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Hontiveros seeks 'special audit' of Bayanihan funds amid COVID-19 surge

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 07:03 PM

In a taped statement, Hontiveros said her resolution in the Senate is seeking for a "special audit" for the government's P570 billion expenditure under the Bayanihan Heal as One Act (Bayanihan 1) and the Bayanihan to Recover Act (Bayanihan 2).    Read more »

DOJ: Community service, not jail time or fines, for quarantine violators

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 07:06 AM

MANILA — It took the Department of Justice a year of arrests, another enhanced community quarantine and several dismissals of cases to reverse its position last year that those who violate quarantine protocols may be arrested. Read more »

BFP modernization bill, pasado na sa Senado

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 08:29 PM

Aprubado na sa huling pagbasa sa Senado ang panukalang batas na magsusulong sa modernisasyon ng Bureau of Fire Protection. Read more »

Mga Angkas rider, tutulong sa isinasagawang RT-PCR saliva test ng Red Cross

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 08:27 PM

Magiging ganap na Red Cross volunteer din ang nasa 30,000 na Angkas rider, kabilang ang mga empleyado ng kumpanya at mga miyembro ng pamilya ng mga ito. Read more »

Two case dismissals but no release order

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Feb 23 11:02 PM

Journalist Lady Ann Salem and Senator Leila De Lima are two faces of courage against an insecure thug in power. They need and deserve the people’s support. Read more »

Texas restores power but still struggling with water

Brian Knowlton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 21 08:17 AM

Texas authorities have restored power statewide bringing relief after days of unprecedentedly frigid temperatures, but millions were still struggling Saturday without safe, drinkable water. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 11, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 12:28 AM

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

De Lima granted medical furlough

Mores Heramis, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 02:17 PM

A supporter of detained Senator Leila De Lima waves a Philippine flag as a convoy carrying her under heavy security arrives at the Manila Doctors Hospital Read more »

Mexican senator proposes regulating Facebook, Twitter to protect 'freedom of expression'

Reuters
Posted at Feb 09 01:38 PM

Mexico's President has been critical of social media, including Facebook's decision to deactivate former US President Donald Trump's account.   Read more »

Cebu City declares 3-day period of mourning for ex-senator John Osmeña

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 12:37 PM

MANILA - The local government of Cebu City declared on Wednesday a 3-day citywide mourning period for the death of former Senator John Henry Osmeña. Read more »

Dating Senador John Osmeña, pumanaw na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 07:20 PM

Pumanaw na si dating Senador John Osmeña sa edad na 86.  Read more »

Former Senator Vic Ziga passes away: family

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 01 05:32 PM

Former Senator Vic Ziga has passed away, his family announced Monday. He was 75. Read more »

'Lahat kami nangangarap': Isko Moreno wants to focus on pandemic instead of higher office

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 12:08 PM

Although every politician aspires to a higher position, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Monday said he wants to prioritize the city's response against the COVID-19 pandemic over his career goals. Read more »

Health advocates raise alarm over Recto's bill on vaping, vape products

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 25 02:11 AM

A group of health advocates on Thursday expressed concern over Senator Ralph Recto's new bill on vaping and vape products, noting that it contradicts President Rodrigo Duterte's executive order on vaping. Read more »

'Politics is not on my mind,' tugon ni Pacquiao nang matanong tungkol sa pagka-Pangulo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 07:48 PM

“Politics is not on my mind right now because people are suffering, starving, and we need to be united and think about what help we can extend to them,” sabi ni Pacquiao nang makapanayam sa kaniyang probinsya sa Mindanao kung saan niya ipinagdiwang ang kaniyang ika-42 na kaarawan. Read more »

Chinese-Americans protest US senator's tweets over China’s ‘cheating and stealing’

Mark Magnier in the United States, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 10 01:27 PM

‘China has a 5,000 year history of cheating and stealing,’ a Tennessee senator tweeted last week. Members of the Chinese-American community said the level of hostility and vitriol they have been experiencing has reached a boiling point. Read more »

Pacquiao welcomes probe on alleged breach of COVID-19 protocols in Batangas event

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 06:34 PM

The camp of Senator Manny Pacquiao on Sunday said the lawmaker welcomes any possible investigation on alleged violations of COVID-19 health protocols in an event he attended in Batangas. Read more »

Finance chief orders BIR, Customs to investigate cooperatives used for rice imports

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 04:49 PM

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) to help the Department of Agriculture in investigating the alleged use of cooperatives by private traders as dummies for rice imports.    Read more »

'Athletes shouldn't be used as an excuse': Hontiveros reiterates need for probe of SEA Games loan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 08:07 PM

Senator Risa Hontiveros stressed the need to investigate the "possible irregularities" regarding the construction of the sports facilities used in the 2019 SEA Games. Read more »

Senate bill filed to extend Bayanihan 2 spending until March 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 12:53 AM

A senator filed a proposal to extend the availability of funds for COVID-19 response until March next year.   Read more »