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Surging imports, inclement weather weigh down PH shipping

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 11:43 PM

Aside from a weak peso, the local shipping industry is also weighed down by port congestion and the threat of inclement weather. Read more »

OPINION: Will White House whammies inspire closet patriots in Malacanang?

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Sep 10 04:22 AM

A double whammy, both blistering and bomb-blasting, just hit the White House! Currently battering Donald Trump, the American president is sent into utter discombobulation.  Read more »

QC jail has 650 percent congestion rate

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 30 10:53 PM

Authorities found severe congestion at a Quezon City Police District detention facility during an inspection on Thursday, with inmates suffering from diseases such as boils and tuberculosis. Read more »

Parañaque residents want gov't to fast-track new airports to decongest NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 12:01 AM

Residents living near Ninoy Aquino International Airport want authorities to fast-track new airports and reduce the congestion in the country's main gateway. Read more »

Baradong imburnal at estero, sinising 'dahilan' ng baha

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 12:50 AM

Mga baradong imburnal o drainage at ang pagtaas ng tubig sa mga baradong estero ang nagresulta sa baha na nagdulot naman ng traffic sa Metro Manila. Read more »

'Bato' hiling ang dagdag pasilidad ng BuCor

Mylce Mella, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 08:21 PM

Umapela si Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Director General Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa sa Kongreso na dagdagan ang pasilidad ng ahensiya.   Read more »

QCPD, problemado sa masisikip na custodial facilities

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 09:49 PM

Ang ilan sa mga nahuhuli ng Quezon City police ay nagkakaroon ng mga sakit sa balat dahil sa tindi ng siksikan sa mga custodial facility. Read more »

Sagot sa congestion? Drug Dependency Exam sa Manila City Jail, umarangkada na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 08:45 PM

Base sa SC resolution na inilabas noong Abril 10, puwede nang mag-plea bargain ang isang drug suspect o umamin sa nagawang kasalanan kapalit ng mas magaan na sentensiya.  Read more »

8 inmates in Rizal jail diagnosed with tuberculosis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 12:34 PM

MANILA - Jail officials confirmed Tuesday that 8 inmates at Teresa District Jail in Rizal have been diagnosed with tuberculosis. Read more »

Pagkamatay ng MPD detainee, pinaiimbestigahan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 25 10:23 PM

Nakuhanan pa sa CCTV ang detainee bago siya binawian ng buhay. Read more »

Siksikang mga kulungan, problema sa malawakang 'Oplan Tambay'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 12:01 AM

Sa gitna ng patuloy na panghuhuli sa mga tambay na lumalabag sa sari-saring ordinansa, nakikitang problema naman ngayon ang siksikan sa mga kulungan. Read more »

Inmate inatake sa puso sa siksikang selda sa Pasay

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 02:52 PM

KILLED BY CONGESTION: Patay ang isang inmate matapos atakehin sa puso sa mainit at masikip na selda sa Pasay police station nitong Miyerkoles ng gabi. Read more »

Blessing in disguise, turing ng ilang babaeng bilanggo sa sinapit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 07:53 PM

Itinuturing na "blessing in disguise" ng ilang babaeng inmates ang kanilang pagkakapiit, lalo ngayong Semana Santa. Read more »

Philippine jails: Space jam

Edson Guido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 03:13 PM

The Philippines has one of the most congested jails in the world. Here's a report by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group.  Read more »

Bakit nauwi sa gulo sa Quezon City Jail ang isang balde ng tubig?

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 04 01:14 AM

Stress dulot ng kasikipan ng kulungan ang maaaring nagtulak sa mga preso ng Quezon City Jail na mag-away matapos matapon ang isang balde ng tubig nitong Biyernes ng madaling araw, kung saan dalawa ang patay. Read more »

Duterte to discuss Manila subway system with Abe during Japan visit

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 06:36 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are set to discuss the Philippines' ambitious plan to build a subway in Metro Manila during the former's upcoming working visit to Japan, a Japanese official said Thursday.  Read more »

OPINION: Skeptical over ‘Mega Manila Subway’

Buddy Gomez - Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Aug 25 08:25 PM

Metro Manila’s decongestion and population dispersal and redistribution evidently far outstrip a subterranean subway of questionable utility.  Read more »

54 preso, patay sa Calabarzon dahil sa overcrowding

Mariz Laksamana, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 10:03 PM

Umabot na sa bilang na 54 ang namamatay na detainees sa mga lock-up cell ng pulisya sa Southern Tagalog dahil pa rin sa overcrowding, ayon sa CALABARZON Police.   Read more »

Kulungan sa San Pablo City, nilagyan ng aircon

Mariz Laksamana, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 03:53 PM

Naglagay ng tatlong airconditioning units ang San Pablo City Police sa kanilang custodial facility para maiwasan ang mga problemang kaakibat ng siksikan sa kulungan.  Read more »

KSP: Adik, hindi basta-basta mapapa-rehab kung may asunto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 12:34 AM

Tanong ng ilan, bakit hindi na lang ipa-rehab ang ibang inaaresto para hindi na dumagdag sa siksikan ng mga preso. Pero ang siste pala, hindi basta-basta maipapa-rehab ang adik kung may kinakaharap na kaso. Read more »