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DOJ heeds calls to ramp up drug war review

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Posted at Oct 23 01:45 AM

The justice department heeds calls to ramp up its review of killings in the Duterte government's bloody war on drugs. Read more »

Why is PH ranking low in rule of law global index?

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Updated as of Oct 19 05:51 AM

WJP director and columnist John Nery said the Philippines fell in the rankings 'precisely because of the pandemic.' Read more »

Martial law not needed in solving pandemic, other crises: Robredo

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Posted at Oct 14 10:25 PM

Robredo said the Philippines needs to declare an 'education crisis' due to its bad standing on literacy among countries. Read more »

SWS: Is reporting truth vs Duterte admin 'dangerous'?

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Posted at Oct 14 05:13 PM

'It is dangerous to print or broadcast anything critical of the administration, even if it is the truth.' Read more »

For Philippine media under fire, Nobel a 'shot in the arm'

Karen Lema, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 12 10:45 PM

When journalist Maria Ressa shared the Nobel Peace Prize last week for representing press freedom, other Philippine media under fire took heart. Read more »

Pangilinan 'open' to be replaced to help Robredo win

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Posted at Oct 11 10:40 PM

Pangilinan on Monday said he's open to slide down from being Vice President Leni Robredo's running mate if it helps her win the presidency in 2022. Read more »

Pharmally controversy affecting gov’t approval ratings: expert

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 06 01:24 PM

Alleged corruption scandals--such as the government’s alleged anomalous deals with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp—may be affecting the public’s appreciation of the Duterte administration's efforts to address issues most urgent to them. Read more »

Mark Villar officially joins Senate race

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 06 11:00 AM

Mark Villar, 43, is the third member of his family to seek a Senate seat. Read more »

'Public appreciation of gov't efforts on major concerns wanes'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 07:08 PM

The public's appreciation of the Duterte administration's efforts to address issues most urgent to them is diminishing, the head of Pulse Asia said Tuesday as he explained the results of its latest survey. Read more »

Nearly half of Pinoys say criticizing Duterte admin 'dangerous': SWS

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 04 10:52 PM

Nearly half of Filipinos believe it is perilous to publish or air anything that is against the Duterte administration, according to an SWS survey. Read more »

Healthcare must be top priority for new admin: Robredo

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 11:33 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo said improving healthcare in the Philippines must be the top priority when a new administration begins in 2022. Read more »

West PH Sea policy not a one-person show: academic

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 04:15 AM

A South China Sea expert advised the next Philippine president to take a hard look at the West Philippine Sea situation when crafting policies. Read more »

PDP-Laban feud, no unity in opposition seen as drawback for both

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 09:22 PM

The failure of the opposition to unite against the Duterte administration, and the worsening feud within the ruling political party PDP-Laban may diminish their respective chances to bag the majority of votes in next year’s elections, a political expert said. Read more »

'Palitan ang kalakaran,' says Robredo on gov't pandemic response

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Posted at Sep 07 07:44 PM

VP Leni Robredo said that she has yet to decide on anything about the election next year, and that she is not endorsing anybody so far. Read more »

'Korupsiyon sa gobyerno, mala-virus na ang pagkalat'

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Posted at Sep 02 08:35 PM

Inilarawan na "Planned Plunder virus" ang mga naungkat na mga kaso ng katiwalian na naimbestigahan ng Senado. Read more »

DBM: Over 1,400 barangays to get P20-M each from NTF-ELCAC

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 26 11:12 PM

A total of 1,406 barangays nationwide stand to get P20 million each under the P28.1 billion proposed NTF-ELCAC budget for 2022. Read more »

Palace defends 2022 confidential, NTF-ELCAC funds

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 03:33 PM

Malacañang defended some P36 billion that government sought in intelligence, confidential and counter-insurgency funds, despite the COVID-19 crisis. Read more »

Duterte gov't eyeing P8.6 billion budget on intel

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 10:45 PM

The Duterte administration is looking to spend over P8 billion of the national budget on surveillance next year, which is lower than this year's. Read more »

1Sambayan USA launched to urge Fil-Ams to vote wisely in PH presidential polls

Don Tagala | TFC News New York
Posted at Aug 14 07:48 PM

A movement that pledged to bring major changes to the Philippine government is growing. Read more »

Budget chief Avisado quits over health reasons

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Updated as of Aug 13 12:36 PM

Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado has resigned due to his health, Malacañang said on Friday, after the official's recent bout with COVID-19. Read more »