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Use P75-B deleted budget to improve Cordillera roads: Lacson

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 11:09 AM

The P75-billion deleted from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should be used to protect the roads along Cordillera's slopes, a lawmaker said Wednesday. Read more »

Palace: No need to worry after P75 billion removed from proposed public works budget

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 03:47 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Tuesday said there was no need to worry even after the Senate deleted some P75 billion allegedly inserted into the Department of Public Works and Highways' (DPWH) proposed budget for 2019. Read more »

Senate deletes P75-billion 'insertion' in DPWH budget

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 01:00 PM

The Senate has deleted some P75 billion from the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways allegedly inserted into the agency's funding for 2019. Read more »

'Pondo para sa dagdag-sahod ng mga guro, puwedeng kunin sa national budget'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 01:32 AM

May iminungkahi si Senator Ping Lacson kung saan puwedeng kunin ang pondo para sa umento. Read more »

Mga pasaway na pulis, sundalo ang dapat isailalim sa 'profiling' - Lacson

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 11:56 PM

Kabi-kabilang batikos ang inabot ng PNP sa ginawa umanong paniniktik sa Alliance of Concerned Teachers. Read more »

PNP urged to profile sacked cops, soldiers instead of teachers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 03:40 PM

MANILA - Instead of profiling teachers, the Philippine National Police (PNP) should profile and monitor activities of sacked police officers and soldiers, a senator said Tuesday. Read more »

‘Time for PNP to impose stricter gun control measures’: Lacson after Batocabe slay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 23 01:51 AM

Lacson urged the PNP to be more rigorous in carrying out gun-control measures in light of the killing of party-list lawmaker Rodel Batocabe. Read more »

Lacson urges Ombudsman to probe 'pork' insertions in 2019 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 08:11 PM

Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday urged the Office of the Ombudsman to look into billions of alleged insertions in the 2019 budget. Read more »

Arroyo, pinagpapaliwanag sa 'pork' sa panukalang 2019 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 10:50 PM

Pinagpapaliwanag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo tungkol sa umano ay bilyon-bilyon pisong pork barrel insertions sa panukalang 2019 budget. Read more »

Andaya confirms in billions in allocations to lawmakers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 11:48 PM

A senator has urged House leaders to forego their district allocations as a gesture of good faith. Read more »

P2.4 bilyong 'pork' sa distrito ni Arroyo, dapat ipaliwanag: Palasyo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 08:13 PM

Ayon sa Palasyo, nararapat lamang na bigyang linaw ni House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ang isyu lalo't marami na ang nakapuna rito.  Read more »

Lacson: 2 mambabatas, may bilyong pisong halaga ng proyekto sa 2019 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 12:55 AM

Ibinunyag ni Senator Panfilo Lacson na 2 mambabatas ang nakakuha umano ng bilyong pisong halaga ng proyekto sa ilalim ng 2019 budget. Read more »

Pampanga, Camarines Sur top list of congressional insertions: Lacson

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 11:42 PM

At least two lawmakers are said to have cornered bulk of congressional insertions under the General Appropriations bill for 2019, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Wednesday. Read more »

Senators open to legalizing medical marijuana

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 11:39 AM

MANILA - Some lawmakers on Monday said they are open to legalizing medical marijuana in the country. Read more »

P60 milyon pondo kada kongresista, 'di pork barrel'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 09:28 PM

Hindi pork barrel ang P60 milyon na ilalaan kada kongresista mula sa 2019 budget, ayon kay House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya.   Read more »

Lacson: Reenacted budget for first month of 2019 possible

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 11:23 PM

The Philippine House of Representatives approved the proposed 2019 budget worth P3.75 trillion pesos. Read more »

Reenactment ng 2018 national budget, iminumungkahi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 01:28 AM

Gahol na raw kasi sa panahon ang Senado para busisiin ang panukalang 2019 national budget. Read more »

Hepe ng PNP, nilinaw ang reklamo sa 'Ang Probinsyano'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 08:27 PM

Nilinaw ngayong Huwebes ni Philippine National Police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde na hindi nila hinihiling ang pagkansela sa hit teleserye na "Ang Probinsyano."  Read more »

Longer warrantless detention for terror suspects sought

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 05:34 PM

MANILA - Several senators on Monday pushed for the extension of the period allowed by law to detain suspected terrorists without warrants to 30 days from the current 3 days.  Read more »

Lacson urges loyalty check in military amid alleged Duterte ouster plot

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 26 03:40 PM

Lacson, a former police chief, said the military should check on its men through counterintelligence. Read more »