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Seoul mayor's funeral held despite objections
Despite the controversy over Park Won-soon's death, the Seoul City government organizes a 5-day funeral for him and sets up a memorial altar outside City Hall

South Korea court slashes ex-president's jail term by 10 years
She now faces a total of 22 years behind bars and she would be in her late 80s by the time her sentence is up

Seoul mayor in apparent suicide after #MeToo allegations
(UPDATED) He won 3 elections while promoting gender and social equality

Seoul mayor missing after '#MeToo allegations'
A police complaint – allegedly involving sexual assault – was filed against Park Won-soon by a former Seoul City employee on Wednesday, July 8

SC greenlights prosecution of construction firm chief over Makati parking building
The Supreme Court's Second Division does not give weight to the argument of Hilmarc's Construction chief Efren Canlas that he, as a private individual, cannot be charged for violation of Section 3 (e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act

Park Bo-gum, Park So-dam, and Byeon Woo-seok's newest series will stream on Netflix
The new series will premiere outside of South Korea via Netflix

CIDG files complaint vs 2 Chinese over makeshift hospital in Clark resort
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Regional Field Unit 3 also files a complaint against the lessee of the villa at the Fontana Leisure Park that housed the underground hospital and pharmacy

Fontana denies involvement in illegal COVID-19 clinic, defends villa owner
The resort operator says the Chinese suspects who allegedly ran the illegal COVID-19 clinic were released without any charges

Tiis-pilipit: Mangyan tribesmen, tamaraw threatened by hunger and disease
For the reclusive Taw’buid, death and disease are part of life, hindering them from protecting an animal they revere – the critically-endangered tamaraw

490 Chinese POGO workers, tenants in Clark resort tested for coronavirus
Filipino employees and delivery boys trapped inside the locked down Fontana Leisure Parks are not included in the swab testing

South Korea prosecutors demand 35-year jail term for ex-leader Park
Park Geun-hye, the country's first female president, is being retried in the High Court on the bribery, abuse of power and spy agency charges

Police raid underground Chinese coronavirus hospital in Clark resort
(4th UPDATE) The Clark Development Corporation says one of the villas at the Fontana Leisure Park in Pampanga was turned into a 'makeshift medical facility' for Chinese who are suspected coronavirus patients

Hong Kong penguins chill during pandemic while carers work overtime
Piles of fresh snow have been laid out as some 100 penguins excitedly gather for the mid-morning feeding session. Hong Kong's Ocean Park is still shut because of the coronavirus outbreak.

LOOK: Jinri Park marries partner John in Australia
The former 'Pinoy Big Brother' housemate and her partner John hold a simple ceremony in Australia

California's Yosemite National Park shuts down over coronavirus fears
'Yosemite National Park is announcing modifications to operations at the request of the local health department,' park officials say, with the grounds being 'closed to all park visitors until further notice'

Rachel Peters, Jinri Park postpone weddings as Luzon placed under quarantine
Celebrities are holding off their wedding plans as the entire island of Luzon is on quarantine

Lee Jung-jae and Park Hae-soo to star in upcoming series ‘Round Six’
The series will be released globally on Netflix

Art in the Park 2020 postponed amid coronavirus spread
They hope to reschedule the event at a latter time in 2020

Here to stay: Isko Moreno declares Arroceros as ‘permanent forest park’
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno even plans on expanding the Arroceros Forest Park, as part of his vision of building a Green City in Manila’s Lawton area
Safari worker's remains found in lion enclosure of Pakistan park
The boy, aged 17 or 18, had gone missing two days earlier, says the deputy director of the Lahore Safari Park

Parks stays with TNT after signing one-year deal
With Ray Parks on board, TNT eyes to capitalize on the absence of June Mar Fajardo and Greg Slaughter in its bid to end a five-year title drought
Gilas Pilipinas yet to hear from Parks as TNT negotiation continues
Program director Tab Baldwin hopes Ray Parks resolves his 'basketball issues' soon so he could be part of the new Gilas Pilipinas culture
Sandara Park turns emotional as she recalls 2NE1's split
Sandara says after the group disbanded, she was lost and in the dark over what to do next

WATCH: Sandara Park learns Sarah Geronimo’s ‘Tala’
She's taught by no less than Teacher Georcelle

Hong Kong Disneyland closes over China virus fears
Ocean Park, a rival amusement park on Hong Kong's main island, says it is also closing its doors

WATCH: Vendors clean People's Park in Tagaytay in hopes of quick reopening
The vendors hope that Taal Volcano stops erupting so the park can be thoroughly cleaned with their help and be open to the public again

New trial opens for disgraced South Korean ex-leader Park
Park Geun-hye, the country's first female president, boycotts the session. The Seoul High Court thus adjourns and schedules another session for January 31, when it will move straight to closing arguments.

