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Senators urge gov't: Deploy more troops, seek US help after China chases PH boat

Katrina Domingo and Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 04:00 PM

Several senators on Friday urged the national government to address the presence of missile-capable Chinese vessels near Palawan after a Filipino fishing boat was chased off Philippine waters. Read more »

DOJ: Community service, not jail time or fines, for quarantine violators

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 07:06 AM

MANILA — It took the Department of Justice a year of arrests, another enhanced community quarantine and several dismissals of cases to reverse its position last year that those who violate quarantine protocols may be arrested. Read more »

'Not legitimate,' Pacquiao says of PDP-Laban members' push for Duterte vice-presidential bid

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 05:24 PM

MANILA - PDP-Laban president Sen. Manny Pacquiao on Friday said a supposed party resolution urging President Rodrigo Duterte to run as vice president in the 2022 national elections is illegitimate. Read more »

Pimentel urges PDP-Laban mates: Refrain from political talk amid pandemic

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 11:56 AM

MANILA - Former PDP-Laban president Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III on Friday called on his colleagues in the ruling party to refrain from discussing politics as the country continued to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

DOJ junks complaint vs Koko Pimentel over alleged quarantine breach

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 03:18 PM

The Department of Justice said Thursday it dismissed for lack of probable cause the complaint against Sen. Koko Pimentel over his supposed quarantine breach last March, when he went to a hospital while already exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms.   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 »

Paghahanda sa 2022: Pacquiao itinalagang presidente ng PDP-Laban

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 11:35 PM

Higit isang taon bago ang halalan, may malaking balasahan sa partido ni Pangulong Duterte na PDP-Laban.  Read more »

Pacquiao to focus on PDP-Laban expansion, 'peace and economics' advocacy: Pimentel

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 01:35 PM

Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Thursday said new PDP-Laban President Sen. Manny Pacquiao would be focusing on educating members about "his advocacy on peace and economics" and "principles-based politics" as the ruling party continues its expansion plans across the country. 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 »

Senate adopts resolution urging DSWD to release unspent funds for calamity, COVID-19 victims

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 06:36 PM

The Senate on Monday adopted a resolution urging the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to release some P83-billion in its coffers to aid typhoon victims and other Filipinos still reeling from the effects of COVID-19. Read more »

PHLPost urged to 'modernize' to compete with app-based delivery services

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 07:24 PM

MANILA - Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Thursday urged the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) to "modernize" services so it could compete with app-based delivery services to stay relevant and profitable, especially now that Filipinos have been using their gadgets to have items and food delivered at home.   Read more »

PTV denies siding with Velasco after airing House voting that ousted Cayetano as Speaker

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 02:43 PM

MANILA - The People's Television Network (PTV) on Tuesday denied that it was siding with newly installed House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco after the state-run station aired proceedings where some 186 lawmakers voted for him and ousted Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano from the top post of the chamber. Read more »

Pimentel wants online marketplace exclusive for small vendors of PH goods

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 09:59 PM

MANILA - Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel on Monday urged the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to create an online selling platform for micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) vending Filipino products. Read more »

DOJ reopens probe into Koko Pimentel’s quarantine breach

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 11:00 AM

Five months after the supposed quarantine breach of Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has reopened its investigation after receiving additional documents from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Read more »

Some senators dismayed over lack of 'comprehensive' COVID-19 plan in Duterte's 5th SONA

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 01:17 AM

MANILA (UPDATE)- Several senators on Monday lamented how President Rodrigo Duterte missed the opportunity to give a "clear" COVID-19 roadmap during his 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA). Read more »

DOH endorses complaint vs Pimentel for COVID-19 quarantine breach

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 12:33 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Friday confirmed that it did endorse the complaint against Senator Aquilino Pimentel III for breaching COVID-19 quarantine protocols last March. Read more »

100 days after lockdown: The people who made us cringe, made us weep, gave us hope

ANCX
Updated as of Jun 24 04:02 AM

It's been an extraordinary 100 days. Meet the people who have taken up room in our collective headspace since March 17, impressing us either with their unlikely heroism or vein-popping ignorance, their courage to speak out for what is right or the gall to voice out their unchecked privilege. BY JACS T. SAMPAYAN AND BAM V. ABELLON Read more »

DOJ resets Koko Pimentel 'quarantine breach' probe anew

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 02:22 PM

The Department of Justice has again reset the probe into Senator Aquilino Pimentel III's quarantine protocol breach, originally set on June 18, Thursday. Read more »

Senate Electoral Tribunal junks petitions questioning Pimentel's eligibility to run as senator

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 16 04:19 PM

The Senate Electoral Tribunal has dismissed two petitions seeking to declare Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III as "ineligible for the position of senator" over the lawmaker's alleged violation of the 2 consecutive term limit under the Constitution. Read more »

‘True public servant’: Senators mourn death of Bocaue Mayor Joni Villanueva-Tugna

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 11:07 PM

Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday said he "almost lost the appetite" for living, following the death of his sister this week and their mother in March. Read more »