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Hontiveros warns of more Chinese incursions if foreigners allowed to own public utilities

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 09:20 AM

Proposed amendments to the country's Public Service Act, which will allow 100 percent foreign ownership of public utilities, may pave way for China to own crucial infrastructure in the Philippines, a senator warned Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte lets 5 franchise bills lapse into law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 04:19 PM

 President Rodrigo Duterte has let 5 franchise bills lapse into law, according to the government's journal.  Read more »

House to continue probe into Cagayan floodings during Congressional break

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 05:27 PM

The House of Representatives will continue its probe into the deadly flooding in Cagayan Valley region during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, according to a lawmaker, even as Congress goes on break for the holiday. Read more »

Green day: Is a ‘greener economy’ within the Philippines’ reach?

Mikael Angelo S. Francisco
Posted at Dec 06 08:39 AM

Mikael Angelo Francisco writes about the overall picture of green jobs (and the transition to a greener economy) in the Philippines as part of the Southeast Asian Climate Journalism Program. He talks about what has been done so far, as well as the challenges that are hindering progress in achieving the goals set by the Green Jobs Act of 2016. Dr. Rene Ofreneo was his main and sole interviewee for this article. Read more »

Google slams Australia law forcing tech giants to pay for news

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 17 01:51 PM

US technology giant Google went on the offensive Monday against an Australian plan forcing digital giants to pay for news content, telling users their personal data would be "at risk".   Read more »

China passes security law for Hong Kong giving Beijing sweeping powers

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 30 10:46 AM

China's parliament passed national security legislation for Hong Kong on Tuesday, setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colony's way of life since it returned to Chinese rule almost exactly 23 years ago.   Read more »

'Ngayon pa talaga?': Paolo Duterte bid to rename NAIA 'ill-timed,' says Robredo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 02:24 PM

A proposal by President Rodrigo Duterte's congressman son to rename the main airport of the capital is "ill-timed," Vice President Leni Robredo said Friday, as authorities worked to contain the increasing cases of coronavirus infections.    Read more »

US Democrats call for police reform

Jonathan Ernst, Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 09:26 AM

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) kneel with Congressional Democrats during a moment of silence to honor George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others inside Emancipation Hall after weeks of protests against racial inequality in the aftermath in Minneapolis police custody of Floyd, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., Monday. Read more »

Anti-terror bill: Business group oppose in 'strongest possible terms'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 04:03 PM

The country's top business groups on Friday registered their opposition to an anti-terrorism bill pending in Congress "in the strongest possible terms," adding to growing resistance against the measure.   Read more »

House releases new vote results on anti-terror bill after clarifications

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 10:53 PM

The House of Representatives on Thursday corrected the votes cast for the controversial House Bill 6875, which seeks to amend the country's current anti-terrorism law. Read more »

Biazon withdraws as anti-terror bill sponsor a day after defending it

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 11:44 PM

MANILA - A lawmaker who sponsored the controversial anti-terror bill which critics fear could be used to suppress free speech and harass those who go against President Rodrigo Duterte, withdrew as author of the legislation a day after defending it. Read more »

House approves controversial anti-terror bill on 3rd and final reading

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 09:35 PM

The bill authorizes the government to wiretap suspects, arrest them without warrants and hold them without charge for 14 days, among other provisions.  Read more »

Duterte's 'draconian' anti-terror bill alarms activists in Philippines

Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 06:59 AM

Lawyers and human rights activists in the Philippines have raised the alarm over a new anti-terrorism bill pushed by President Rodrigo Duterte, warning of draconian and arbitrary provisions that could be abused to target his detractors.   Read more »

Britain may offer 'path to citizenship' for nearly 3 million in Hong Kong

Reuters
Posted at May 30 10:21 PM

Britain is prepared to offer extended visa rights and a pathway to citizenship for almost 3 million Hong Kong residents in response to China's push to impose national security legislation in the former British colony. Read more »

Provide free mass coronavirus testing, proposed law asks gov't

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 09:13 PM

Lawmakers from the left-wing Makabayan bloc have filed a bill seeking to mandate mass testing for the novel coronavirus, as the Philippines prepared to relax its pandemic lockdowns to protect jobs and the economy. Read more »

Sotto files bill to save post-lockdown economy from 'total collapse'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 02:57 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Wednesday he filed a bill seeking to save the economy from "total collapse" as the Philippines started to ease a pandemic lockdown that caused GDP to shrink. Read more »

Showing support for pro-democracy demonstrators

Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Updated as of May 23 03:16 PM

Protesters holding banners in support of Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrators attend a rally against the Chinese government’s newly announced national security legislation for Hong Kong at Taipei main train station in Taiwan on Saturday. Read more »

LGUs urged to pass measure vs discrimination during COVID-19 crisis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 12:27 PM

The national government's task force against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on Saturday urged localities to pass a measure that would penalize discrimination against frontliners, migrant workers and confirmed or suspected coronavirus patients. Read more »

Children having children in Palawan: Bill filed to seek end to child marriages

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 07:00 PM

Children as young as 9 are having kids of their own, according to Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who sponsored a bill that sought to end child marriages in the country. Read more »

Go-backed hospital bills move closer to Senate approval

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 12:20 PM

The Senate on Tuesday approved on second reading four bills for the improvement of local hospitals, which Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go sponsored.  Read more »