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Senators grill gov't officials on PH COVID-19 vaccination plan

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Posted at Jan 11 10:25 PM

COVID-19 vaccinations in the Philippines are expected to begin by the third week of February. Read more »

Duterte sa PSG: 'Wag sumipot, magsalita kung ipatawag sa Kongreso dahil sa COVID-19 vaccination

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Updated as of Jan 05 07:52 PM

Inihayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte noong Lunes na inutusan niya ang Presidential Security Group na huwag sumipot sakaling ipatawag ng Kongreso kaugnay sa isyu ng pagpapabakuna laban sa COVID-19. Read more »

Senate to probe toll regulator's function in Thursday hearing on RFID mess

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Updated as of Dec 14 12:45 PM

The Senate will investigate how the Toll Regulatory Board has been functioning, as complaints about the cashless system along the North Luzon Expressway mount, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said Monday. Read more »

'Krisis' sa edukasyon dapat malutas: Sen. Gatchalian

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 05:41 PM

Kailangang magkaroon ng reporma sa sistema ng edukasyon ng Pilipinas, na nakararanas ng krisis batay sa mga hindi magandang resulta sa paglahok sa ilang international assessment, sabi ngayong Huwebes ni Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian. Read more »

Poe tells telco franchise applicant: Don't take panel hearings lightly

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 08 12:46 PM

Sen. Grace Poe on Tuesday told representatives of a telecommunications company applying for a franchise to shape up and show up in committee hearings after an "underwhelming" presentation, with an official even being absent. Read more »

Pimentel: Human activities responsible, too, for worsening natural hazard conditions

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 09:35 PM

Geohazard maps should be updated periodically to preempt worst-case scenarios during strong storms, says Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III. Read more »

Illegal activities in watersheds may have caused flooding in Marikina, not dams — senators

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 07:47 PM

The continuous land-grabbing, exploitation, and illegal logging in watersheds could have been the reasons behind the massive flooding in Marikina during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, not the water from dams, senators said Wednesday. Read more »

Makabayan officials deny links with CPP-NPA but won't condemn Reds

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 07:05 PM

Several former and current party-list lawmakers on Tuesday categorically denied that they are members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New Peoples Army (NPA), but refused to condemn the atrocities committed by communist rebels in different parts of the country. Read more »

Under Gordon's grilling, Duque admits there's corruption in DOH

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 02:27 AM

Embattled Health Sec. Francisco Duque III early Thursday morning admitted that there are anomalous activities being committed in the Department of Health (DOH), after Sen. Richard Gordon threatened to block the agency's budget.   Read more »

Guidelines for CCTV use in schools sought after online leaks

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 05:33 PM

MANILA – Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide guidelines on the use of security cameras in schools amid reports of videos of teachers facing administrative complaints were posted online.   Read more »

Gatchalian: DepEd needs more personnel to lessen teachers' working hours

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 03:56 PM

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday called for hiring of more non-teaching personnel to further reduce the working hours of teachers. Read more »

Pag-isyu ng retirement visa sa mga dayuhan pinasuspende muna

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Posted at Oct 25 04:50 PM

Ipinasuspende ng board ng Philippine Retirement Authority ang pagbibigay ng retirement visa sa mga dayuhan.   Read more »

Pagtuturo nang higit sa 6 na oras problema ng mga guro, ayon sa grupo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 06:52 PM

Talamak sa mga guro ang pagtuturo nang higit 6 na oras, taliwas sa ipinag-uutos ng batas, sabi ngayong Huwebes ng grupong Teachers' Dignity Coalition. Read more »

Villar chides DA official over rice importation during harvest season

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 04:04 PM

Sen. Cynthia Villar on Thursday came down hard on an agriculture official for granting rice importation permits during harvest season, further reducing the income of struggling smallholder farmers. Read more »

Group seeks better teaching schools to attract high achievers to education

Jaehwa Bernardo and Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 02:28 PM

A non-profit organization on Thursday urged government to make the teaching profession appealing to overachieving high school students as a way to improve the quality of teacher education in the country. Read more »

Polisiya ng PRA sa pagtanggap sa retirees dapat pag-aralan: Binay

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Posted at Oct 21 04:19 PM

MAYNILA - Dapat na tingnang mabuti ng Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) ang polisiya nito hinggil sa pagtanggap ng retirees matapos malaman ng Senado na pinapayagan nito ang mga 35 anyos na Chinese national na makapag-retire sa bansa.   Read more »

DOE seeks P2.15-billion budget for 2021

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Posted at Oct 13 04:14 PM

The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking a P2.15-billion budget for next year, bulk of which will be used to revamp geothermal development. Read more »

DICT seeks budget hike for 2021

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 02:46 PM

The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) on Tuesday sought a P46.6 billion budget for 2021, almost 8 times more than this year's budget, to fast-track the country's digital transformation in the new normal. Read more »

Philippines internet speed 'not yet that good,' Honasan clarifies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 12:52 PM

MANILA - Secretary Gregorio Honasan of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said Tuesday the country's internet connection was "not yet that good," changing his earlier statement that drew public backlash. Read more »

New Optical Media Board chief grilled over agency's functions, confidential funds

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 12:35 AM

MANILA - Just marking his second day in office as Optical Media Board chairman, former Malolos city mayor Christian Natividad experienced Friday how to be peppered with difficult questions, courtesy of Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon. Read more »