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No more lines: Duterte wants full transition of gov't services online as COVID-19 threat remains

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 05:17 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte instructed government agencies on Monday to fully transition services online to do away with the need for the public to have physical transactions while the COVID-19 threat remains.    Read more »

(OPINION) Surviving the pandemic: Moving forward, in search of a legacy

Edmund Tayao
Updated as of Jul 21 09:55 AM

The legacy of this administration can and should still be in systemic reform. Whatever it does, it should put in place the foundation and ensure the institutionalization of collaborative national and local governance. Read more »

Hataman: Why rush anti-terror bill, but not Marawi siege victims' compensation?

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 07:08 PM

MANILA — Deputy House Speaker Mujiv Hataman on Wednesday called out his colleagues for rushing a new anti-terrorism legislation, but leaving behind bills seeking to compensate victims of the 2017 Marawi siege.   Read more »

SC halt on closure order only hope for ABS-CBN broadcast resumption for now: solon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 10:26 AM

MANILA - Getting the Supreme Court to block the closure order against ABS-CBN Corp is the easier route for the network to resume broadcast operations, a lawmaker said Tuesday. Read more »

(OPINION) Surviving the Pandemic: Response of govt's all over the world has been disproportionate

Edmund Tayao
Updated as of May 24 01:58 AM

It’s a pity that very few governments managed to contain the contagion and act effectively. Those that we thought would be able to handle it well seemed to be just like all the others--generally surprised by the amplitude of the pandemic. Read more »

OPINION: Systems, governance and behavior amid Covid19

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Apr 27 10:21 AM

Contrary to what critics say, the Covid19 pandemic has shown the limitations of a centralized public administration.  Read more »

Philippines needs long-term solutions to improve 'primitive' healthcare system: ex-health chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 10:07 AM

The COVID-19 pandemic should change the mentality of local and national government officials about the importance of preventive healthcare, said a former secretary of the Department of Health. The pandemic has shown that the healthcare system is "primitive," said Dr. Manuel Dayrit. Read more »

OPINION: Are we prepared for the new normal?

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Apr 16 07:55 PM

The answer is, lamentably but obviously, a resounding no. Read more »

OPINION: The weakness of Philippine governance and COVID-19

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Apr 12 12:02 AM

It is unfair for the good DSWD secretary to say it is the fault of the LGUs that the implementation of the Social Amelioration Program has been delayed. Here's why:  Read more »

OPINION: Stress test in uncharted waters

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Mar 25 11:07 PM

How far and how long can we go? As I have tried to make sense in my last piece, no one is prepared to handle this kind of situation.  Read more »

OPINION: Uncharted waters in the age of COVID-19

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Mar 19 04:10 PM

Imagine if decentralization had been successfully put in place since the enactment of the 1991 Local Government Code (LGC), we could have a better managed and coordinated devolved critical services in this time of the novel coronavirus crisis.    Read more »

Robredo tells mayors: Money should be no issue during elections

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 03:48 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday discouraged mayors from using money to bribe their way to victory as she addressed local officials who finished an 8-month fellowship on leadership sponsored by her office and Kaya Natin Movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership. Read more »

Mayor Isko consults Lacson on curbing police extortion, corruption in Manila

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 01:57 PM

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Friday sought advice from Senator Panfilo Lacson on how to curb police extortion and corruption in the capital amid the local chief executive's push to restore good governance in the city. Read more »

Palace says De Lima 'must be hallucinating' on Robredo takeover call

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 31 04:35 PM

Senator Leila de Lima "must be hallucinating" when she asked President Rodrigo Duterte to let Vice President Leni Robredo take over the government, Malacañang said Thursday.   Read more »

Is Mayor Isko Manila's new 'Master Showman'?

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 04:03 PM

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno is now the Filipino local official with the largest social media following, pegged at nearly 2 million, a mass base large enough to catapult his political capital beyond his jurisdiction. Read more »

Kampanya kontra 'tolongges, dugyot' kaya bang panatilihin ni Isko?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 07:53 PM

Hamon ngayon kay Isko Moreno na panatilihin ang kaniyang estilo ng pamamahala, ayon sa isang eksperto.  Read more »

'Undocumented buildings, billion-peso expenditures': Sotto deals with predecessors’ transactions

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 12:58 AM

MANILA—Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto on Tuesday revealed more questionable transactions of his predecessor, many of which he had to address during his first 100 days in office. Read more »

OPINION: Implications of change in China

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Sep 02 08:38 PM

What happens in China, or anywhere in the world, will have a significant impact on our politics, the future of our democracy, and governance. Read more »

Terror or cool prof? Trillanes gives teaching a try amid opposition duties

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 22 09:59 AM

What is it like to have former senator Antonio Trillanes IV as a professor? Read more »

OPINION: What further decentralization?

Edmund S. Tayao
Updated as of Aug 07 08:52 PM

Let’s call a spade a spade. There’s no such thing as further decentralization!  Read more »