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House panel tackles SOGIE bills despite move for deferment

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 04:09 AM

'This is not an illegal meeting… We were given clearance by the Rules committee,' said Rep. Geraldine Roman, chair of the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality. Read more »

Kamara nagsimula nang mag-imbestiga sa taas-presyo ng sibuyas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 08:40 PM

Sinimulan na ng Kamara ang imbestigasyon kaugnay sa pagtaas ng presyo ng sibuyas at iba pang pangunahing bilihin. Read more »

'Mrs. Sibuyas' faces Congress, denies smuggling onions

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 08:33 PM

Lilia Lea Cruz, tagged by some as "Mrs. Sibuyas" as she is allegedly behind the smuggling of onions in the country, returned to the House of Representatives Wednesday afternoon, nearly 10 years after another congressional investigation on similar allegations. Read more »

Full toll collection interoperability by 2024, says TRB

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 07:47 PM

The Toll Regulatory Board on Wednesday said it aims to fully implement interoperability between the different toll collection systems in the country by January 2024. Read more »

House Speaker to commodities traders: 'Moderate your greed'

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 09:23 PM

"Moderate your greed," House Speaker Martin Romualdez tells those behind the expensive prices of basic commodities. Read more »

US recovering balloon debris, won't return to China: W. House

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 07 05:20 AM

China says the balloon was an errant weather observation aircraft with no military purpose. The United States says the balloon was a sophisticated high-altitude spying vehicle. Read more »

Carlos wants to scrap term limits, lift ban on dynasties

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 08:08 PM

House Committee on Ways and Means chair Joey Salceda said there is a study showing term limits have negative effects on economic policy. Read more »

House OKs bill mandating fisherfolk resettlement areas

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 08:02 PM

The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill 6716 that mandates the establishment of fisherfolk resettlement areas with adequate access to fishing grounds. Read more »

House OKs Freelance Workers Protection Act

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 08:38 PM

Voting 250-0, the Congress approved Monday on third and final reading the House Bill 6718 or the proposed "Freelance Workers Protection Act." Read more »

House OKs 'Eddie Garcia bill'

Rg Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 05:50 PM

The House of Representatives on Monday approved on 3rd and final reading the proposed 'Eddie Garcia Act.' Read more »

This UK mega-lab generates weather to test future homes

Olivier Devos, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 06 09:45 AM

The thermometer sinks below zero as a blizzard of fine snow descends on two houses freshly built inside a massive laboratory in northern England. Read more »

CCP holds Pasinaya Festival

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 01:14 PM

Various performers and artists parade at the Cultural Center of the Philippines complex in Pasay City during the last day of the Pasinaya Open House Festival on Sunday. Read more »

Kathryn’s mom shares update on house construction

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 04:00 PM

It appears that the new house of Kathryn Bernardo is nearing its completion. Read more »

GSIS may ilang pasubali sa gov't retirement age bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 11:19 PM

May ilang pasubali umano ang Government Service Insurance System sa panukala na optional na pagbaba ng government workers retirement age. Read more »

OFW na tumakas sa pananakit ng amo, nahulog mula sa 3rd floor ng bahay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 07:21 PM

Paralisado ang isang overseas Filipino worker sa Kuwait matapos siyang mahulog sa ikatlong palapag ng bahay. Read more »

Government urged: Consider birth control access for minors

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 06:07 PM

Alarmed by rising cases of pregnancies among teenagers, advocates have asked lawmakers to consider giving minors access to birth control. Read more »

No classified documents found in search of Biden's beach home: attorney

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 02 02:30 AM

The drip of revelations has been a drag on Biden as he celebrates the mid-point in his first term and reportedly prepares to announce he's running for a second. Read more »

NCIP to pursue court order halting Masungi ops

Anjo Bagaoisan and Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 12:54 AM

The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) plans to ask a local court in Rizal to put out an injunction order suspending the operations of the Masungi Georeserve Foundation Inc. in the mountainous southern Sierra Madre area, an official told legislators Wednesday. Read more »

House panel OKs Filipino citizenship for Canadian vlogger

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 07:40 PM

When asked if he would abandon his Canadian citizenship, Kyle Jennermann vowed to be the best Filipino he can be. Read more »

Solons mull creation of onion research body

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 05:17 PM

The panel created a technical working group to further study the proposals after the initial committee hearing this morning. Read more »