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Drilon: Liberalizing economic provisions in Constitution possible without Cha-cha

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 06:13 PM

MANILA — Sen. Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said it is possible to liberalize the economy from restrictive economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution without amending it, as some lawmakers pushed for charter change due to mounting economic and health concerns because of the pandemic.  Read more »

Panibagong pagdinig ng Senado sa COVID-19 vaccination program, ikinasa

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 09:30 PM

Nag-desisyon ngayong Lunes ang Senado na magtakda ng dagdag na pagdinig sa Biyernes kaugnay sa COVID-19 vaccination program ng gobyerno. Read more »

Senate hearing did not lead to lower Sinovac prices, says vaccine czar

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 18 01:28 PM

The Philippine government did not drop the price of Sinovac vaccines following a Senate hearing, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Monday.   Read more »

Lani Misalucha now uses hearing aids after acquired deafness

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 01:25 PM

Lani Misalucha opened up about her hearing loss in an Instagram post on Tuesday night. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 11, 2021

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Posted at Jan 12 12:28 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Senators grill gov't officials on PH COVID-19 vaccination plan

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Posted at Jan 11 10:25 PM

COVID-19 vaccinations in the Philippines are expected to begin by the third week of February. Read more »

Duterte sa PSG: 'Wag sumipot, magsalita kung ipatawag sa Kongreso dahil sa COVID-19 vaccination

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Updated as of Jan 05 07:52 PM

Inihayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte noong Lunes na inutusan niya ang Presidential Security Group na huwag sumipot sakaling ipatawag ng Kongreso kaugnay sa isyu ng pagpapabakuna laban sa COVID-19. Read more »

Senate to probe toll regulator's function in Thursday hearing on RFID mess

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Updated as of Dec 14 12:45 PM

The Senate will investigate how the Toll Regulatory Board has been functioning, as complaints about the cashless system along the North Luzon Expressway mount, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said Monday. Read more »

'Krisis' sa edukasyon dapat malutas: Sen. Gatchalian

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 05:41 PM

Kailangang magkaroon ng reporma sa sistema ng edukasyon ng Pilipinas, na nakararanas ng krisis batay sa mga hindi magandang resulta sa paglahok sa ilang international assessment, sabi ngayong Huwebes ni Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian. Read more »

Poe tells telco franchise applicant: Don't take panel hearings lightly

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 08 12:46 PM

Sen. Grace Poe on Tuesday told representatives of a telecommunications company applying for a franchise to shape up and show up in committee hearings after an "underwhelming" presentation, with an official even being absent. Read more »

Pimentel: Human activities responsible, too, for worsening natural hazard conditions

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 09:35 PM

Geohazard maps should be updated periodically to preempt worst-case scenarios during strong storms, says Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III. Read more »

Illegal activities in watersheds may have caused flooding in Marikina, not dams — senators

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 07:47 PM

The continuous land-grabbing, exploitation, and illegal logging in watersheds could have been the reasons behind the massive flooding in Marikina during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, not the water from dams, senators said Wednesday. Read more »

Makabayan officials deny links with CPP-NPA but won't condemn Reds

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 07:05 PM

Several former and current party-list lawmakers on Tuesday categorically denied that they are members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New Peoples Army (NPA), but refused to condemn the atrocities committed by communist rebels in different parts of the country. Read more »

Mga magsasakang apektado ng mga nagdaang bagyo, tutulungang makapagtanim ulit

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 05:59 AM

MAYNILA - Handa umano ang Department of Agriculture na tulungan ang mga magsasaka na malubhang naapektuhan ng mga nagdaang bagyo.  Read more »

Exam material body-shaming Angel Locsin is 'abuse of authority,' Cayetano says

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Posted at Nov 20 06:16 AM

The teacher from Occidental Mindoro who cited actress Angel Locsin as an "obese person" in a derided exam item committed abuse of authority with the body-shaming content, Sen. Pia Cayetano said Thursday. Read more »

‘Lack of coordination’: Around 60,000 electric poles cause road obstruction nationwide, Gatchalian says

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 08:32 PM

Poles ending up in the middle of roads were the result of road construction and widening projects, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said Thursday. Read more »

Under Gordon's grilling, Duque admits there's corruption in DOH

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 02:27 AM

Embattled Health Sec. Francisco Duque III early Thursday morning admitted that there are anomalous activities being committed in the Department of Health (DOH), after Sen. Richard Gordon threatened to block the agency's budget.   Read more »

Hontiveros eyes incentives for LGUs to help raise funds for local programs

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Posted at Nov 16 10:00 PM

MANILA - Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday said she will propose provisions on the budget of the Department of Finance (DOF) to give incentives to local government units (LGUs) when they borrow from banks and financial lenders to help the national government in financing local projects. Read more »

Ilang senador nais tapyasan ang P19-B budget ng anti-communist task force

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Updated as of Nov 05 10:23 AM

Kasabay ng pag-init ng isyu sa red-tagging ay ang debate kung dapat nga bang bigyan ng napakalaking pondo ang kontrobersiyal na National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Read more »

Guidelines for CCTV use in schools sought after online leaks

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 05:33 PM

MANILA – Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide guidelines on the use of security cameras in schools amid reports of videos of teachers facing administrative complaints were posted online.   Read more »