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Gov't may lose up to P13.2B in 5 years if Congress OKs FIST: National Treasurer

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 08:33 PM

The government is expected to lose as much as P13.2 billion in the next 5 years should Congress pass a Bangko Sentral-backed measure that would cushion banks from the possible build up of bad loans due to the COVID-19 crisis. Read more »

Number of House workers sick with coronavirus rises to 34

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 07:37 PM

The House of Representatives on Tuesday reported a new cases of COVID-19, raising the tally of its infected workers to 34. Read more »

OPINION: The State of the Nation’s Missing Roadmap

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Aug 03 11:26 PM

It is not surprising that no other State of the Nation Address (SONA) by a Philippine president has ever generated as much righteous scorn and well-earned drubbing from a multitude of quarters. Read more »

2 more House employees test positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 02 07:03 PM

The House of Representatives on Sunday reported 2 new cases of COVID-19, raising the tally of its infected workers to 28. Read more »

Why Gatchalian gave up justice panel seat to Dela Rosa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 11:44 AM

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said Friday he gave up his membership at the Senate justice committee so that his colleague Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa could join deliberations on the revival of the death penalty. Read more »

Number of lower House workers sick with coronavirus rises to 26

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 12:46 AM

 The House of Representatives on Thursday reported 2 new cases of COVID-19, raising the tally of its infected workers to 26.   Read more »

Malacañang tumugon sa mga rekomendasyon ni Robredo para sa pandemya

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 11:05 AM

Sinagot ng Palasyo nitong Huwebes ang mga rekomendasyon ni Vice President Leni Robredo noong Miyerkoles para masugpo ang pandemyang COVID-19.  Read more »

Palace explains why Marawi rehab left out of Duterte's fifth SONA

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 04:33 PM

The rehabilitation of war-torn Marawi City was left out of President Rodrigo Duterte's penultimate State of the Nation Address.   Read more »

Angara wants 'compelling evidence' death penalty deters crimes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 01:07 PM

Sen. Sonny Angara on Thursday said he needed "compelling evidence" that the death penalty could deter crimes and that "miscarriages of justice" could be avoided before he votes for its revival, which President Rodrigo Duterte sought again this week.    Read more »

Telcos should get chance to improve, gov't takeover 'very drastic': senator

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 12:03 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's threat to close down or expropriate telecommunication firms if their services do not improve is too "drastic", a senator said Thursday.    Read more »

DOH studying where to place disease prevention center after Duterte comment

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 11:11 AM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Thursday said that it is now consulting experts on where to place their proposed National Disease Prevention and Management Agency after President Rodrigo Duterte said in his State of the Nation Address that it should be under their department.   Read more »

COVID-19 data dive: Victories and alarm bells

Warren de Guzman and Edson Guido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 03:41 AM

The government continues to insist it is winning the fight against COVID-19. It has cited the death rate and the positivity rate as its basis. The ABS-CBN Data Analytics Team finds the data isn’t exactly in their favor.    Read more »

Robredo details suggestions to improve PH's COVID-19 fight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 12:31 AM

Days after President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address, Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo delivered her own speech, detailing her suggestions on how to improve the country's COVID-19 response.  Read more »

Duterte's 5th SONA had no plan vs COVID-19 pandemic, group says

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 12:19 AM

Ramota said there was no assurance for frontliners in the health sector on how their needs are going to be addressed.  Read more »

SONA nasayang dahil sa mga paglihis sa isyu: Lagman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 09:41 PM

Nasasayangan ang ilang taga-minorya sa Kamara sa ika-5 SONA ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Puna nila, hindi natutukan sa SONA ang mga totoong problema na kinakaharap ng bansa.  Read more »

Robredo backs House-approved P1.3 trillion stimulus bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 07:22 PM

MANILA - Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday called for the passage of a P1.3-trillion spending bill meant to stimulate the economy following disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.    Read more »

'Hindi inutil ang Pilipino': Robredo naglatag ng mga konkretong tugon sa pandemya

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 09:11 PM

Naglatag ng mga konkretong tugon sa pandemya si Vice President Leni Robredo nitong Miyerkoles, dalawang araw matapos ang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, na pinuna ng mga kritiko "kulang" at "kapos" sa sustansiya.  Read more »

'Natutulog sa pansitan': Sen. Poe may banat sa NTC dahil sa mabagal na internet

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 10:04 PM

Sinabi ni Sen. Grace Poe na hindi lang dapat telco ang binanatan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kaniyang SONA kundi pati ang NTC na namamahala sa mga ito.    Read more »

Recto: If gov't can test SONA guests, why not stranded folks?

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 02:25 PM

MANILA - Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday took a swipe at the free swab tests provided for those who physically attended the State of the Nation Address, saying the same benefit should be given Filipinos stranded by transport restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read more »

Sen. Villar 'confident' Duterte will not veto 'revised' coco levy bill

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 03:06 PM

Senate Committee on Agriculture chair Cynthia Villar said Tuesday she is "confident" that President Rodrigo Duterte will not veto anew a "revised" version of the coco levy bill being tackled in the Senate. Read more »