preliminary event of the Miss Earth Philippines pageant last Monday, April 17. 'Actually, we never really had any major, let's say… I cannot say that it wasn't well,' she told the reporter.

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Enrique Gil has reaffirmed his loyalty to ABS-CBN as he inked an exclusive contract with the network after a three-year hiatus from showbiz. Gil was welcomed back to ABS-CBN at a contract signing ceremony on Tuesday, April 25, as seen in a video uploaded by ABS-CBN PR's official Instagram page. The contract signing event was attended by the actor's manager Ranvel Rufino, ABS-CBN's president and CEO Carlo Katigbak, ABS-CBN's COO of broadcast Cory Vidanes, ABS-CBN Film Productions Inc. head Kriz Gazmen, and Dreamscape Entertainment head Deo Endrinal, among others.

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MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Maj. Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Friday urged police officers, even. the lowest ranking ones, to document and report the irregular activities of their superiors. Acorda, who previously headed the PNP Directorate for Intelligence, told the junior officers to use 'counter-intelligence' to keep their ranks clean. 'Kailangan ng pagkakaisa, even the lowest, kahit yung mga juniors na mga PNP officers. Yung mga tinuruan natin sa [Institute Training Group], mga [Police Non-Commissioned Officers], sabi ko, ‘let us use, yung counter-intelligence work', so yung ating kapulisan, kung may ginagawang katiwalian yung ating superiors o head officers, please, let us document that,' he said in an interview on ABS-CBN's Sakto.

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Finally, Coco Martin and Julia Montes fans may now rejoice! Martin has finally confirmed that he's in a relationship with Julia Montes for 12 years, putting an end to longstanding speculations about their romantic status. The 'Batang Quiapo' star made the revelation on ABS-CBN's TV Patrol on Tuesday, May 23, where they were asked about the status of their romance. 'Napakasarap ng pakiramdam namin dahil 12 years na kaming magkasama, pero pareho pa rin tulad ng dati. Nilo-look forward namin kapag may project na magkasama kami and then kapag may pagkakataon, nakakalabas kami, nakikita kami ng mga tao pero name-maintain namin ang privacy sa buhay namin,' he said.

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While Moira Dela Torre has yet to address the accusations against her by songwriter Lolito Go, an ABS-CBN executive and a former drummer spoke in defense of the female crooner, as they maintained that she has a 'good character' and is an 'exceptional songwriter.' ABS-CBN Music's creative director Jonathan Manalo took to his personal Twitter page on Sunday, May 28, to 'vouch' for Dela Torre's 'good character,' where he stressed that her skills as a songwriter 'can never be refuted. 'Just putting it out there.

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MANILA, Philippines—Before she was proclaimed second runner-up in the 2023 Binibining Pilipinas pageant, Atasha Reign Parani already had a budding career as host and actress with ABS-CBN after her stint in 'Pinoy Big Brother.' After taking a short break from the industry to focus on the competition, she said she would love to go back to the biz. 'I really want to go back to show biz. It was really my first love, like, acting and hosting. I was hosting for Pie channel before the pageant,' Parani told the Inquirer when the pageant's winners engaged in a round of interviews with members of the media at the Owner's Circle at the Araneta City in Quezon City a couple of days after their coronation.

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Unbreak my Heart' (UMH) has broken network barriers. The riveting drama series, which is a collaboration of GMA Network and ABS-CBN and airs from Monday to Thursday at 9:35 p.m. on GMA, stars Richard Yap, Gabbi Garcia, Joshua Garcia and Jodi Sta. Maria. Jodi and Richard's tandem has not lost its spell, even as they portray an estranged couple. It's a complete turnaround from their cutesy roles in 'Be Careful with my Heart' (2012). I've been hooked on UMH since it premiered a few weeks ago. Aside from its postcard-pretty locations in Switzerland and Italy, the potent combination of the lead stars makes me yearn for the next episode, yet I don't want the story to end.

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MANILA, Philippines — Rockfall events in Mayon Volcano more than doubled from 46 to 98 in the last 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Thursday morning. Phivolcs on Monday raised alert level 2 over Mayon Volcano due to increasing unrest. 'Between 5 a.m. yesterday, June 7, to 5 a.m.today, June 8, we recorded 98 rockfall events. This is much higher than the 46 rockfall events that we detected between June 6 and June 7,' Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol said in an interview on ABS-CBN's Sakto.

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MANILA, Philippines — Mayon Volcano will keep its Alert Level 3 status since the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) is seeing no clue to downgrade it. On Friday, state volcanologists even noted that Mayon Volcano's current diffusive eruption may continue for at least three months. 'Wala pa pong indication na we have to lower the alert level because as of the moment, technically, nage-erupt pa rin ‘yung volcano. It's just that it's a diffusive eruption pero eruption pa rin po ‘yun,' Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol said in an interview with ABS-CBN's Sakto.

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MANILA, Philippines — Releasing frogs in stagnant waters to eliminate mosquitoes will not prevent the spread of dengue infections, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire issued the remark after reports that a local government unit (LGU) released frogs in its waterways as a way to prevent dengue. 'Hindi ‘yun tama. Kahapon noong narinig natin ‘yung balita, agad agad nating tinawagan ‘yung kanilang LGU officials, ‘yung city mayor nila, at agad na rumisponde ang city mayor at tinawagan ‘yung barangay captain para ipatigil,' she said in an interview over ABS CBN's TeleRadyo.

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ABS-CBN Christmas Special featuring Joshua Garcia and Jane de Leon. Image: ABS-CBN via Twitter/@janeshuabuddies Jane de Leon revealed that she experienced wardrobe malfunction in the recently held ABS-CBN Christmas Special, as she thanked her 'Darna' co-star Joshua Garcia for helping her cover up the incident. 'Thank you [Joshua Garcia] for helping me cover my wardrobe malfunction!' the actress said while retweeting a set of photos of them in the said event, as seen on her Twitter page yesterday, Dec.

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Globe customers can now convert their data into Rewards points that can be donated to help families and communities affected by Typhoon Odette. Starting January 15, Globe customers can simply go to the Rewards section of the new GlobeOne app and tap convert data from the account of their choice. Data conversion is as follows: 1GB = P10 5GB = P50 10GB = P100 Donations will be used in the relief efforts of partner organizations Ayala Foundation, GMA Kapuso Foundation, Rise Against Hunger Philippines, Tzu Chi Foundation, ABS-CBN Foundation, and PGH Foundation, in areas hit by Typhoon Odette.

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Senator Panfilo Lacson (left) and Vice President Leni Robredo (right). INQUIRER FILES MANILA, Philippines — The window for unification talks has closed, and withdrawing from the presidential race at this point will only favor Vice President Leni Robredo, Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson's spokesperson said Monday. 'The call for unification as to that point of time where all of them are willing, that point has already passed,' Lacson's spokesperson Ashley Acedillo said on ABS-CBN News Channel's Headstart.

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The new hosts of the revamped 'Eat Bulaga' have expressed their excitement for the transfer of ABS-CBN noontime show 'It's Showtime' to GMA's GTV channel even though its broadcast directly hits theirs. The Kapamilya network earlier announced that its flagship noontime show will transfer to GTV starting July 1 following the expiration of its contract with TV5. On the other hand, the Kapatid network is set to air the new show of Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon (TVJ) amid an ongoing squabble with production company TAPE Inc.

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