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New Senate probe on offshore gaming firms sought

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 10:47 AM

Some Filipino workers and call centers have been forced to leave their rented homes and offices after lease rates rose -- and in some cases doubled -- due to heavy demand from POGOs, a hearing by the Senate labor committee headed by Villanueva earlier this year found, he said. Read more »

Lawmakers, rights group welcome UN approval of int'l report on PH killings

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 12 01:28 AM

Senator Francis Pangilinan thanked the concurring countries for "caring about the thousands of our poor countrymen" who have been killed in the war on drugs. Read more »

Patuloy na patayan sa drug war sa Pilipinas, pinaiimbestigahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 12:25 AM

Ito'y matapos umano nilang matuklasan na patuloy ang patayan sa bansa. Read more »

Senate to probe PhilHealth scams

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 09:43 AM

MANILA - The Senate will investigate the alleged various fraudulent schemes involving the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) which has reportedly cost the firm billions. Read more »

Scientists conclude cigar-shaped interstellar object not an alien spaceship

Reuters
Posted at Jul 02 05:39 AM

WASHINGTON, United States—After investigating the nature of a mysterious and apparently cigar-shaped object called 'Oumuamua spotted in 2017 speeding through our solar system, astronomers remain uncertain over how to classify it, but are confident it is not an alien spaceship.   Read more »

UN 'paralysis' delaying justice for Khashoggi murder: expert

Nina Larson and Ben Simon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 03:33 AM

GENEVA, Switzerland—UN "paralysis" has prevented accountability for the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a rights expert said Wednesday, accusing Secretary General Antonio Guterres of failing to act in pursuit of justice.  Read more »

Joint probe on Chinese ship incident excludes poaching issue: DOJ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 02:44 PM

A joint investigation by Manila and Beijing into the sinking of a Filipino boat by a suspected Chinese militia vessel "is not the proper forum to discuss" poaching in the South China Sea, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.  Read more »

'Soberaniya ng Pinas, hindi makokompromiso sa joint Recto Bank probe'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 12:29 AM

Sa kabila ng mga pagtutol, nanindigan si Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra na hindi makokompromiso ang soberaniya ng Pilipinas sa panukalang joint inquiry kasama ang China. Read more »

Joint Recto Bank probe 'defies logic': ex-top diplomat Del Rosario

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 24 10:31 AM

The Philippines and China's joint investigation into the sinking of a Filipino boat by a suspected Chinese militia vessel "defies logic", Manila's former foreign affairs chief Albert del Rosario said Monday.  Read more »

Joint probe of Recto Bank incident may weaken PH claim: Lacson

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 11:32 PM

Senator Panfilo Lacson on Sunday warned that a joint investigation with China and a third party of the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel "may be interpreted as a waiver of our right of ownership of Recto Bank." Read more »

Panelo clarifies role of ‘neutral’ party in PH-China joint probe

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 03:11 AM

A neutral entity will be called in to participate in the joint probe into the boat-ramming incident at Reed Bank, only if the findings from their investigations are contradictory.  Read more »

PH authorities done with probe on Reed Bank incident, but Tugade mum on findings

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 09:41 PM

But the DOTr secretary refused to reveal the findings of the investigation carried out by the Philippine Coast Guard and the Maritime Industry Authority. Read more »

Palace: Duterte welcomes joint, ‘impartial’ probe into Reed Bank incident

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 05:07 PM

Duterte welcomes the joint investigation into the Reed Bank incident, in which a suspected Chinese militia vessel struck a Filipino fishing boat, Malacañang said Saturday. Read more »

Cabinet officials issue conflicting remarks on proposed PH-China joint probe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 10:53 PM

The President's men issue conflicting statements on whether the Philippines and China should jointly probe the Reed Bank incident. Read more »

Charging US president with a crime was ‘not an option’: Mueller

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 30 01:03 AM

Special Counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday that charging US President Donald Trump with a crime of obstruction was not an option because of Justice Department policy. Read more »

Senate to probe vote-counting machine malfunctions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 11:56 AM

The Senate will look into the vote counting machine (VCM) glitches that marred this week's midterm elections, after the poll body admitted that faulty units tripled this year compared to the 2016 polls, Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said Wednesday.    Read more »

Mga dayuhang doktor sa Olongapo, pinaiimbestigahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 12:57 AM

Ayon sa ospital, nag-oobserba lang at hindi empleyado ang mga doktor. Read more »

Bakit nagkakaproblema ang Cebu Pacific?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 12:39 AM

Matapos ang kabi-kabilang kanselasyon ng flights, iimbestigahan na ng Civil Aeronautics Board ang Cebu Pacific. Read more »

Palace slams San Francisco supervisors for drug war criticism

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 10:02 AM

A move by the board of supervisors in San Francisco, California to criticize the Philippines' anti-narcotics drive is "an outrageous interference" with sovereignty, Malacañang said Sunday.    Read more »

Trump approval drops 3 points to 2019 low after release of Mueller report

Chris Kahn, Reuters
Posted at Apr 20 09:30 PM

NEW YORK - The number of Americans who approve of President Donald Trump dropped by 3 percentage points to the lowest level of the year following the release of a special counsel report detailing Russian interference in the last U.S. presidential election, according to an exclusive Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll.   Read more »