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Duterte approves bill splitting Maguindanao into 2 provinces

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 09:12 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the division of Maguindanao into 2 provinces, Malacañang said on Thursday.    Read more »

TINGNAN: Naggagandahang light pillars nasilayan sa Lamitan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 03:52 PM

Nasilayan ng mga residente ng Lamitan, Basilan ang mga light pillar sa himpapawid, gabi ng Lunes. Read more »

Bakuna ng ilang LGU 'hihiramin' muna para sa COVID-19 high-risk areas

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

Pinababawi muna ang mga bakunang ipinapadala sa mga lugar na mababa ang kaso ng COVID-19. Read more »

'Test upon arrival' sa mga probinsiya panawagan ng ilang LGU, ayon sa League of Provinces

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 18 08:11 PM

Umaapela sa pandemic task force ang samahan ng mga lokal na pamahalaan sa mga probinsiya na payagang isailalim sa coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test ang lahat ng uuwi sa mga lalawigan.  Read more »

Proposed Palawan division into 3 provinces rejected - Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 07:37 PM

(UPDATE) The proposed division of Palawan province into three, based on a 2019 law, has been rejected, according to results of the plebiscite conducted last Saturday, the Commission on Elections said Tuesday. Read more »

With 60 percent voter turnout, Comelec says Palawan plebiscite a success

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 07:40 PM

The Commission on Elections on Monday said the recent plebiscite in Palawan can be considered successful so far, even as the canvassing of votes continues. Read more »

Dividing Palawan: What's at stake?

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Updated as of Mar 12 10:24 PM

After being postponed for nearly a year because of the pandemic, the plebiscite that will divide Palawan into three provinces is set to happen tomorrow, March 13. It is said to be a test case for how the Presidential elections next year will be conducted in a pandemic.  Read more »

Governors want COVID-19 tests for travelers at point of entry

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 07:49 AM

Governors have asked government's task force against COVID-19 to allow coronavirus testing for travelers at the entry point of provinces to detect asymptomatic carriers, an official said Thursday. Read more »

Ilang eksperto, residente nababahala sa pag-alis ng swab test requirement sa Cebu province

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 09:18 PM

Idiniin ng OCTA Research group na mahalaga ang swab test para matunton kung sino ang mayroong sakit.  Read more »

Local governments must be consulted prior to MGCQ shift: governors

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 09:51 AM

Local governments must be consulted prior to easing their lockdown restrictions, the League of Provinces of the Philippines said Thursday. Read more »

Metro Manila property leasing to rise on boom in e-commerce

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 02 11:26 AM

Property firm Prime Philippines, said Monday that the Metro Manila office rental spaces will see an average of 75 to 85 percent occupancy this year as firms move more of their operations outside the Metro and nearer to the residential areas of their workers.  Read more »

Gov't urged to prioritize provinces with low income in COVID-19 vaccine plan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 07:50 AM

The League of Provinces of the Philippines on Thursday urged national government to prioritize low-ranking local governments in its COVID-19 immunization plan. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 5, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 12:17 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Soldiers help distribute vaccine to the people

Juni Kriswanto, AFP
Posted at Jan 05 11:14 AM

Indonesia prepares to begin mass inoculations against COVID-19, with a priority on working age adults over the elderly, aiming to reach herd immunity fast and revive the economy.  Read more »

Roque on roadshow? Duterte spox says he's visiting provinces to promote tourism

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 06:09 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman said Thursday he has been visiting various provinces to promote the revival of the tourism sector, with his trips continuing despite flak over an event he attended that saw a mass gathering amid the continuing COVID-19 threat. Read more »

Palace says ABS-CBN exit from free television left 'no vacuum' in disaster info

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 02 05:17 PM

Malacañang said Monday that ABS-CBN Corp's exit from free television did not cause any "vacuum" on information dissemination during disasters like destructive typhoon Rolly, contrary to comment from some critics and social media users.   Read more »

Provincial execs to LSIs: Get COVID-19 tests before going home

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 08:11 AM

MANILA - Local officials on Tuesday urged government to require returning residents undergo confirmatory coronavirus testing before traveling to their home provinces. Read more »

IATF sets health protocols for plebiscite to divide Palawan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 09 02:03 PM

An inter-agency task force leading the country's pandemic response has set health protocols for the conduct of a plebiscite to ratify the division of Palawan into 3 provinces, Malacañang said Friday.  Read more »

'Di pare-pareho ang resources ng LGUs': Ilang hamon sa pagbubukas ng turismo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 06:00 PM

Sabi ni Quirino Gov. Dakila Cua, walang iisang posisyon o kahandaan ang LGUs dahil iba-iba ang kakayanan nila. Read more »

Off the air: ABS-CBN shuts regional stations

Ron Lopez and Cecil Morella, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 01:29 PM

Anchor Dhobie de Guzman has been the face of a popular news show in the northern Philippines for more than a decade. Now the closure of his regional station -- and dozens of others countrywide -- has left him out of work.  Read more »