‘Trash-lacion’: EcoWaste blasts Black Nazarene devotees for littering at Luneta
Despite signages warning against littering, the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Thursday, January 9, leaves a trail of trash

China facial recognition case puts Big Brother on trial
Domestic media call Guo Bing's suit against the Hangzhou Safari Park in eastern China the first of its kind in the country, and the public reaction has exposed fears that technology is outpacing legal safeguards

Australia's 'insurance' koala population halved by bushfires
The Kangaroo Island koala species is particularly important to the survival of the wider population, as it is the only large group free from chlamydia

Island national park 'taken out' by Australia fires
Devastating conditions overnight help flames rip thorough the island's Flinders Chase National Park and threaten more heavily populated areas of the island

LOOK: Jinri Park's 'Korean wedding' to partner
Jinri's 'official wedding' is scheduled in March 2020 yet

SC won't intervene yet in Forbes property dispute with Fabian Ver's partner
The Supreme Court says the petition for certiorari filed by Daniel Vasquez against Marcos general Fabian Ver's partner Edna Camcam is a 'violation of the doctrine of hierarchy of court'

LOOK: Christmas village brings holiday cheer to Legazpi City
The Christmas village in Sawangan Waterfront Park cheers up Bicolanos affected by Typhoon Tisoy

IN PHOTOS: Sparks fly at Park Hae-jin's Manila fan meet
Missed Park Hae-jin's recent Manila visit? We got you covered!

Hotel gives P10-M donation to Manila's housing project
Rizal Park Hotel's donation will go to Manila’s vertical housing program – one of Isko Moreno’s landmark projects
LIST: DFA consular operations suspended on December 6, 7
(UPDATED) The Department of Foreign Affairs advises the public to take note of the schedules of its consular offices in Zamboanga, Pampanga, Metro Manila, and Baguio City

New Ayala mall to open at Cebu’s IT Park
AyalaMalls Central Bloc is the second Ayala mall to open in Cebu City

Lawmaker seeks 'win-win' rate in regulating parking fees
In the proposed bill that will regulate parking fees, parking facility operators will also be banned from waiving liability for loss or damage of property, and should thus provide and maintain security in parking spaces

Hotel denies shabby treatment of SEA Games athletes
Century Park Hotel Manila airs its side, noting that late coordination resulted in the SEA Games accommodation woes

Cabanatuan judge cancels subpoena, hearing of Baguio traffic enforcers
Citing 'the end of justice having sufficiently set,' Judge Nelson Largo revokes subpoena he ordered

Cabanatuan judge who summoned Baguio enforcers 'arrogant, unprofessional' – Magalong
The mayor of Baguio City sends a letter to Supreme Court Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta about the 'bully' judge Nelson V. Largo

World's oldest captive white rhino dies in French zoo
Save the Rhino says around 20,000 southern white rhinos – Sana's tribe – are left in the world

LOOK: Sandara Park reunites with 'Star Circle Quest' co-finalists
It's a 2004 throwback!

Parks takes 'full responsibility' as TNT debut ends in loss
Ray Parks says he needs to 'step into the plate and do better' as TNT succumbs to its second straight defeat
Parks trade to TNT gets PBA thumbs up
Ray Parks leaves a struggling Blackwater squad mired at the bottom and joins a TNT team tied for the top spot in the PBA Governors' Cup
IN VIDEOS: Undas 2019 in Manila and Pampanga
Rain or shine, Filipinos visit their dearly departed

'South Park,' 'Rick and Morty' to stream on HBO Max
Catch all seasons of 'South Park' and 'Rick and Morty' on HBO's streaming platform in 2020

Hong Kong parking space sold for almost $1 million
The mind-boggling sum highlights the gap in equality that has helped fuel nearly 5 months of demonstrations in the financial hub, where one in 5 people live below the poverty line

Smart to roll out Google Station, interactive tourism markers in Intramuros, Rizal Park
Free Wi-Fi seen to boost tourism in Manila's historical sites
