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Lending money not a crime: Lawmaker defends Michael Yang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 09:57 AM

"[Michael Yang] is not liable in this Pharmally case. He is just a financier and lending money is not a crime," said Diwa Rep. Mike Aglipay. Read more »

On knowing potential presidential alter-egos

Michael Henry Yusingco, LL.M
Posted at Jan 21 08:44 PM

Should we now require every presidential candidate to give voters an idea of what their cabinet would look like if they win the election? Read more »

DBM releases additional P1.185B for SRA of healthcare workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 05:17 PM

The Department of Budget and Management on Friday said it has released an additional P1.185 billion for the special risk allowance (SRA) of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

LGUs to get budget for Odette ayuda on Wednesday: DILG

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 06:54 PM

Odette-hit localities will get on Wednesday funds for the cash assistance meant to help their poorest residents. Read more »

Pasig street sweepers to get P12k per month starting January

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 11:30 AM

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced the increase in wages on Monday. Read more »

Budget dept. releases P1.8-B more aid for Odette relief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 03:30 AM

The P1 billion released on Tuesday came a few days after the Department of Budget and Management released P1 billion on December 24 to LGUs. Read more »

P6 billion out for Odette response this week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 01:06 PM

Government before the end of the week will release a total of P6 billion for response efforts to typhoon Odette. Read more »

DBM releases P1 billion for typhoon-ravaged areas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 06:41 PM

The Department of Budget and Management has released an initial P1 billion worth of relief aid for areas battered by Typhoon Odette last week. Read more »

Initial flight research for Darganis made by Pharmally chair

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 10:21 PM

The chairman of the controversial Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp said Tuesday he did the initial research about a flight that the Dargani siblings could take to be able to leave the country, but did not pursue it. Read more »

NTF-ELCAC's 2022 budget slashed by P24 billion: Senator

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 08:55 PM

The NTF-ELCAC will suffer a P24 billion budget cut next year following its failure to fully report how it spent P16 billion supposedly to help local villages this year, Senate finance committee chair Sen. Sonny Angara disclosed Tuesday. Read more »

Arrest order out vs Lao amid absence in Senate probe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 02:22 PM

The Senate on Friday issued an arrest order against former budget Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao for skipping the Senate Pharmally probe. Read more »

Lao cited in contempt for snubbing Senate hearings

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 04:29 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Lao is not covered by President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to government officials not to appear in the Senate probe. Read more »

'Lao can be cited in contempt if he fails to attend Senate hearing anew'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 04:39 PM

Lacson said Lao is not covered by President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to government officials not to appear in the Senate probe. Read more »

Paano ba nagsimula si Michael Yang sa Pilipinas?

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 01:21 AM

Maraming di maalala umano si Yang sa kanyang nakaraan at kung sino-sino ang mga unang nakatransaksyon sa bansa. Read more »

Senators: Lloyd Lao liable for anti-graft law on Pharmally deals

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 09:19 PM

Pharmally was able to bag P11,110,643,256 in 2020 and 2021. Read more »

Yang denies lending money to Pharmally despite testimonies

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 05:58 PM

Businessman Michael Yang on Thursday denied lending money to Pharmally executives and said he only introduced the firm to his "friends" for funding. Read more »

100 pct capacity sa transportasyon, panahon na ba?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 08:58 AM

Pabor ang mga drayber sa panukala na palawigin sa 100 porsiyento o punuan ang kapasidad ng mga pampublikong sasakyan, ayon sa Pasang Masda. Read more »

DOTr reiterates call to increase public vehicle sitting capacity

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 11:26 AM

The Department of Transportation maintained Tuesday it was time to increase passenger capacity of public utility vehicles, following the placement of Metro Manila under the less stringent Alert Level 3. Read more »

DBM: P690-B released for COVID-19 response as of September

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 06:57 PM

A total of P690.26 billion has been released for the country's COVID-19 fight as of September 30, the Department of Budget and Management said Monday. Read more »

'PS-DBM had been procuring equipment even before pandemic'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 08:06 PM

Former Health Sec. Esperanza Cabral said the PS-DBM has been procuring supplies and medical equipment for the DOH even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »