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US says drone shot down by Russian air defenses near Libyan capital

By Phil Stewart and Aidan Lewis, Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 02:33 PM

The US military believes that an unarmed American drone reported lost near Libya's capital last month was in fact shot down by Russian air defenses and it is demanding the return of the aircraft's wreckage, US Africa Command says. Read more »

DENR warns of garbage crisis in Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 12:04 AM

The Philippine environment department sounded the alarm over what it calls a garbage crisis in Metro Manila. Read more »

PH gov't set to review poverty reduction targets

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Posted at Dec 06 11:14 PM

But not everyone is impressed by the latest data. Read more »

Gov't workers to receive addt'l bonus after Duterte authorizes grant

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 08:00 PM

The payment of the SRI to all qualified government employees shall not be earlier than Dec. 20, 2019. Read more »

SSS to set up calamity loan packages for Tisoy-affected members

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 06:35 PM

SSS Vice President Boobie Angela Ocay on Wednesday said that members can avail calamity loans once the state of calamity has been declared in their area. Read more »

Gov't confident it can meet infra spending target for 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 01:32 AM

The Philippine government says it's on track to meet its infrastructure spending for the year despite budget delay concerns. That, as it greenlights 7 new projects amounting to over P3.6 billion. Read more »

SEA Games: PH fencing team hopes to recapture former glory

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Updated as of Nov 26 09:58 AM

The Philippine fencing team in this year's Southeast Asian Games is hoping for a repeat of its dominant performance 14 years ago.  Read more »

BI nangangailangan ng 100 immigration officers

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Posted at Nov 25 02:59 PM

Nangangailangan ang Bureau of Immigration ng 100 immigration officers para sa international airports at seaports.  Read more »

'Sampalin mo': Duterte urges businessmen anew to be 'assertive' against corrupt officials

Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 12:38 AM

Duterte told investors and businessmen to file a complaint or report to him personally if public officials are asking money from them. Read more »

Duterte: Gov’t contracts must be settled by Dec. 15

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 01:23 AM

Duterte on Wednesday ordered all government offices and agencies to decide on pending transactions next month. Read more »

‘Absolutely no mercy’: Leaked files show China’s mass detentions in officials’ own words

Austin Ramzy and Chris Buckley, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 21 07:40 AM

Beijing has sought for decades to suppress Uighur resistance to Chinese rule in Xinjiang. The current crackdown began after a surge of anti-government and anti-Chinese violence, including ethnic riots in 2009 in Urumqi, the regional capital, and a May 2014 attack on an outdoor market that killed 39 people just days before Xi convened a leadership conference in Beijing to set a new policy course for Xinjiang. Read more »

US House votes to avert shutdown as deadline looms

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 20 07:30 AM

The Senate is expected to clear the measure later this week and send it to the White House before agencies run out of funding at midnight on Thursday.   Read more »

Matagal na pagproseso sa terminal pay inireklamo ng ex-city hall employee

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 08:09 PM

Inireklamo ng isang dating empleyado ng city hall ang matagal na pagproseso sa kaniyang terminal pay. Read more »

Pagpapaalis sa sidewalk vendors sa Divi may katuwiran ba?

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Posted at Nov 16 02:36 PM

Umani ito ng batikos lalo't apektado ang kabuhayan ng mga mahihirap na vendors.  Read more »

Recto urges Palace to ‘expedite’ salary increase for gov’t workers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 10:16 PM

The executive branch should “expedite” its promised salary increase for government workers, a senator said Tuesday, as the Senate deliberated on the 2020 budget that contained funds for the pay hike.   Read more »

Gov't service centers coming to 3 Robinsons Malls in Quezon City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 03:46 PM

Under a Memorandum of Agreement with the city government of Quezon City, Robinsons Malls Lingkod Pinoy Center (RMLPC) will house select various government agencies in Robinsons Galleria, Robinsons Magnolia and in Robinsons Novaliches, its parent Robinsons Land Corp said in a statement.  Read more »

OCD's Jalad, HUDCC's Del Rosario cool to new department on disasters

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 09:50 PM

Two officials of the executive branch expressed strong reservations to the creation of a new Department on Disaster Resiliency.  Read more »

OPINION: Waving the White Flag

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Nov 11 12:18 PM

Making the war on illegal drugs more effective or not, strengthening public institutions in the first place has been a long overdue objective and every attempt to finally do it has always been commandeered. Read more »

Nurses push for higher pay

Jong Gasmena, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 09:27 PM

Baguio-based professional nurses push for higher salaries during a protest at Malcolm Square, People Park in Baguio City Friday.  Read more »

Ilang batang atleta sa truck ibiniyahe para sa provincial meet

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Updated as of Nov 05 12:25 PM

Iniimbestigahan ngayon ng Department of Education ang kumakalat na larawan ng mga student athlete sa Palawan na isinakay nang siksikan at nakatayo sa isang trak papunta sa isang district meet. ​ Read more »