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House defers action on franchise bid of solar power firm

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 04:38 PM

The bill would curb competition in the market, a lawmaker opposing the measure said. Read more »

De Lima wants statutory age of consent raised to 18 from 12

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 30 12:47 PM

Detained Senator Leila De Lima has filed a bill seeking to raise the age of sexual consent to 18 from the current 12 to protect the youth from sexual exploitation and abuse. Read more »

Discrimination vs 'KaladKaren' a wake-up call to pass LGBT rights bill - Hontiveros

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 02:02 PM

MANILA - The alleged discrimination that comedian Jervi Li, better known as "KaladKaren Davila," recently experienced at a Makati bar is a wakeup call for the Senate to approve a bill protecting the LGBT community from hate crimes and prejudice, Senator Risa Hontiveros said Wednesday. Read more »

Bill promoting Filipino sign language hurdles Senate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 11:57 AM

The Senate on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a proposed law recognizing the Filipino Sign Language (FSL) as an an official medium of instruction and communication. Read more »

Health chief bats for law to fund hospital for elderly

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 03:50 PM

MANILA - Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday called for a law that would institutionalize and fund the National Center for Geriatric Health (NCGH) in Manila. Read more »

Maiden name ni misis, puwede pa bang ibalik matapos ang hiwalayan?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 05:04 PM

Matagal at magastos ang paraan upang maibalik sa dati ang pangalan ng misis na nakipaghiwalay sa kaniyang mister.  Read more »

Mga estudyanteng sangkot sa 'kidnapping' ng 19 anyos, puwede bang kasuhan?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 06:00 PM

Itinuturing ng PNP-AKG ang mga estudyanteng dawit bilang "pinakabatang" grupo ng diumano'y kidnapper na nasakote nila.    Read more »

COA should follow time frame, lawmaker says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 10:37 PM

MANILA - The House Committee on Revision of Laws on Tuesday deliberated on House Bill 6761, which seeks to provide a prescriptive period within which the Commission on Audit may conduct audits and issue decisions. Read more »

Pacquiao told to 'do research,' stop misleading public on death penalty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 12:49 PM

Senator Manny Pacquiao is misleading the public on death penalty with his wrong interpretation of the Bible, an official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said Tuesday. Read more »

Puna sa SONA 2018: 'Bitin, kulang, walang bago'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 09:56 PM

Nabitin at nakulangan ang ilang mga labor groups sa talumpati ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kaniyang State of the Nation Address noong Hulyo 23.  Read more »

DOLE chief, idedemanda ang nagbibintang sa kanya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 09:51 PM

Itinanggi ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III ang mga paratang na nagpasuhol siya sa isang recruitment agency owner.    Read more »

SM nasa proseso na ng pag-regular sa 10,000 empleyado: Bello

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 25 07:39 PM

Pangako umano ng SM sa DOLE, 10,000 ang gagawing mga regular na empleyado nila bago matapos ang 2018. Read more »

Drilon casts doubt on Bangsamoro law sans anti-dynasty provision

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 09:34 AM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday said he is not confident that the consolidated version of the Bangsamoro Organic Law can foster good governance in the south after lawmakers scrapped its anti-drnasty provision.  Read more »

DILG exec eyes local laws on class suspensions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 11:59 AM

Interior Undersecretary Epimaco Densing on Wednesday urged local governments to pass ordinances on the suspension of classes to keep students safe from rains and floods. Read more »

Misis na 'itinali ng mister habang nagtatalik,' napawalang-bisa ang kasal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 09:37 PM

Napatunayan ng misis ang "psychological incapacity" ng mister. Read more »

Duterte certifies Universal Health Coverage bill as priority

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 08:00 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as priority a bill that seeks to gives "universal" access to health care, his spokesman said Tuesday.   Read more »

Parents of minors violating curfew to face raps: QCPD

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 04:48 PM

MANILA - The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) warned Wednesday that it would file complaints against parents of minors caught repeatedly violating the curfew and other local ordinances.  Read more »

NCRPO going after 'riding-in-tandem' amid 'tambay' crackdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 04:30 PM

The head of the Metro Manila police on Tuesday said it has not cast aside its campaign against motorcycle-riding criminals amid its c crackdown against "tambays" or those loitering in the streets after dark.  Read more »

When minors loiter, you create a situation where crimes arise: Panelo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 11:39 AM

President Duterte's order to crack down on minors who loiter in the streets is meant to protect the public, his chief legal counsel, Salvador Panelo, said Tuesday. Read more »

Concom taps Congress to lift foreign equity limits in new charter

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 01:18 PM

The new federal constitution drafted by Malacañang’s consultative committee will allow Congress to pass a law liberalizing the Philippine economy to attract more foreign investments, its chairman said Thursday. Read more »