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P500 cash aid to be released next month: budget dept

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Updated as of Mar 23 12:43 PM

The P500 monthly subsidy for poor families that President Rodrigo Duterte ordered is expected to be released next month, the Department fo Budget and Management said Wednesday. Read more »

SM partners with PH Red Cross for donations to Odette victims

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Updated as of Dec 23 02:48 PM

SM has partnered with the Philippine Red Cross to help provide relief to communities ravaged by Typhoon Odette, its president said Thursday. Read more »

Elections is 'Avengers assemble' moment for media: Maria Ressa

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 09:33 AM

The Philippine elections is the "Avengers assemble" moment for journalism to help save the country's democracy, Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa said Monday. Read more »

Civil engineering board exams topnotcher says no plans to work abroad

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Posted at Nov 30 08:31 PM

The Tawi-Tawi native who topped this year's civil engineering licensure examinations said Tuesday he has no plans of working abroad as he hopes to share his knowledge and skills to his community. Read more »

Senatorial aspirant Eleazar says no to death penalty

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 10:28 AM

Senatorial candidate Ret. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said Tuesday he is not in favor of reviving the death penalty. Read more »

Carl Balita bats for health, education, MSME sectors

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Updated as of Nov 22 11:01 AM

Aksyon Demokratiko senatorial candidate Carl Balita said Monday he seeks to represent the sectors of health, education, and small and medium businesses. Read more »

Vaccine czar Galvez 'in favor' of mandatory vaccination

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Updated as of Nov 04 04:06 PM

The official leading the country's inoculation program against COVID-19 said Thursday he was in favor of mandatory vaccination. Read more »

Priest ready for another kind of public service

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 31 08:03 AM

A priest running for mayor in Libmanan, Camarines Sur said leaving the ministry to pursue another kind of public service was a hard decision to make. Read more »

Tala raises $145M to fund expansion plans

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Posted at Oct 22 01:46 PM

Financial technology firm Tala has raised a total of $145 million in funding which would be used for its expansion plans globally, its founder and CEO Shivani Siroya told ANC on Friday. Read more »

Chevron Malampaya sale to Udenna not midnight deal: DOE

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Updated as of Oct 04 01:54 PM

Udenna Corp's acquisition of Chevron Malampaya, which holds a 45-percent interest in the Malampaya gas project, was not a "midnight deal," the Department of Energy said Monday. Read more »

'Sandiganbayan decision debunks Marcos did not plunder'

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Updated as of Sep 29 10:44 AM

A Sandiganbayan decision ordering a bank initially suspected to be owned by the Marcoses to pay the government around P96 million and $5.4 million in ill-gotten wealth debunks revisionist narratives. Read more »

Duque,Lao 'culpable' in overpriced procurement: senator

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Updated as of Sep 02 10:23 AM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque and a former Department of Budget and Management official are "culpable" over the "planned plunder" in government's overpriced medical supply procurement last year, Senator Franklin Drilon said Thursday. Read more »

Metro Manila bed capacity at 'moderate risk': official

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 11 01:08 PM

Metro Manila's healthcare utilization is at nearly 60 percent or "moderate risk," the country's COVID-19 treatment czar said Wednesday after several hospitals have declared full capacity. Read more »

Private firms want to import Pfizer vaccines for children: presidential adviser

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Updated as of Aug 10 10:19 AM

The private sector would like to import Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for the children of its employees, an official said Tuesday. Read more »

Lacson, Sotto vow no overregulation of business

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Updated as of Aug 05 12:26 PM

There will be "no overregulation" for businesses under a Lacson-Sotto administration, the senators vying for the country's top posts in next year's polls said Thursday. Read more »

VP Robredo 'definitely open to running, resisted unification' in 2022 polls: Lacson

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Updated as of Aug 05 11:13 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo is "definitely open" to running in next year's elections as she rejected a "unification formula" against the administration, Senator Panfilo Lacson said Thursday. Read more »

San Juan just 7,953 COVID-19 jabs away from achieving herd immunity: mayor

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Posted at Aug 04 11:29 AM

MANILA - San Juan City is just 7,953 second doses of COVID-19 vaccine away from achieving herd immunity, its mayor said Wednesday. Read more »

Gatchalian eyes VP post, seeks tandem with Sara Duterte

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Updated as of Aug 04 11:18 AM

MANILA - Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday said he intends to run for the position of vice president, but only if he is chosen as the running-mate of potential presidential bet Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio. Read more »

Govt needs to ramp up vaccination during lockdown: MAP

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Posted at Aug 03 05:28 PM

The government can use the lockdown period to ramp up its vaccination drive which will be crucial to reopening the economy and returning to growth, the Management Association of the Philippines said. Read more »

Bello says DOLE 'short' of funds for lockdown-hit workers; seeks realignment approval

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Posted at Aug 03 04:09 PM

The Labor Department is seeking approval for its proposed budget realignment to fill the gap in funding for programs meant to assist workers who will be affected by the new Metro Manila lockdown, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Tuesday.   Read more »