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US Congress slaps Trump by overriding veto of defense bill

Brian Knowlton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 10:06 AM

The US Congress on Friday dealt Donald Trump a humiliating blow in his last days in office with the Senate voting overwhelmingly to override his veto of a sweeping defense bill— the first time lawmakers have done so during his presidency.  Read more »

Duterte veto on reporting intel fund use to Congress leaders slammed as 'unconstitutional'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 01:13 PM

Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Ferdinand Gaite on Wednesday slammed as "unconstitutional and unsound" President Rodrigo Duterte's refusal to disclose to Congress how intelligence funds in the 2021 national budget would be spent. Read more »

Pag-uulat tungkol sa intel funds ng 2021 budget inayawan ni Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 12:25 AM

Ang mga aktibidad patungkol sa intelligence gathering ay dapat umanong direktang inire-report lamang sa Pangulo.  Read more »

Duterte bars gov't agencies from directly using income

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 04:27 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed provisions in the 2021 national budget that would have allowed government agencies to directly use their income, Malacañang said on Tuesday.    Read more »

Duterte refuses to report to Congress spending of intel funds

Joyce Balancio and Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 04:40 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has refused to tell Congress how intelligence funds in the 2021 national budget would be spent, according to a copy of his veto message that ABS-CBN News obtained on Tuesday.  Read more »

Duterte to veto portions of P4.5-T 2021 national budget: spokesperson

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 25 04:22 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will "surely" veto several portions of the P4.5-trillion 2021 national budget, his spokesman said Friday, a week before the chief executive signs the spending bill into law. Read more »

Palace: Unlikely for Duterte to veto ABS-CBN franchise bill unless there are legal woes

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 05:00 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will only veto the franchise bill of ABS-CBN Corp if there are issues that goes against the country's charter, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

Lacson says 2020 budget may still have 'questionable items'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 07:41 PM

Senator Panfilo Lacson said there may still be questionable items in the 2020 national budget that President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law. Read more »

Duterte vetoes bill designating PUP as national university

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 11:43 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed a bill that would designate the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) as a national university, saying the performance of its satellite campuses and extension programs needs to be evaluated as well. Read more »

Duterte vetoes bill elevating PUP campus in Calauan, Laguna into state-funded university

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 11:11 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed a bill seeking to elevate a campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Calauan town, Laguna to a state-funded university. Read more »

Bagong bersiyon sa anti-endo bill, target tapusin ng DOLE ngayong Agosto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 11:59 PM

May 2 punto ito na iba sa panukalang vineto ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Senators not keen on overriding Duterte veto of stop-'endo' bill - Villanueva

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 05:27 PM

MANILA - Sen. Joel Villanueva on Monday said his colleagues are not keen on overriding President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to veto a bill that seeks to end labor contractualization or “endo.” Read more »

Labor groups nagprotesta sa pag-veto ni Duterte sa anti-endo bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 01:55 AM

Inatasan naman ng pangulo ang DOLE na gumawa ng bagong bersiyon ng panukala. Read more »

Villanueva refiles stop-'endo' bill

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 01 09:33 PM

MANILA - Sen. Joel Villanueva on Monday refiled a bill that seeks to end labor contractualization or “endo”, a previous version of which was earlier vetoed by President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Labor groups slam Duterte's veto of anti-endo bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 04:05 AM

Labor groups hit President Rodrigo Duterte's veto of a bill that seeks to end illegal forms of contractual arrangements for workers. For employers, it is a decision that is not only good for the economy but for workers as well. Read more »

Anti-'endo' bill tinanggihan ni Duterte; labor groups umangal, employers nagbunyi

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 08:16 PM

Na-veto ang security of tenure bill kahit isa ito sa mga plataporma ni Pangulong Duterte sa kanyang pagtakbo. Read more »

Duterte vetoes 'security of tenure' bill, says spokesman

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 08:30 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo announced the veto of the Security of Tenure bill after retracting his statement late Thursday that the President rejected the measure. Read more »

Aprub o veto? Kapalaran ng security of tenure bill inaantabayanan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 06:45 PM

Pigil-hininga ang mga grupo sa kahihinatnan ng security of tenure bill, 2 araw bago ito awtomatikong maging batas.  Read more »

Taiwan rejects HK firm's skycraper bid over China 'security concerns'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 10:45 PM

Taiwan has vetoed a $2 billion bid by a Hong Kong-led consortium to build a twin skyscraper in Taipei citing national security concerns, arguing the company is too heavily influenced by mainland China. Read more »

Zubiri sees better coordination between Malacañang, Senate with Bong Go

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 12:13 AM

MANILA - Several senators during Monday's all-party caucus have expressed their strong position against President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to veto a number of measures passed by both houses of Congress. Read more »