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Babies for sale? De Lima seeks Senate probe

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 10:19 PM

MANILA - Opposition Sen. Leila de Lima has sought an investigation into the allegedly "rampant buying and selling of newborn babies" in the black market, citing earlier incidents reported in media.    Read more »

OPINION: Enjoy the Games, don’t forget issues that matter

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Dec 03 03:26 AM

Who would be investigated then if “Cayetano and the rest” are exempted? Read more »

Dela Rosa doubts Cayetano hand in 'trivial' SEA Games woes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 04:23 PM

Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa on Monday cast doubt on House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano's liability for the "trivial" mishaps that initially plagued the country's hosting of the Southeast Asian Games.  Read more »

Palace: Probe into SEA Games mess will spare no one

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 12:06 AM

Malacañang is vowing a thorough probe into the problems encountered in the Philippines' hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. But the head of the organizing committee claims there is a concerted effort to cast the country and his handling of the games in a bad light. Read more »

Pagdukot umano sa ilang kabataan sa Pasay, iniimbestigahan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 10:00 AM

Itinanggi ng chief of police ng lungsod na nasa drugs watch list ang mga nawawala. Read more »

Kapalpakan sa SEA Games, handang imbestigahan ng Senado

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 09:55 AM

Isinisi sa delayed na paglalabas ng 2019 budget ang ilang problema sa pagdaraos ng SEA Games. Read more »

VIRAL: Tindero ng prutas, inapi diumano ng ilang kawani ng city hall sa Cebu City

Leleth Ann Rumaguera, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 09:10 PM

Isasailalim sa imbestigasyon ang apat na sangkot sa insidente. Read more »

Manila Water denies 780-percent rate hike

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 11 12:45 PM

Lawmakers from the left-wing Makabayan bloc will file a resolution seeking a House inquiry into reports that water rates may rise by 720 percent following massive fines slapped on water firms for violating an environmental law, a bloc member said Friday. Read more »

Panelo: Rejection of foreign aid from nations backing UN drug war probe will have no impact on PH economy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 08:39 PM

Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo counters criticism over the government's rejection of grants and loans from countries backing the United Nations' drug war probe. Read more »

US House panel plans to intensify Trump impeachment probe

David Morgan, Reuters
Posted at Sep 12 06:43 PM

The Democratic-led US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee is expected to intensify its investigation of Republican President Donald Trump on Thursday, as lawmakers edge closer to deciding whether to recommend his impeachment. Read more »

'Code of silence' shrouds corruption in prisons, senators told

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 01:27 PM

The bribes range from P500 to P1,000 and "out of mercy" some guards would just confiscate banned items without lodging additional charges, said BuCor Legal Division Chief Frederic Anthony Santos. Read more »

New Senate witness to bolster 'GCTA for sale' exposé

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 10:34 AM

A second witness will corroborate in a legislative hearing on Monday a whistleblower's tale of the alleged sale of good conduct time allowance (GCTA) credits for the early release of prisoners, Senate President Vicente Sotto said. Read more »

Sotto bares 'tanim-kaso' scheme in prisons bureau

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 01:10 PM

Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto on Friday bared a supposed "tanim-kaso" scheme where inmates due for release are asked to cough up money to junk fabricated charges. Read more »

Bato kasama sa iimbestigahan ng Ombudsman ukol sa GCTA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 12:00 AM

Isasama rin ng Ombudsman sa kanilang iimbestigahan tungkol sa GCTA si dating BuCor at ngayo'y Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa. Read more »

Faeldon says 'never been happier' after sacking as BuCor chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 03:56 PM

Nicanor Faeldon said he had "never been happier" following his sacking as Bureau of Corrections chief. Read more »

'Spare Duterte from embarrassment': Pacquiao urges Faeldon to take leave

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 01:11 AM

MANILA—Sen. Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday urged Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Nicanor Faeldon to take a leave of absence while facing investigation over the alleged questionable application of the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law. Read more »

Clean record: Sanchez had 'no violations' in prison, says Faeldon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 11:49 AM

MANILA - The prison record of convicted rapist-killer Antonio Sanchez is clean, Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director general Nicanor Faeldon admitted Tuesday, despite being caught smuggling "shabu" inside a Virgin Mary statue while in jail for rape and murder. Read more »

BuCor did not seek DOJ approval on Sanchez release: Guevarra

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 02 12:40 PM

MANILA - The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) did not seek the approval of the Department of Justice on the impending release of convicted rapist-murderer Antonio Sanchez, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Monday.  Read more »

Faeldon faces Senate probe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 10:29 AM

Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director-general Nicanor Faeldon attended Monday's Senate inquiry over the alleged questionable application of the good conduct time allowance law. Read more »

Kin of Sanchez's victims to attend Senate probe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 10:03 AM

The parents of slain students Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez will attend Monday's Senate inquiry over the alleged questionable application of the good conduct time allowance law, according to documents obtained by ABS-CBN News. Read more »