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House, Senate leaders meet weeks after Velasco assumes Speakership

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 08:07 PM

House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Thursday said congressional leaders are working on a common legislative agenda for the remaining 20 months of the 18th Congress.  Read more »

Some House members 'open' to calls to realign anti-insurgency fund for typhoon victims

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 04:50 PM

Some members of the House of Representatives on Thursday said they were open to the Senate minority bloc's push to realign a portion of the P19-billion anti-insurgency fund to boost the budget for typhoon victims. Read more »

Senate probe reignites gov't's red-baiting claims vs left-wing lawmakers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 10:27 PM

As criticisms persist on the massive proposed budget for the government's anti-communist insurgency task force, some lawmakers argue the funds will be more useful if they are reallocated for the country's post-disaster response in the wake of a powerful storm's onslaught. Read more »

Democrats, Republicans flip one seat each in US Senate battle

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 04 02:51 PM

Democrats flipped a US Senate seat in Colorado Tuesday in their bid to regain control of the upper chamber of Congress, but Republicans countered by ousting a vulnerable Democrat in Alabama, networks projected.   Read more »

Democrats favored to win control of US Senate, but results may be delayed

David Morgan, Reuters
Posted at Nov 04 04:42 AM

Democrats are favored to emerge from 14 hotly contested US Senate races with full control of Congress in Tuesday's election, but final results from at least five of those contests may not be available for days, and in some cases, months. Read more »

Artists' groups, 2 directors backing communist movement, ex-rebel claims

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 01:02 AM

"Hindi ko na sasabihin yung mga pangalan nila pero ang mga pelikula nila ay [inaudible], 'Maynila sa Kuko ng Agila' at 'Walang Himala,'" he said. However, there were no such films in the Philippines.   Read more »

Realign portion of P19-B anti-insurgency fund for typhoon victims: Hontiveros

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 10:27 AM

"We should not spend such an inordinate amount of time and money on an agency running after ordinary citizens using the communist bogeyman," the senator said.   Read more »

Military's 'star witness' vs communists says inclusion in narcolist part of 'covert ops'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 10:42 PM

The military's star witness against communist rebels on Tuesday claimed that his inclusion in President Rodrigo Duterte's narcolist was part of a "covert operation" in 2016.   Read more »

Some NPA officials raped female insurgents, former rebel claims

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 09:40 PM

Some officers of the New Peoples Army sexually abused female members of the communist insurgency group, a former communist Read more »

Military's 'star witness' claims communist rebels recruiting kids in provinces

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 03 11:36 PM

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing the New People's Army (NPA) have been recruiting children as young as 6 years old to join the communist insurgency, a person who claimed to be a former rebel said Tuesday. Read more »

'Ex-communist rebel' says NPA gets info from DPWH on infra to be attacked

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 08:58 PM

A man who claims to be a former member of the armed communist movement in the country said Tuesday the New People's Army (NPA) has been getting information on which rural infrastructure projects to attack from its contacts inside the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Read more »

Panukalang dep't of disaster resilience muling tinalakay matapos ang 'Rolly'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 08:13 PM

Muling lumutang ang panukalang itatag ang Department of Disaster Resilience kasunod ng bagyong Rolly.  Read more »

6 lawmakers linked to communist movement skip Senate probe on red-tagging

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 04:42 PM

Six party-list lawmakers who are being linked to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) skipped a Senate hearing on Tuesday on the military's alleged attempt to tag celebrities and activists to the armed communist movement in the country. Read more »

Parlade denies red-tagging Liza Soberano, Angel Locsin, Catriona Gray

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 04 12:21 AM

MANILA— A military official on Tuesday denied red-tagging 3 celebrities who he had repeatedly sparred with online over their alleged involvement or support for communist-linked organizations.  Read more »

#NasaanAngPangulo: Presidents entitled to rest, stay safe during typhoons - Gordon

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 01:40 PM

Sen. Richard Gordon on Monday said he sees nothing wrong with President Rodrigo Duterte staying at home in Davao City at the height of supertyphoon Rolly, the world's strongest typhoon this year. Read more »

PH envoy to Brazil's abused aide back in hometown, doing good: Zubiri

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 05:50 PM

The Filipina domestic helper who was battered by the Philippine ambassador to Brazil has returned to her home in South Cotabato and is in good condition, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Friday.   Read more »

Drilon nixes proposed budget cut for agencies under corruption probe

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 01:46 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Friday rejected a suggestion that Congress can reduce the 2021 budget of agencies that are set to be investigated over allegations corruption, saying even a "educed budget can still be plundered."   Read more »

SOGIE bill still in Senate limbo: Hontiveros

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 11:15 AM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Thursday said a bill seeking to give the LGBT community more rights and protection under the law has yet to hurdle the committee level due to lack of signatures. 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 »