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Shootout or ambush? Palace raises alarm on Calbayog mayor's slay

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 02:20 PM

Malacañang said on Tuesday it was alarmed over the killing of a mayor in what police called a shootout but a lawmaker dubbed an "ambush" by law enforcers. Read more »

Duterte's Generals: Revolving doors and how they lead military men back to government

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 01:54 PM

None of the generals appointed by Duterte to head the military lasted a year in office. Many of them were named to key government posts upon retirement.   Read more »

Palace denies using propaganda to counter criticisms vs the govt's COVID-19 response

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 07:08 PM

This, after Vice President Leni Robredo urged the government to address its low ranking among countries by learning from other nations, and not by using the pandemic as an excuse. Read more »

'Kalokohan': Dela Rosa denies culture of impunity in PNP amid killer cop case, other slays

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 27 11:22 PM

Dela Rosa said the term is only used by government detractors to sow anger towards the administration.  Read more »

‘Inulila ang buong bayan’: Nephew of slain Los Baños mayor rails against gov’t narco list

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 09:07 PM

Last year, slain mayor Caesar Perez was included in the administration's list of politicians with alleged links to illegal drugs.   Read more »

'Hindi akin 'yan': Duterte condoles with family of slain mayor but denies 'narco list' was his

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 08 12:31 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday offered his condolences to the family of slain Los Baños, Laguna Mayor Caesar Perez, but denied that he was the one responsible for the latter's inclusion in his so-called "narco list."   Read more »

Pagpapalaya sa mga 'political prisoner', ipinanawagan

Zhander Cayabyab, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 10:45 PM

MAYNILA - Nanawagan ang International League of Peoples Struggles (ILPS) sa Duterte administration na pakawalan na ang mga tinaguriang political prisoner.  Read more »

Duterte says military needed vs illegal drugs; 'enemies' include rights advocates

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 02:59 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night said illegal narcotics in the country is a national security issue and the military has to be included in anti-illegal drugs operations.   Read more »

Duterte: 800 government officials, employees fired for graft, other offenses

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 04:39 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night said he will continue to "go after government officials and workers who are into graft and corruption," saying around 800 officials and workers have been dismissed from the service due to illegal activities. Read more »

19 journos killed in 4 years of Duterte admin - watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 07:20 PM

Nineteen journalists have been killed in the 4 years of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, a watchdog said Monday, as attacks on the media continue due to what it alleges as a culture of impunity that prevails in the country. Read more »

PH media urged to call out sources propagating falsehoods

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 03:50 PM

A board member of the CMFR on Friday urged the Philippine media to call out news sources propagating falsehoods and religiously fact-check claims as part of its duty in informing the public. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 17, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 11:40 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Students call for strike vs government 'negligence'

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 12:38 PM

Students stage a protest rally in front of the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City on Tuesday, calling for an academic strike against the alleged negligence of the current administration in disaster response and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

The net worth of Duterte's Cabinet members

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Nov 05 12:07 AM

Who's the richest and poorest member of President Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet? Find out in this infographic. Read more »

'Government is afraid': Attacks on media show PH govt's fear of accountability, journalists say

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 24 08:18 AM

“I think it’s the government that is afraid. You have a government that’s very strong, that has the military and the police under its command and it is clamping down on these young reporters… it is threatening the publishers of newspapers, it has closed down the largest TV network. Those are the actions of fear and not strength." Read more »

Activists say drug war fight not over, despite UNHRC 'letdown'

Karen Lema, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 12:03 AM

MANILA - Activists and families of victims of the Philippines' bloody war on drugs on Thursday vowed to keep fighting for justice after the United Nations Human Rights Council opted to give technical assistance to a government accused of ignoring atrocities.   Read more »

PH debt may reach P13.6 trillion in 2022: lawmaker

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 09:43 PM

MANILA - The Philippines' national debt could reach more than P13 trillion in 2022, a lawmaker said Monday. Read more »

Filipinos haven't learned lessons from Marcos dictatorship, says activist-nun

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 06:07 PM

Filipinos have not learned their lessons from the dictatorship of the late President Ferdinand Marcos as the country's current situation is a "repetition" of what happened then, an activist-nun said Tuesday.   Read more »

Govt responsible for Martial Law historical revisionism: activist

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 03:53 PM

The government is responsible for the Marcoses' persisting historical revisionism of the Martial Law, a screenwriter-activist said Monday as the country marked the 48th anniversary of the late strongman's declaration of military rule. Read more »

Amal Clooney urges PH gov't to protect press freedom, honor international commitments

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 11:24 PM

MANILA - International human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin-Clooney urged Philippine authorities to protect the free press and honor its international commitments on human rights. Read more »