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Pagtatayo ng kontrobersiyal na firing range sa Parañaque subdivision ititigil na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 09:57 PM

Ititigil na ang pagtatayo ng kontrobersiyal na firing range sa loob ng isang subdivision sa Parañaque.  Read more »

Binay, Marcos slam health department for having only 2,000 COVID-19 testing kits

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 03:11 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III earlier said there was a "global shortage" of COVID-19 test kits. Read more »

Senate probes POGOs

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 08:01 PM

Officials from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) attend on Thursday the senate inquiry on money laundering and other crimes allegedly linked to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators in the country. Read more »

PAGCOR can't handle POGO regulation: Villanueva

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 06:39 PM

The Philippines' gaming regulatory body "cannot handle" the influx of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) in the country, a senator said Thursday, after a Senate inquiry found various irregularities in the country's internet gambling industry. Read more »

8 of 11 licensed POGOs refuse to pay licensing fees: BIR

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 05:58 PM

Eight of the 11 Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) who currently have permits from the Philippine Amusement Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) refused to pay licensing fees, a tax official said Thursday, as a Senate panel studied if internet gambling should still be allowed in the country. Read more »

POGO workers' influx to PH 'directly' linked to rise in criminality - police

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 06:29 PM

(UPDATE) - The recent increase in kidnapping and prostitution cases in the country is "directly dependent" to the influx of Chinese workers to the Philippines, a high-ranking police official said Thursday, as a Senate panel looked into the connection between Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) and a spike in criminality in the country. Read more »

'I am just one vote': Paolo Duterte says ABS-CBN franchise renewal up to House peers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 02:15 PM

SILENT FOE? Deputy House Speaker Paolo Duterte said Tuesday ABS-CBN Corp. "should not worry" about his stance on its franchise renewal because this would be up for all members of Congress' lower chamber to decide.  Read more »

5 franchise bills, excluding ABS-CBN's, move closer to House approval

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 03:11 PM

The House of Representatives on Monday approved on second reading 5 franchise bills, which did not include those seeking to renew the broadcast license of ABS-CBN Corp, which would expire in May.  Read more »

Ex-Justice chief Aguirre idinadawit sa ‘pastillas’ scheme

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 08:07 PM

Idinawit sa binansagang pastillas scheme sa mga paliparan si dating Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre.  Read more »

Cayetano denies franchise delay to put ABS-CBN on politicians' leash

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 03:01 PM

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano denied Monday that a delay in his chamber's action over bills seeking the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN Corp. was meant to put the country's largest media and entertainment company under the control of politicians.  Read more »

Ex-Chief Justice: SolGen petition wrong way to challenge ABS-CBN franchise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 03:28 PM

A petition by the government's lead lawyer was an incorrect way to strip ABS-CBN Corp. of its franchise, the former head of the judiciary said Friday, as he urged lawmakers to renew the license of the country's largest media network.    Read more »

ABS-CBN workers thank Duterte for accepting apology, urge House to tackle franchise bills

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 02:18 PM

Workers of ABS-CBN Corp. on Friday thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for accepting its apology for a critical campaign commercial, as they asked lawmakers to grant the network a new franchise.  Read more »

'Pag gusto, may paraan': 2 weeks enough for House to tackle ABS-CBN franchise before break, solons say

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 07:11 PM

The House of Representatives has enough time to tackle bills granting ABS-CBN Corp a fresh 25-year broadcast franchise before going on its Lenten break, lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc said Thursday.   Read more »

ABS-CBN 'grateful, humbled' by Duterte acceptance of apology

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 04:12 PM

ABS-CBN Corp. said Thursday it was "grateful and humbled" that President Rodrigo Duterte accepted its apology over a critical campaign commercial, adding that it would coordinate with his office to donate a refund for his unaired ads to charity. Read more »

READ: ABS-CBN statement on Duterte's acceptance of apology

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 01:15 PM

ABS-CBN Corp released Thursday a statement on President Rodrigo Duterte's acceptance of its apology over the airing of a negative election ad against him in 2016.  Read more »

ABS-CBN in 'legal limbo' if it operates with expired franchise: solon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 02:41 PM

ABS-CBN will be in "legal limbo" if it continues operating after its broadcast franchise expires in May, a lawmaker said Wednesday as he urged colleagues to tackle several bills seeking the license renewal of the country's largest media and entertainment company. Read more »

Supreme Court to tackle Solicitor General's challenge vs ABS-CBN on March 10

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 01:12 PM

fThe Supreme Court will start tackling a petition by the government's top lawyer to scrap the broadcast franchise of ABS-CBN Corp on March 10, well-placed sources said Wednesday. Read more »

'Ibang mga journalist apektado sa isyu ng ABS-CBN franchise'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 08:20 PM

Ipinaliwanag naman ng isang beteranong journalist na kahit prangkisa lang ng ABS-CBN ang nalalagay sa alanganin, apektado sa situwasyon ang lahat ng mamamahayag sa ibang kompanya. Read more »

Celebs nawala ang agam-agam matapos ang Senate hearing sa ABS-CBN franchise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 08:00 PM

Positibo ang reaksiyon ng ilang taga-showbiz sa naging pagdinig sa prangkisa ng ABS-CBN sa Senado. Read more »

Senate hearing sa ABS-CBN franchise renewal tinutukan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 06:59 PM

Tumutok ang maraming residente sa pagdinig sa Senado kaugnay sa ABS-CBN franchise renewal. Read more »