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SAN FRANCISCO – Overseas voting for the Philippines’ national elections begins April 9. But before that kicks off, Philippine embassies and consulates worldwide did a final testing of the automated vote counting machines. Officials are rushing...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – A Los Angeles man will be spending the rest of his life in jail for photographing naked girls while in the Philippines. Stanley Dan Reczko, 50, was convicted of sexual exploitation for...

By Manuel Mogato, Reuters MANILA – Philippine and U.S. soldiers began their biggest combined military exercise in 15 years on Monday, in a demonstration of Washington’s commitment to its long-time ally as it rebalances to Asia in...

After striking a plea deal earlier this year, the former college professor, accused of traveling to the Philippines to have sex with children was sentenced in a federal court room. Former University of Southern California professor...

By Raffy Santos, ABS-CBN News MANILA – As Tropical Storm Ruby exits the Philippine area of responsibility, authorities now focus on getting help to citizens who were affected.  Disaster management officials say some 13,000 homes in...

By Manny Dela Rosa, ABS-CBN North America Bureau Sept. 19, 2014 A Filipina filmmaker is making waves in the film festival circuit in the U.S. for her documentary on transsexuals in the Philippines called “Shunned”. Our...

By ABS-CBN News MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs has ordered the mandatory repatriation of over 100 Filipinos in Gaza, and over 13,000 Filipinos in Libya. The Philippine embassies in Cairo, Tel Aviv...

By Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America Bureau July 18, 2014 RANCHO BERNARDO, Calif – She may have been close last year, but in her final junior tournament before she begins her college scholarship, the Philippines’ Daniella...

By Rommel Conclara, ABS-CBN North America Bureau June 25, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO – Nora Aunor’s critically acclaimed movie “Thy Womb” screened its official U.S. premiere in San Francisco over the weekend. This Brillante Mendoza masterpiece also...

By Rommel Conclara, ABS-CBN North America Bureau June 25, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO – Students and faculty members of the City College of San Francisco can now breathe a little sigh of relief. California Governor Jerry Brown...