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Duterte: Release of narco-list ahead of polls up to interior chief

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 08:46 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he is leaving it up to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año whether or not to release the list of politicians with alleged links to the illegal drug trade. Read more »

'Pagbatikos sa gobyerno di sapat para mabawian ng scholarship'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 11:00 PM

Tutol ang Malacañang sa rekomendasyon ng pinuno ng National Youth Commission na bawian ng scholarship ang mga estudyanteng bumabatikos at sumasali sa mga protesta laban sa pamahalaan.  Read more »

From rebels to rulers, MILF faces new ‘struggle’ in Bangsamoro governance

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 10:10 AM

Muslim rebels who once fought for secession have been cleared to help run a new self-governing region in the southern Philippines, their leader said Wednesday, admitting that governance would present “another level of struggle” for long-time combatants. Read more »

OPINION: Imperial President: The heart of a centralized government

Michael Henry Ll. Yusingco, LL.M
Updated as of Feb 16 04:10 AM

Abolishing the imperial presidency ought to be the primary objective of charter change. Read more »

Civil service workers warned vs campaigning for May poll candidates

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 04:54 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-corruption body on Thursday promised to go hard on civil service employees campaigning for candidates in the May midterm elections. Read more »

US stocks jump as shutdown, trade fears recede

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 13 07:06 AM

Wall Street stocks jumped Tuesday as President Donald Trump downplayed the chance of another government shutdown and said he could delay new tariffs on Chinese imports. Read more »

Mayors urged to help in Manila Bay rehab

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 10:35 PM

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Tuesday appealed to over a hundred city and town mayors to help in the rehabilitation of the Manila Bay. Read more »

Next on Manila Bay cleanup: Coordination on business permits near bay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 01:52 PM

Local government units have been ordered to coordinate with national agencies in issuing permits to commercial establishments fronting the Manila Bay, which is undergoing a massive cleanup, Interior Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said Tuesday.    Read more »

Commander Bravo gustong isali sa Bangsamoro gov't

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 09:53 PM

Dating naglunsad ng pag-atake si Bravo matapos hindi matuloy ang noo'y kasunduan na bubuo sana sa bagong teritoryo sa Bangsamoro.  Read more »

New shutdown threat as US budget talks stall

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 11 06:48 AM

US budget talks have hit another impasse over immigration, a key Republican negotiator said Sunday, raising the prospect of a second government shutdown if no agreement is reached by this week's deadline.  Read more »

Sandiganbayan maintains it would rule on Marcos’ P1-billion civil case

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 04:02 PM

MANILA - The Sandiganbayan 2nd Division has maintained that it would rule on the P1.052-billion civil suit that the Presidential Commission on Good Government filed against the Marcos family and their cronies over alleged ill-gotten wealth during the regime of their patriarch, the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos.  Read more »

Jakarta wants clarification on alleged Indonesian couple's link to Jolo blasts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 01:31 PM

The Indonesian government is seeking clarification from Philippine officials after its citizens were linked to the deadly church bombing in Jolo, Sulu, a local news website said. Read more »

100 lokal na pamahalaan, pinagpapaliwanag ukol sa basura

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 12:00 AM

Binigyan ng 10 araw ng DILG ang nasa 100 local government units na hindi pa nagbibigay ng solid waste management plan para magpaliwanag. Read more »

Duterte to certify military pension reform bill as urgent

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 02:56 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte will certify as urgent a bill reforming the country’s pension system for military and uniformed personnel, his spokesperson said Thursday, as government relied on yearly appropriations to cover regular payments to retired soldiers. Read more »

Ex-military men Año, Bautista get CA nod

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 04:15 PM

The powerful Commission on Appointments confirmed Wednesday the appointment of two former military officials to President Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet. Read more »

Hanjin workers prayoridad sa job fair sa Zambales

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 09:31 PM

Ipaprayoridad ng gobyerno ang nasa 3,000 trabahador ng South Korean shipping company na Hanjin na mawawalan ng trabaho sa pag-arangkada ng job caravan para sa "Build Build Build" program ng gobyerno.  Read more »

Marcos son-in-law asks Sandiganbayan to release other sequestered properties

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 01 04:04 PM

Gregorio Araneta III, son-in-law of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, has asked the Sandiganbayan 4th Division to order the release of sequestered properties associated to his name. Read more »

DILG: Manila Bay rehab not a prelude to reclamation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 12:06 AM

The Department of Interior and Local Government tried to allay fears of skeptics who suspect the clean-up of Manila Bay is a prelude to more reclamation projects there. Read more »

Mga LGU na may kinalaman sa pagdumi ng Manila Bay sinisilip

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 08:54 PM

Bumuo na ng task force ang DILG na mag-iimbestiga sa mga LGU na nagbigay ng mga permit at clearance sa mga negosyo sa Manila Bay na maaaring lumabag sa environmental laws. Read more »

Sandiganbayan orders release of sequestered properties of Marcos' son-in-law

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 31 07:19 PM

 The Sandiganbayan Special 4th Division has ordered the release of sequestered properties of the son-in-law of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Read more »