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Senate probe sought QC orphanage closure

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 04:07 PM

The Senate inquiry seeks to review 'current policies on orphanages and child residential care facilities in the Philippines.' Read more »

DSWD denies QC orphanage closure abrupt

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 01:21 PM

The Department of Social Welfare and Development on Monday defended its decision to shut down an orphanage in Quezon City. Read more »

Revived DSWD program offers up to P50,000 business capital for poor families

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 05:01 PM

This is targeted to create more sustainable projects for families wanting to do small businesses. Read more »

DSWD defends orphanage closure; facility exec denies alleged violations

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 05:50 PM

The DSWD said it closed a Quezon City orphanage due to supposed lapses that could have been a 'recipe for disaster', which the facility denied. Read more »

DSWD preps for super typhoon 'Mawar'

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 05:54 PM

Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian said forecast showed the typhoon may affect Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and the Batanes area. Read more »

DSWD eyes pilot run of food stamp program by July

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 06:25 PM

Target beneficiaries will receive food credits worth P3,000 'to purchase a select list of food commodities from DSWD-accredited local retailers.' Read more »

CA confirms Rex Gatchalian as DSWD chief

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 03:59 PM

DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said he plans to streamline and fast-track DSWD processes. Read more »

Mga pulis na idinadawit sa pagpatay sa brodkaster, balak ipatawag ng Senado

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 09:51 PM

Planong ipatawag ng Senado sa susunod na pagdinig nito ang mga pulis na binanggit ng dati ring tauhan ni Gov. Roel Degamo na umano’y may kinalaman sa pagpatay kay Rex Cornelio. Read more »

Comelec backs early voting bill: official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 05:32 PM

If this will be implemented, the elderly, pregnant women, and PWDS will vote exclusively vote between 5 am and 7 am. Read more »

T. rex skeleton fetches more than $6 million at auction

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Apr 19 06:47 AM

A 67-million-year-old composite T. rex skeleton has been sold at a Swiss auction house. Read more »

Comelec sets mall-based COC filing, voting for BSKE

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 04:45 PM

Laudiangco estimates that for Manila City alone, the poll body may receive as many as 40,000 COCs. Read more »

Those protruding T-Rex teeth? They were covered by lips: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 31 03:35 AM

Tyrannosaurus rex probably did not have those exposed jagged teeth. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 30, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 12:16 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

What 67 million years old looks like

Michael Buholzer, EPA-EFE
Posted at Mar 30 07:20 PM

The 11.6 meters long, 3.9 meters high, and 67 million-year-old T-Rex skeleton was assembled from three specimens excavated from 2008 to 2013. Read more »

Gordon wants jail time for people behind Pharmally mess

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 10:55 AM

Former senator Richard Gordon on Saturday said he wants to see those implicated in the Pharmally corruption mess behind bars, after the Ombudsman moved to suspend some personalities in the scandal. Read more »

T-Rex skeleton to go under hammer in Switzerland

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 12 08:19 AM

GENEVA - A Tyrannosaurus-Rex skeleton dating back 67-million years will be auctioned in Switzerland next month, marking the first such sale in Europe, the auction house said Saturday. Read more »

Gov’t to disburse P100-M fund to help OFWs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 03:12 PM

The government is set to release a P100-million fund to give a P10,000 cash aid for OFWs who have yet to receive their salaries from several Saudi companies that declared bankruptcy nearly a decade ago. Read more »

Take-a-number queue system instituted at DSWD

Jeck Batallones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 23 07:33 PM

A take-a-number queueing system is being implemented at DSWD offices in Manila due to the number of people seeking help. Read more »

Comelec may finish ballot printing for SK, village polls by end-Feb

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 05:01 PM

A total of 92 million ballots are expected to be used for the 2 elections, Comelec said. Read more »

Newly appointed DSWD chief visits vulnerable Filipinos

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 02:43 PM

Secretary Rex Gatchalian visited several DSWD facilities in a bid to further enhance living conditions of Filipinos in vulnerable communities. Read more »