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Squabbling badminton leaders each insist on right to vote at POC election

Manolo Pedralvez
Posted at Nov 26 09:12 PM

A general assembly Thursday allowed the national federations of tennis and badminton to vote in the POC elections on Friday, despite being beset with issues.   Read more »

Binay disputes POC voters list; Albee Benitez represents badminton at polls, says exec

Manolo Pedralvez
Posted at Nov 25 07:05 PM

Binay says he remains the president of the Philippine Badminton Association Inc. Smash Pilipinas, but the sports body's secretary general denies this.  Read more »

After Duterte remarks vs Robredo, senators lament typhoon relief now 'politicized'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 03:59 PM

Several senators on Wednesday lamented at how relief efforts for typhoon victims became "politicized" after President Rodrigo Duterte ranted on national television over criticisms that he was not on top of the situation of disaster relief and response operations. Read more »

NPA may get more sympathizers if P19-B anti-insurgency fund is scrapped - Dela Rosa

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 11:24 PM

Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa on Monday appealed to his fellow senators to avoid nixing the proposed P19-billion budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), saying villagers may return to sympathizing with the communist rebels should the government fail to deliver promised projects in rural barangays. Read more »

Sen. Binay questions allotment of anti-insurgency funds for highly-urbanized villages

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 07:51 PM

Sen. Nancy Binay on Monday questioned why several barangays in highly-urbanized cities were included in the list of recipients of the anti-insurgency fund, which is intended to spur development in rural villages to discourage residents from joining the communist movement. Read more »

Ex-VP Binay laments 'consequences' of ABS-CBN closure in disaster coverage

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 02 09:33 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) – Former Vice President Jejomar Binay lamented Monday the "consequences" of ABS-CBN's absence in free television after losing its legislative franchise in the hands of administration-allied lawmakers, saying it "left a noticeable" vacuum in the country's disaster coverage.  Read more »

Gatchalian belies reports Senate panel voted to approve Marcos Day bill

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 10:17 AM

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday belied reports that a Senate panel voted in favor of the approval of a bill declaring September 11 as a special non-working holiday in Ilocos Norte to commemorate the birth anniversary of former President Ferdinand Marcos. Read more »

Nancy Binay denies backing Marcos Day bill, cites stand vs 'historical revisionism'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 02:22 PM

Sen. Nancy Binay on Wednesday belied reports saying she was among the senators who approved a bill seeking to declare September 11 as a special non-working holiday in Ilocos Norte to commemorate the birth of former President Ferdinand Marcos. Read more »

Tolentino to housing dept: Seek P24B in housing funds from other agencies to boost 2021 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 05:42 PM

Sen. Francis Tolentino on Wednesday urged the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to have all housing-related budgets turned over to the agency to increase its "meager" P3.97-billion funding for 2021. Read more »

Polisiya ng PRA sa pagtanggap sa retirees dapat pag-aralan: Binay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 04:19 PM

MAYNILA - Dapat na tingnang mabuti ng Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) ang polisiya nito hinggil sa pagtanggap ng retirees matapos malaman ng Senado na pinapayagan nito ang mga 35 anyos na Chinese national na makapag-retire sa bansa.   Read more »

DBM yet to release P34B to agriculture, tourism sectors under Bayanihan 2: senators

Katrina Domingo and Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 12:36 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has yet to release some P34 billion allocated for the tourism and agriculture sectors under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act about 2 months before the COVID-19 aid fund expires, several senators said Monday. Read more »

Senators question presence of 35-yr-old Chinese 'retirees' in the Philippines

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 12:40 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Some senators on Monday questioned why the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) has been allowing 35-year-old Chinese nationals to enter the country as "retirees," saying it could be considered as a threat to national security. Read more »

There is 'hope for reform' in PhilHealth, says gov't corp council

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 03:35 PM

MANILA - There is "hope for reform" in embattled state insurer Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth), the agency tasked to manage government corporations said Wednesday. Read more »

PHISGOC yet to settle P387-M debt to SEA Games service providers: sports official

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 05:19 PM

The Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) has yet to settle P387 million in debt to 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) service providers nearly a year after the regional meet, a sports commission official said Tuesday. Read more »

DOTr to push through with Cebu bus rapid transit project

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 11:51 AM

The Department of Transportation will push through with the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Cebu despite a 5-year delay pointed out in a budget hearing, Sec. Arthur Tugade said Monday. Read more »

'Wala ni isang hukay': Binay blasts DOTr for failing to implement $228-M BRT project after 5 years

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 09:57 PM

Sen. Nancy Binay on Friday criticized the Department of Transportation for failing to start Bus Rapid Transit projects half a decade since the Philippines borrowed millions of dollars for the creation the special lanes meant to decongest traffic in Metro Manila and in Cebu. Read more »

28,000 jeepney drivers remain in limbo, as LTFRB yet to finish route scheme

Katrina Domingo and Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 08:06 PM

Of 50,000 jeepney drivers in the country, only 21,880 have returned to work under eased community quarantine regulations in various regions, according to LTFRB data. Read more »

Angara, Binay cite need for 'permanent office' for Vice President

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 01:03 PM

Two senators on Wednesday pushed for the creation of a "permanent office" for the Vice President of the Philippines, noting how the second highest official of the country has been renting various locations for his or her headquarters. Read more »

Makati students to get flash drives with learning materials for distance learning

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 12:56 PM

Public school students in Makati will receive flash drives containing materials that they can use for distance learning, which will be implemented in the upcoming school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city government said Wednesday. Read more »

TESDA eyes some 200,000 scholars by end-2020 to spend unused funds

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 02:21 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said Thursday it is eyeing the "100-percent enrollment" of over 200,000 scholars by the end of the year to spend unused funds. Read more »