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Why the shutdown of ABS-CBN is an assault on free expression

Former Vice President Jejomar Binay
Posted at May 05 06:44 PM

The damage inflicted on our democratic institutions by last year’s closure of ABS-CBN can never be repaired unless the network is allowed once again to operate. But we cannot expect legislators who served as the network’s executioners to perform such an act that would sanitize their conscience.  Read more »

Makati inks joint venture deal to finish, operate Ospital ng Makati 2

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 08:36 PM

Makati has signed a joint venture deal with a hospital builder to complete the unfinished Ospital ng Makati 2, the city government said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Government's COVID-19 response a failure— Nancy Binay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 02:43 PM

The Philippine government failed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sen. Nancy Binay said Friday, as coronavirus infections in the country near the 1-million mark. Read more »

'Kung hayop ka, di uminom ka': Binay jokes about ivermectin use

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 11:01 AM

Sen. Nancy Binay made this joke after several lawmakers pushed for the use of anti-parasitic drug ivermectin despite lack of data on its efficacy for COVID-19. Read more »

Nancy Binay denies ex-VP dad preparing to run in 2022 elections

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 06:06 PM

MANILA - Sen. Nancy Binay on Thursday denied talk that her father, former vice president Jejomar Binay, is posturing to run in the 2022 national elections, as the latter has been actively issuing commentary on social media.  Read more »

Senators urge Palace: Remove Parlade from NTF-ELCAC after 'Satan' remark

Katrina Domingo and Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 22 06:59 PM

Several senators on Thursday urged Malacañang to remove Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade from the government's anti-communism panel after he likened a community pantry organizer to Satan. Read more »

Community pantries show reliance on neighbors instead of gov't during pandemic: senators

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 07:37 PM

Several senators on Monday commended the public for opening community pantries for poor Filipinos, saying the people have no choice but to rely on themselves due to what they say as inefficiencies and lapses of the national government. Read more »

Mga abogado dapat maging mapagmatiyag kasunod ng mga banta, karahasan sa hanay nila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 09:50 PM

Hinimok ngayong Miyerkoles nina dating Vice President Jejomar Binay at Atty. Theodore Te ang mga abogado na maging mapagmatiyag dahil sa dumarami raw na bilang ng insidente ng karahasan sa hanay nila.   Read more »

Nothing wrong with blessing, inspecting buildings - DPWH chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 07 10:35 AM

There is nothing wrong with doing a final inspection and blessing of a government project, Sec. Mark Villar said on Wednesday after a senator criticized a ribbon-cutting ceremony and photo-ops session during the inauguration of a new health facility as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Read more »

‘Leaves a bad taste’: Sen. Binay slams ribbon-cutting at QC hospital launch

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 07 08:28 AM

The ceremony at Quezon Institute Offsite Modular Hospital was attended by Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go, Health Sec. Francisco Duque III and vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. Read more »

Makati pleads for state help as hospitals overrun with COVID-19 patients

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 02:22 PM

Makati City on Wednesday appealed for help from the national government as its hospitals were crowded with COVID-19 patients due to surge in coronavirus infections.   Read more »

Binay warns vs COVID-19 antigen testing amid surge as it may miss asymptomatic cases

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 31 02:50 PM

Sen. Nancy Binay on Wednesday urged the national government to review its decision to use rapid antigen test kits in an effort to ramp up COVID-19 testing a year after the pandemic began. Read more »

Mayors should have lobbied to get COVID-19 vaccines early: senator

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 07:42 AM

Mayors should have lobbied to be included among the priority list of frontliners to receive COVID-19 vaccine to encourage their constituents, Senator Nancy Binay said Thursday. Read more »

PTV nag-sorry sa #DutertePalpak tweet

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 09:21 PM

Humingi ng paumanhin ngayong Miyerkoles ang People's Television Network (PTV) matapos magamit ang hashtag na #DutertePalpak sa isang post nito sa kanilang opisyal na Twitter account.   Read more »

Makati hospitals pushed to limit amid COVID-19 spike - Binay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 11:52 AM

COVID-19 admissions have pushed hospitals in Makati City to full capacity, Mayor Abby Binay said Monday, as the city faces new wave of infections. Read more »

DepEd urged to go beyond quarantine levels in choosing schools for pilot physical classes

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 06:23 PM

Senators on Wednesday urged the Department of Education to look past the quarantine status of a locality in selecting schools that would participate in its proposed dry run of face-to-face classes. Read more »

Some Metro Manila, prov'l governments bare COVID-19 vaccination preps

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 05:25 AM

Some local chief executives in Metro Manila and in the provinces bared their respective COVID-19 vaccination plans on Wednesday, highlighting the importance of the local governments' preparedness to be able to convince their constituents to be inoculated against the coronavirus. Read more »

Ilang senador nakiusap sa DepEd na itulak ang pilot test ng face-to-face classes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 07:55 PM

Todo-pakiusap ngayong Miyerkoles ang ilang senador sa Department of Education na itulak kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang pilot testing ng face-to-face classes.   Read more »

‘We need the experience’: Senators want dry run of face-to-face classes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 02:32 PM

Several senators on Wednesday expressed support for plans to conduct a dry run of limited face-to-face or in-person classes in very few schools in the country, even as President Rodrigo Duterte rejected the proposal due the continued threat of COVID-19.   Read more »

Uncertainty in COVID-19 vaccine arrival irks Binay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 12:37 PM

Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday expressed disappointment at the rollout of the government's COVID-19 vaccination program as the arrival of coronavirus shots remain uncertain. Read more »