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'Bad journalism, bad lawyering': Roque on cyberlibel conviction of Maria Ressa, staff

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 02:58 PM

Reiterating President Rodrigo Duterte's position against libel amid concerns raised on the freedom of expression and a free press in the country following the conviction of Rappler chief Maria Ressa and her former staff for cyberlibel, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Wednesday the Manila court's verdict stemmed from "bad journalism and bad lawyering." Read more »

Ressa says court's ruling on cyber libel case vs. her, Rappler staff extends to every Filipino

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 11:16 PM

MANILA - Embattled Rappler chief Maria Ressa said Tuesday the impact of a Manila court's guilty verdict on her and a researcher of her news organization, for cyber libel extends to every Filipino.   Read more »

Remittances poised for drop due to virus as BSP pledges to do 'whatever it takes'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 16 01:47 PM

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said Tuesday dollar remittances this year could shrink due to the coronavirus pandemic, adding he would do "whatever it takes" to support the economy. Read more »

Pandemic grocery shoppers looking for recipes: Century Pacific

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 11:59 AM

Filipinos riding out the coronavirus pandemic in their homes are looking for recipes to transform canned goods in their pantries into family meals, Century Pacific Food Inc said Monday. Read more »

Gokongwei group goes 'head on' digital to keep up with pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 02:53 PM

The Gokongwei group is accelerating the digitization of its businesses as the coronavirus requires consumers to keep apart physically and spend carefully, its CEO said Monday. Read more »

PDRs allow foreigners to invest without violating PH laws, says Monsod

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 13 04:32 AM

“It’s not an innovation or creation of ABS-CBN. This is allowed in many countries and the purpose of this is to allow foreign investors to invest without violating any laws of the land," said Atty. Christian Monsod, one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution.  Read more »

1987 Constitution framer says anti-terror bill prone to abuse

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 04:31 PM

MANILA - One of the framers of the 1987 Constitution on Friday expressed apprehensions that the new Anti-Terror bill would give government further discretionary powers that could lead to more cases of human rights violations.   Read more »

Duterte economic adviser eyes 'pooled' coronavirus tests to cut costs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 10:53 AM

Pooled reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests is being studied to give businesses more choices aside from the rapid test kit that identify antibodies instead of the virus, Concepcion said.    Read more »

StaySafe contact-tracing app developer allays security concerns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 10:11 AM

Multisys Technology Corp, developer of the state-backed StaySafe.PH contact tracing app, said Friday the platform was created to save lives, as it sought to allay cybersecurity concerns raised by some officials.  Read more »

New Anti-Terror bill has constitutional infirmities, says Carpio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 06:46 PM

Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday said the New Anti-Terror Bill, which is now up for President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature, has provisions that clearly violate the constitution.  Read more »

Foreign investors can't convert PDRs into shares: ABS-CBN execs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 08:31 AM

ABS-CBN Holdings Corp's Philippine Depositary Receipts (PDRs) do not violate the constitutional restriction on 100-percent Philippine mass media ownership since no foreign investor has convert his or her PDRs into shares in ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp, ABS-CBN officials said Thursday. Read more »

ABS-CBN to House: PDR holders 'passive investors,' not shareholders

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 06:48 PM

Philippine Deposit Receipt (PDRs) issued by ABS-CBN Holdings are purely financial instruments and its holders are "passive investors" who have no rights to own, manage or to vote directors in ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp, the network's legal counsel said Thursday.    Read more »

Ex-Justice Carpio says PH 'totally defenseless' on Pag-asa Island

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 12:47 PM

MANILA - Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio underscored the need to put up adequate defense on Pag-Asa Island to defend Philippine territorial waters.   Read more »

China troll army, massive funds could influence 2022 polls: ex-Justice Carpio

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 02:38 PM

MANILA - The fear of Chinese interference in the Philippine elections in 2022 is very valid, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Thursday.  Read more »

Pangilinan calls for new approach vs radicalization, cites vague anti-terror law provisions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 02:36 PM

MANILA - Quelling terrorism goes beyond law enforcement, Sen. Francis Pangilinan said Wednesday, as he cited vague provisions in the Anti-Terrorism Bill that he said makes it open to abuse.  Read more »

Palace verifying number of health workers critically-ill with COVID-19 - Roque

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 04:17 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Wednesday said it needs to verify the number of health workers who became severely ill with COVID-19 and are entitled to receive the law-mandated compensation of P100,000. Read more »

Palace says remedial measures in place to speed up COVID-19 testing, homecoming of repatriates

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 01:17 PM

MANILA - The government has instituted remedial measures to facilitate the immediate processing COVID-19 tests and results of arriving overseas Filipino workers so that they need not stay longer in quarantine facilities.   Read more »

Offices 'far from dead,' property firm says as work from home rises

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 12:00 PM

Bringing workers back to their offices is "crucial" to increasing productivity post-lockdown, a property consulting firm said Wednesday, as most firms experiment with work from home set-ups.  Read more »

'We can't afford a second wave': Palace checks NCR coronavirus data before easing restrictions

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 11:01 AM

MANILA - Malacañang on Wednesday reiterated that the decision to lower or retain lockdown classifications in Metro Manila would depend on scientific data.   Read more »

Hontiveros on 45 years of PH-China ties: Good time to engage China

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 06:02 PM

MANILA - A Philippine senator on Tuesday said the 45th year of the establishment of diplomatic ties between her country and China is a good time for Manila to engage Beijing constructively amid lingering conflicts over the South China Sea.   Read more »