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Mga magsasakang apektado ng mga nagdaang bagyo, tutulungang makapagtanim ulit

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 05:59 AM

MAYNILA - Handa umano ang Department of Agriculture na tulungan ang mga magsasaka na malubhang naapektuhan ng mga nagdaang bagyo.  Read more »

Exam material body-shaming Angel Locsin is 'abuse of authority,' Cayetano says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 06:16 AM

The teacher from Occidental Mindoro who cited actress Angel Locsin as an "obese person" in a derided exam item committed abuse of authority with the body-shaming content, Sen. Pia Cayetano said Thursday. Read more »

‘Lack of coordination’: Around 60,000 electric poles cause road obstruction nationwide, Gatchalian says

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 08:32 PM

Poles ending up in the middle of roads were the result of road construction and widening projects, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said Thursday. Read more »

Hontiveros eyes incentives for LGUs to help raise funds for local programs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 10:00 PM

MANILA - Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday said she will propose provisions on the budget of the Department of Finance (DOF) to give incentives to local government units (LGUs) when they borrow from banks and financial lenders to help the national government in financing local projects. Read more »

Ilang senador nais tapyasan ang P19-B budget ng anti-communist task force

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 10:23 AM

Kasabay ng pag-init ng isyu sa red-tagging ay ang debate kung dapat nga bang bigyan ng napakalaking pondo ang kontrobersiyal na National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Read more »

ALAMIN: Bakit peligroso ang mabiktima ng red-tagging

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 08:23 PM

Nagbabala ang isang abugado sa peligrong maaaring idulot ng red-tagging.   Read more »

Mga poste ng kuryenteng nakaharang sa kalsada pinaaaksiyunan ng mga senador

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 07:55 PM

Pinaaksiyunan ng mga senador sa National Electrification Administration ang mga poste ng kuryenteng naiwan sa gitna ng kalsada matapos ang mga road-widening project. Read more »

DOE urged to fix electric poles obstructing road widening works

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 01:18 PM

The National Electrification Administration under the Energy Department on Tuesday was ordered by lawmakers to present an "actionable plan" to address electric poles in the middle of roads which render road widening projects "useless." Read more »

PCOO exec cites 'testimonies' in red-tagging Makabayan bloc

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 11:00 AM

A presidential communications official on Friday cited "testimonies of supposed former rebels" to explain why she accused several lawmakers of being high-ranking party members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army.  Read more »

P600-B needed over 20 years to finish housing backlog: housing dep't

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 07:06 AM

The country's housing department would need P30 billion per year in 20 years, or around P600 billion, to construct 6.57 million houses and finish the backlog in low-cost housing.    Read more »

New Optical Media Board chief grilled over agency's functions, confidential funds

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 12:35 AM

MANILA - Just marking his second day in office as Optical Media Board chairman, former Malolos city mayor Christian Natividad experienced Friday how to be peppered with difficult questions, courtesy of Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon. Read more »

Labor dep't open to lifting overseas deployment ban on health workers

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 07:38 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Thursday it was open to lifting the overseas deployment ban on Filipino health workers as senators raised concerns over job opportunities for nurses. Read more »

PRC eyes online licensure exams

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 05:41 PM

The Professional Regulation Commission said Thursday it was looking into conducting online licensure exams next year due to the continuing threat of COVID-19. Read more »

Phivolcs monitoring 4 volcanoes with 'abnormal' conditions

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 03:29 PM

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Monday it was monitoring 4 volcanoes in the country for their "abnormal" conditions, even as the agency faced budget cuts under its proposed budget for next year. Read more »

DOST plans to build community-based cellular networks in remote areas

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 03:08 PM

Department of Science and Technology said Tuesday it is planning to build "community-based cellular networks" in 10 remote areas across the country to provide internet connectivity that could aid in distance learning. Read more »

Kongresista iminungkahing ipagpaliban ang halalan 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 08:14 PM

Isinusulong ng isang mambabatas na ipagpaliban ang halalan 2022 dahil takot umano ang mga botante sa pandemya.    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 »

Judiciary touts 'virtual' accomplishments, seeks more fund to recalibrate system

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 06:41 PM

MANILA — The disposition of justice in the Philippines must not stop despite the pandemic, members of the judiciary told senators Wednesday, as the institution sought to augment its budget to recalibrate its system amid restrictions driven by the new coronavirus.    Read more »

TESDA to offer contact tracing training program in Calabarzon

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 06:12 PM

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority said Thursday it was planning to offer its contact tracing training program in other regions, starting with Calabarzon, in the coming weeks. Read more »

Ahensiya umamin sa Senadong wala pang long-term project para sa Mindanao

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 07:37 PM

MAYNILA — Umamin ang ahensiya ng pamahalaan na may mandatong paunlarin ang Mindanao na wala silang naihandang long-term project sa mga lugar sa katimugan ng Pilipinas nang humarap sa Senado.    Read more »