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Mga pharmacist, midwife, guro maaaring hingan ng tulong sa vaccine drive

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 08:26 PM

Tinitingnan kung mahihingan ng tulong sa pagtuturok ang mga pharmacist at midwife, at ang mga guro sa information drive.   Read more »

Robredo, lawmakers blast termination of UP-DND accord

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 02:51 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo as well as several lawmakers and progressive youth groups have condemned the Department of National Defense's move to end its decades-old agreement with the University of the Philippines that prohibits uniformed personnel from entering UP campuses without notifying school officials. Read more »

Some House members 'open' to calls to realign anti-insurgency fund for typhoon victims

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 04:50 PM

Some members of the House of Representatives on Thursday said they were open to the Senate minority bloc's push to realign a portion of the P19-billion anti-insurgency fund to boost the budget for typhoon victims. Read more »

Salary grade ng iba pang nurses, ilalaban na maitaas din

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 01 08:33 PM

Magtutulak umano ng special provision sa 2021 GAA para magkaroon din ng legal basis ang Department of Budget Management na itaas ang sahod para sa lahat ng lebel ng nurse. Read more »

'This is where your taxes go': Solons chide military, police after Facebook takedown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 05:25 PM

Members of the House of Representatives' progressive bloc on Thursday chided the Philippine military and police in the wake Facebook's discovery that some propaganda networks were linked to country' security forces. Read more »

Lawmakers 'can’t hostage' PCOO funds to force Badoy to quit: Lacson

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 12:05 PM

Lawmakers cannot “hostage” the 2021 budget of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) as leverage to force the resignation of one of its officials, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Friday.  Read more »

Makabayan bloc eyes charges vs PCOO's Badoy over red-tagging

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 10 10:30 AM

The Makabayan bloc is mulling charges against Presidential Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy for accusing several lawmakers of being high-ranking officials of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army, a lawmaker said Thursday. Read more »

House panel OKs resolution requiring 3-hour TV educational programming

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 04:41 PM

A resolution obligating all government and privately-owned TV stations to allot 3 hours of airtime to educational programming was approved Tuesday by the Committee on Sustainable Development Goals in the House of Representatives.   Read more »

'Pawang kabaliwan': Komento ni Roque sa kawalan ng trabaho sa Pilipinas, umani ng batikos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 09:44 PM

"Walang dapat ikatuwa at pawang kabaliwan ang ikagalak pa ang record high unemployment rate na 45.5% sa bansa. Hindi simpleng mga numero ang mga datos na ito kundi buhay at kabuhayan ng mamamayang Pilipino." Read more »

Ilang guro, magulang kinalampag ang DepEd kaugnay sa pasukan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 22 09:05 PM

Sumugod ngayong Miyerkoles sa tanggapan ng Department of Education sa Pasig City ang ilang guro, magulang, at mambabatas para manawagan ng dayalogo. Read more »

'TWG report sa ABS-CBN franchise posibleng matagal nang ginawa'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 07:24 PM

Hinimay ng ilang kongresista ang laman ng report ng technical working group ng House committee on legislative franchises, na naging basehan para patayin ang prangkisa ng ABS-CBN. Read more »

ABS-CBN makatutulong sana sa planong distance learning: kongresista

Bettina Magsaysay, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 03:21 PM

Makatutulong sana sa paghahatid ng edukasyon sa pamamagitan ng telebisyon ang ABS-CBN, na hindi nabigyan ng bagong prangkisa ng Kamara, ayon sa isang kongresista ngayong Linggo. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 09, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 12:51 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Before the summation of discussions

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 09:48 PM

Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate and ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro listen to House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano before the start of the summation of discussions on the franchise renewal application of ABS-CBN on Thursday. Read more »

Opposition lawmakers say ready to question Anti-Terror Law before Supreme Court

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 03 08:40 PM

MANILA - Opposition Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan and House Assistant Minority Leader France Castro on Friday said they were ready to question the constitutionality of the newly-signed Anti-Terror Law before the Supreme Court. Read more »

ABS-CBN has no tax delinquency, BIR tells solons

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 06:27 PM

ABS-CBN Corp. has no current tax delinquency and, with the rest of the companies under the ABS-CBN Group, infused a combined P71.5 billion in taxes to government coffers in 17 years, congressmen scrutinizing its application for a new broadcast franchise were told Wednesday. Read more »

House lawmaker seeks internet allowance for public school teachers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 06:18 PM

A House lawmaker has filed a bill that seeks to provide public school teachers with a monthly internet allowance as they are expected to incur higher communication expenses with the shift to distance learning during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Lawmaker dares DepEd chief: Demonstrate distance learning in poor areas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 26 10:05 AM

A lawmaker on Wednesday dared Education Secretary Leonor Briones to go to far-flung and poor areas to demonstrate distance learning, which educational institutions will implement in the coming school year as in-person classes remain suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Filipinos should not be blamed for rising cases of COVID-19 in PH: lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 04:39 AM

MANILA -- ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro on Thursday said that the Filipino are not to blame on the rising number of cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the low safety ranking of the Philippines.   Read more »

Makabayan sounds alarm on Calida's quo warranto argument

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 09:09 PM

Bayan Muna chair Neri Colmenares pointed to a provision in the Solicitor General's quo warranto petition that would empower gov't to impose its values and goals on broadcast franchise holders.  Read more »