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Watchdog slams Abalos' call for cops to quit in drugs crackdown

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Updated as of Jan 05 12:03 PM

A rights watchdog slammed Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos' call urging police officials to resign for alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade. Read more »

Watchdog: Bigger chunk of confidential, intel funds should be realigned

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 12:15 PM

A watchdog urged the public to be vigilant over P9.2 billion in confidential and intelligence funds requested by agencies in the proposed 2023 budget. Read more »

DOJ Sec. Remulla has lost all credibility, must resign - watchdog

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 02:57 PM

Remulla has lost all credibility to keep his DOJ post following his son's arrest in an anti-drug operation, a media watchdog said Tuesday. Read more »

Smishing scams link to gambling, crypto sites in HK

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 08:27 PM

The Philippines’ privacy watchdog has reached out to its counterpart in Hong Kong after SMS scams were traced to websites in the Chinese territory. Read more »

Globe, Smart face P100-M fine if guilty of 'abuse': PCC

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 09:52 PM

Globe and Smart may be fined up to P100 million each if found guilty of abusing their dominant position, the Philippines' antitrust watchdog said. Read more »

Watchdog alarmed over Garcia appointment as Comelec chief

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Posted at Aug 02 03:43 PM

An election watchdog on Tuesday said they are alarmed over the appointment of George Garcia as Comelec chair. Read more »

Group bats to repeal Rice Tariffication Law

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Posted at Jul 20 01:50 PM

A rice price watchdog has launched a signature campaign to repeal the law that liberalizes rice trading in the country. Read more »

'Chaotic:' Media experts wary of Marcos Jr.'s media treatment

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 04:23 PM

Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility trustee Vergel Santos said Marcos' relationship to the press will only worsen during his presidency. Read more »

PPCRV chair defends watchdog after ‘volunteer’ questions group

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Posted at May 15 10:59 PM

PPCRV chairman Myla Villanueva clarified it was not the group’s mandate to conduct a random manual audit of ballots. Read more »

'Watchdog': Asong 'bantay-boto' nagbigay-aliw sa Negros Oriental

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 08:51 PM

Nagbigay-aliw sa mga botante ang isang Japanese spitz na nagsilbing "watchdog" sa kanilang botohan sa Negros Oriental noong araw ng halalan. Read more »

Namfrel app lets voters report election irregularities

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 01:59 PM

NAMFREL has launched a new app that allows Filipino voters to report irregularities in the transmission of electoral data during the May 9 elections. Read more »

Hindi dapat manakot ang Comelec commissioner: watchdog

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Posted at Apr 25 11:46 PM

Naunang sinabi ng ilang senador na walang kakayahan ang Comelec na mag-awtorisa sa militar na magpaaresto. Read more »

Issues vs Duterte administration remain unresolved, not rehashed - watchdog

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Posted at Mar 30 05:33 PM

Amnesty International slammed Malacañang's claim their reports were a rehash of previous issues hurled by critics against the Duterte administration. Read more »

Pacquiao to inhibit in Smartmatic probe

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Posted at Mar 29 08:01 PM

PROMDI presidential candidate Sen. Manny Pacquiao said Tuesday he will inhibit from the Senate probe into the Smartmatic "data breach" controversy if asked by any party. Read more »

Watchdog raises alarm on poll-related violence vs media

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 12:21 PM

A media watchdog on Friday raised concern about attacks and hostilities against the media in the run-up to the May 9 elections. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 14, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 11:53 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Partylist Watch issues "Fake Partylist Detector"guide

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 03:43 PM

Election watchdog Partylist Watch launches a "Fake PL Detector" to guide voters on choosing partylist groups. Read more »

Comelec asserts move to certify over 100 party-lists for Halalan 2022

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Posted at Mar 04 11:49 PM

The Philippine election commission stands by its move to accredit over a hundred party-lists for the 2022 elections. Read more »

Russia's attacks vs Ukraine could constitute war crimes - watchdog

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Posted at Feb 28 11:49 AM

Russia's military has committed indiscriminate attacks on civilians and protected areas such as hospitals during its invasion of Ukraine. Read more »

Google says to protect Halalan 2022 sites vs attacks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 06:31 PM

The tech giant said it is inviting Philippine human rights, elections monitoring, and media organizations as well as individual journalists to apply for protection. Read more »