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Duterte unaware 'pastillas' officers he 'fired' are still with Immigration bureau: spokesman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 04:42 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte did not know that the Immigration personnel he said he fired for alleged corruption were in truth still in government service, his spokesman said on Thursday.    Read more »

DOJ: BI officers tagged in 'pastillas' scam back on duty amid Duterte claim they were fired

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 28 07:51 PM

MANILA— Bureau of Immigration personnel tagged in the controversial "Pastillas" scam are now back on duty and were not fired, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra confirmed Wednesday, contrary to President Rodrigo Duterte's statement.   Read more »

MMDA: Number-coding scheme suspendido pa rin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 08:55 AM

Pinapayagan ang pagbiyahe para sa essential goods at pagpasok sa mga establisimyento o aktibidad na pinayagan ng Inter-Agency Task Force na magbukas o mag-operate.  Read more »

Mandaluyong LGU denies report that 'staff' involved in vaccine sale scheme

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 11:13 AM

No government official or city hall staff is involved in a supposed "vaccine for sale" scheme, the city government of Mandaluyong on Friday said.  Read more »

Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dead in US prison

Peter Hutchison, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 15 04:17 AM

NEW YORK - Bernie Madoff, the mastermind behind the largest financial scam in history that unraveled during the 2008 economic crisis, died in jail on Wednesday, US prison officials said. He was 82. Read more »

‘First time namin marinig’: DA launches fact-finding on alleged ‘tongpats’ racket in agency

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 09:16 PM

An official from the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said an investigating panel has been created to look into an alleged kickback scheme in the agency linked to the proposed increase of pork imports even as he believes it does not exist.   Read more »

From 10,000 to P550,000: Hontiveros says 'pastillas' scam mutating

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 12:34 PM

MANILA - Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday flagged the "mutation" of bribery scheme "pastillas" scam, which allegedly allows Chinese nationals to illegally enter the country in collusion with immigration authorities. Read more »

ALAMIN: Karapatan ng mga bumili ng hulugang motorsiklo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 12:55 AM

Nilinaw sa pagdinig sa Senado nitong Lunes ang mga karapatan ng mga bumibili ng hulugang motorsiklo, na naging mabenta sa kasagsagan ng pandemya. Read more »

Ukraine bans use of Russian COVID-19 vaccines

Reuters
Posted at Jan 29 08:16 PM

Ukraine's parliament on Friday approved a bill intended to speed up the approval of COVID-19 vaccines, which also bans the approval of vaccines made in Russia. Read more »

House panel mulling data cap removal on mobile data services

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 09:21 PM

MANILA — The House Committee on Information and Communications Technology is considering measures seeking to require telecommunications (telcos) companies to roll over its data services and remove data caps for the customers.  Read more »

Coming soon: Elevated bus ramps on EDSA?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 07:59 AM

The new chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Wednesday he is looking at installing elevated bus ramps on EDSA to ease traffic congestion due to closed u-turns. 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 »

Zippier zipper lanes?

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 04:55 PM

The new scheme would allow vehicles to take turns in using counterflow lanes on both eastward and westward portions of Commonwealth Avenue.  Read more »

‘Anonymity does not help at all’: Duterte reads out names tagged in 'pastillas' scheme

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 01:20 AM

Duterte said the scheme was "vast" at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, where he alleged that "almost all" immigration officials assigned were being bribed. Read more »

'Star' Chinese banker jailed for life for stealing US$400M from clients in Ponzi scheme

South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 14 09:51 AM

A "star" bank manager from Beijing has been jailed for life for stealing the equivalent of US$400 million from clients and using the money to finance her lavish lifestyle. Read more »

MMDA pag-aaralan ang hirit na ibalik ang number coding scheme, truck ban

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 08:22 PM

Pag-aaralan ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority ang hirit na ibalik ang number coding scheme at truck ban sa mga pangunahing kalsada sa Metro Manila, ayon sa General Manager ng tanggapan na si Jojo Garcia.  Read more »

US prosecutors investigating potential White House 'bribery-for-pardon' scheme

Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Posted at Dec 02 07:05 PM

That was the first of what is expected to be a string of pardons in US President Donald Trump's final weeks in the White House.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 26, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 11:48 PM

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

'Stop-and-go' traffic scheme to be implemented on EDSA-Balintawak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 11:35 PM

Metro Manila traffic authorities are set to implement a new system at a portion of EDSA after the closure of U-turn slots along the highway triggered massive traffic jams. Read more »

Drivers apply for LTFRB’s service contracting scheme

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 04:46 PM

Drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUV) apply for the service contracting scheme implemented by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) at the Quezon City Memorial Circle in Quezon City on Thursday. Read more »