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Pingris becomes Pilipinas Super League commissioner

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 04:49 PM

Former PBA star Marc Pingris is taking on a new role after being named commissioner of the newly formed Pilipinas Super League. Read more »

Privacy watchdog gets new chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 03:54 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a new head for the National Privacy Commission. Read more »

'In no circumstances' is forced vaccination OK: UN rights chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 08:57 PM

Countries considering introducing vaccine mandates in the fight against COVID-19 must ensure they respect human rights, the UN rights chief said. Read more »

CA OKs nomination of new Comelec commissioner

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 01 04:47 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Appointments has approved the nomination of Manila’s Chief Prosecutor Rey Echavarria Bulay, as the newest Commissioner of the Commission on Elections. Read more »

UN official criticizes migrant deportations from southern U.S. border

Sofia Menchu, Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 02:42 AM

A top United Nations official has criticized the United States' deportation of migrants from its southern border, pushing Washington for faster action to roll back hardline immigration policies left over from the previous administration. Read more »

Belgica wants Duterte to be Senate president

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 11:02 PM

Malacañang earlier denied Duterte is seeking a Senate seat supposedly to dodge the ICC's inquiry into killings under his anti-narcotics war. Read more »

Comelec commissioner, COA chief among 10 vying for SC post

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 04:59 PM

A Comelec commissioner handling a petition against presidential contender Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., the outgoing Commission on Audit chief, and 8 others are vying for a Supreme Court associate justice post. Read more »

ALAMIN: Patakaran sa substitution ng kandidato

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 10:44 AM

Tinalakay ng dating Comelec Commissioner ng mga patakaran para sa substitution ng kandidato sa halalan, dalawang araw bago ang deadline para rito. Read more »

Tribute to the late CHR Chair Chito Gascon

Jire Carreon, ABS- CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 01:01 PM

CHR Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit receives the urn containing the remains of CHR Chairperson Jose Luis Martin ‘Chito’ Gascon, who died on Oct. 9 due to COVID-19 complications, at CHR Liwasang Diokno on Sunday. Read more »

4 na yate nasabat ng Customs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 12:19 PM

Apat na yate na nakadaong sa Manila International Container Terminal ang nasabat ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) nitong Linggo. Read more »

UNHCR lauds PH for welcoming refugees from Afghanistan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 19 09:26 PM

The international agency also expressed its readiness to assist asylum seekers for their protection. Read more »

Galit ni Duterte sa COA wala sa lugar: ex-commissioner

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 08:28 PM

Ayon kay dating COA commissioner Heidi Mendoza, mas dapat na tingnan ang COA bilang katuwang ng pamahalaan. Read more »

UN rights chief to PH: Review of drug cases should produce 'meaningful results'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 12:04 AM

In her annual report, the UN rights chief acknowledged the UN Joint Program on Human Rights with the Philippine government but she also issued a reminder: reinvestigation of drug cases should produce meaningful results as accountability for human rights violations remains a long standing concern in the Philippines. Read more »

China aiming to ‘seize control’ of int'l bodies to ‘weaponize’ them - UK report

Hilary Clarke, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 17 06:43 PM

China and other nations were attempting to “seize control” of strategically important international organizations so they could be “weaponized”, a new report by the UK parliament’s influential Foreign Affairs Committee said. Read more »

Hong Kong police officer may face criminal charges over massage parlor visit, experts say

Christy Leung and Chris Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 20 03:42 PM

Internal investigation cleared Senior Assistant Commissioner and Director of National Security Frederic Choi of illegal or unethical conduct. But legal experts say the Department of Justice could take a different view and point to the case of jailed former police senior superintendent Sin Kam-wah. Read more »

UNHCR: ’No one chooses to be a refugee’

Johanna Son
Posted at May 06 02:25 AM

Refugees, people fleeing air strikes by the Myanmar military, and those who are at risk of political persecution, or worse, if they are caught by the junta - they have been the focus of attention as the coup in Myanmar enters its fourth month in May.  Read more »

Children of war: UNHCR focuses on stateless Japanese descendants in Philippines

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 29 07:10 AM

MANILA - A report on people without a nationality who live in the Philippines has been issued by the local office of the U.N. refugee agency, drawing attention to Filipinos of Japanese descent seeking citizenship of Japan. Read more »

DOJ chief Guevarra inaming nalabag ang ilang protocol sa 'nanlaban' cases

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 11:23 PM

Inamin ni Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra na may mga paglabag sa protocol ang mga pulis sa giyera kontra droga. Read more »

Good at recycling? Aguirre return to gov't is Duterte's 'exclusive' call, says spox

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 03:22 PM

The appointment of officials to the government is an "exclusive" call of President Rodrigo Duterte, his spokesman said on Tuesday, after a lawmaker criticized the return of former Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II to state service.    Read more »

Ex-DOJ chief Vitaliano Aguirre II appointed as NAPOLCOM commissioner

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 09:05 PM

Former Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has been appointed as a commissioner of the National Police Commission, an official said Monday. Read more »