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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 24, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 11:20 PM

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

‘Union organizing not a crime’

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 03:02 PM

Members of various labor groups at a protest in Makati on Tuesday assert their right to organize. Read more »

DILG orders probe on reported harassment of onion farmer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 09:06 AM

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Sunday said it has already asked its regional offices to probe the alleged harassment of an onion farmer. Read more »

PNP chief vows to protect onion farmer 'harassed' by cops

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 12:08 AM

The Philippine National Police chief vows to protect the family of a widowed farmer who complained of police harassment after she testified in a Senate probe of the country's onion supply crisis. Read more »

Onion farmer says police harassed her after Senate hearing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 10:41 PM

Two days after she shared their ordeal with senators, policemen visited her home in Bayambang, Pangasinan eight times. Read more »

Imee calls out DILG, NTF-ELCAC for 'harassing' onion farmers

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 09:33 PM

Sen. Imee Marcos condemned the supposed harassment suffered by farmers who spoke as witnesses during the Senate's investigation on the onion crisis. Read more »

Carlos puzzled as NTF-ELCAC budget dips to P6-B

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 07:07 PM

NTF-ELCAC only received P6.3 billion for its budget this year, National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos said. This is lower than the P10 billion approved by Congress for this year. Read more »

NTF-ELCAC to boost fight vs Reds after Joma Sison's death

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 02:56 PM

NSA Carlos said the anti-insurgency task force will bolster its efforts against communist rebels. Read more »

Lawmakers hit restoration of DepEd’s confidential funds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 11:21 PM

A joint congressional panel came under fire for reversing cuts in the approved version of the government’s 2023 budget. Read more »

Carlos defends NTF-ELCAC after budget restored to P10-B

Rowegie Abanto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 03:07 PM

National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos on Tuesday defended the restored P10-billion budget of government's controversial anti-insurgency task force. Read more »

Congress restores NTF-ELCAC’s P10-billion budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 11:23 PM

The Philippine Senate approved on Monday the bicameral committee report that finalizes the government’s P5.2 trillion budget for 2023. Read more »

P150-M DepEd confidential fund, P10-B ELCAC budget ibinalik

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 09:02 PM

Ibinalik ng Bicameral Conference Committee ang P150 milyong confidential fund ng DepEd at P10 bilyong budget ng NTF-ELCAC. Read more »

Bicam restores DepEd's P150M confidential funds, P10B NTF-ELCAC budget

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 03:15 PM

Angara and Co also reported more funds went to ayuda or aid. Read more »

Group says stop giving funds to NTF-ELCAC

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 02:15 PM

Human rights advocates hold a protest at the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) headquarters in Quezon City on Monday. Read more »

House leadership draws flak over plan to restore NTF-ELCAC budget

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 05:05 PM

"We can't entrust NTF-ELCAC with billions if it can't even present to Congress its cash inflows and outflows and name its finance officer." Read more »

House wants to restore NTF-ELCAC budget in bicam

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 06:20 PM

The NTF-ELCAC’s budget was slashed by the Senate and House of Representatives in their respective versions of next year’s spending plan. Read more »

Badoy invokes 'press freedom' in 'threat-laden' diatribe vs judge

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 06:55 PM

Badoy invoked freedom of expression and press freedom, saying that as a journalist, she was merely commenting on a matter that invokes public interest. Read more »

Go seeks streamlining of programs for reforming rebels

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 02:30 AM

Go said the NTF-ELCAC offers assistance to former rebels but this should be programmed into the DND so the goal would 'really be successful.' Read more »

Davao relaunched as tourism, investment-ready destination

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 08:34 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. announced Thursday the 'relaunch' of the Davao region as a tourism and investment-ready destination after it has been declared as insurgency-free. Read more »

Comelec nixes NTF-ELCAC move to open Gabriela accounts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 10:50 AM

Gabriela Women's party-list hailed a Comelec decision scrapping the NTF-ELCAC's plea to investigate 2 bank accounts of Gabriela Inc. Read more »