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Duterte declares 2nd week of November as Investor Protection Week

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 08:22 PM | Updated Nov 20 08:23 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the second week of November of every year as Investor Protection Week which aims to help the public avoid fraudulent schemes. Read more »

Nov. 8 is PH Environmental Planning Day

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 08:22 PM

Worldwide, Nov. 8 is celebrated as the “World Town Planning Day” which aims to raise awareness on the environmental impact of urbanization. Read more »

'Repeal Rice Tariffication Law'

Mike Alquinto, ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 07:27 PM

Members of various farmers groups hold a protest against the Rice Tariffication Law in front of the National Economic and Development Authority's main gate in Pasig City on Wednesday. Read more »

Mga ilog sa Isabela pinangangambahang umapaw dahil sa bagyong Sarah

ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 07:24 PM

Pinangangambahan ang pag-apaw ng mga ilog sa Isabela kapag nanalasa rin ang bagyong Sarah.  Read more »

Nasa 400 kaso ng child labor sa western Pangasinan iniimbestigahan ng DOLE

ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 07:17 PM

Maaaring magsumbong sa DOLE o pulisya kapag nakakita ng ano mang kaso ng child labor.    Read more »

VP Leni gustong malinawan ang sakop ng trabaho bilang anti-drug chair

ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 07:16 PM

Hiniling ni Vice President Leni Robredo kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na linawin ang sakop ng kaniyang trabaho bilang co-chairperson ng Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs.  Read more »

26 rebel returnees, nakatanggap ng livelihood program sa Pangasinan

Joanna Tacason, ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 07:16 PM | Updated Nov 20 08:15 PM

Nabigyan ng pagkakataong magbagong-buhay ang 26 na dating mga kasapi ng New People’s Army (NPA) na nabigyan ng water pump, mga binhi at pataba na gagamitin sa kanilang pagsasaka. Read more »

Pinoy students turn littered dog poo into bricks

Reuters
Nov 20 07:12 PM

MANILA - A group of secondary school students in the Philippines has found a way to convert poo from stray dogs into a mixture for bricks, aiming to rid city streets of excrement and potentially even lower construction costs.   Read more »

Senators eye amendments to e-cigarette tax bill after Duterte bans vaping

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 07:06 PM

Senators on Wednesday said the chamber will have to review its bill that imposes higher taxes on alcohol and e-cigarettes after President Rodrigo Duterte banned the importation and public use vapes. Read more »

Libo-libong residente inilikas sa Santa Ana, Cagayan dahil sa baha

ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 06:59 PM

Higit 1,000 residente ang inilikas sa Santa Ana, Cagayan dahil sa bahang dulot ng bagyong Ramon. Read more »

Pag-armas ng bolo sa enforcers maaaring magdulot ng karahasan: MMDA

ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 06:52 PM | Updated Nov 20 08:36 PM

Sa halip na bolo, ibang armas na lang ang dapat ibigay sa mga traffic enforcer para maproteksiyunan ang kanilang mga sarili mula sa mga pasaway na motorista, ayon sa opisyal ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. Read more »

Mga nagpapabakuna kontra polio sa Bureau of Quarantine dumami

ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 06:35 PM | Updated Nov 20 08:10 PM

Dumami ang bilang ng mga taong pupunta sa ibang bansa at nagtutungo sa Bureau of Quarantine para makakuha ng sertipikong nagpapatunay na sila ay nabakunahan ng kontra polio. Read more »

PAGASA: Storm signals lifted as Ramon dissipates; tropical storm Sarah slightly accelerates

ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 06:14 PM

Storm signals were lifted over the northeastern portion of Isabela and the southeastern portion of Cagayan, while Signal no. 1 is still raised over Batanes, the northeastern portion of Cagayan and Babuyan Islands. Read more »

Higit 400 na residente sa Ilocos Norte, lumikas dahil sa malalakas na alon

ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 06:09 PM | Updated Nov 20 06:53 PM

Nagtalaga ang lokal na pamahalaan ng medical team para matignan ang kalusugan ng mga lumikas, na karamihan, ay may ubo at sipon at meron ding linalagnat. Read more »

PNP begins enforcing Duterte order banning vape use, importation

ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 06:02 PM

PNP spokesperson Bernard Banac said police are also doing a public information campaign to inform the public about the risks of vaping. Read more »

Katayan sa Tagaytay na umaalingasaw inireklamo ng mga residente

ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 05:14 PM | Updated Nov 20 08:30 PM

Ayon sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Tagaytay City, naglagay na sila ng waste water treatment facility para mawala ang masangsang na amoy na mula sa dugo ng kinatay na mga hayop. Read more »

PNP claims bias vs judge who granted bail to alleged mastermind in Batocabe slay

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 04:59 PM

MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday claimed that the judge presiding over the trial of the murder of Ako Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe is biased in favor of suspected mastermind Carlwyn Baldo.   Read more »

Nanay na bumili ng cellphone para sa anak gamit ang inipong barya, nag-viral

ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 04:58 PM | Updated Nov 20 09:19 PM

Nag-viral sa social media ang isang ina na bumili ng cellphone para sa anak gamit ang baryang inipon nila ng kaniyang mister. Read more »

Health department confirms 3 more polio cases

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 04:20 PM | Updated Nov 20 04:41 PM

Two of the patients were not vaccinated for polio while one of them received incomplete doses, the DOH said.   Read more »

Philippines' climate body presses state agencies on Paris Accord pledges

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 04:18 PM | Updated Nov 20 05:36 PM

So far, only the Department of Transportation has submitted its pledge to the 2015 Paris Accord, Secretary Emmanuel de Guzman, vice chairman of the Climate Change Commission. Read more »

Health chief supports ban on vaping

ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 03:49 PM | Updated Nov 20 04:03 PM

MANILA - Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday expressed his full support to President Rodrigo Duterte's order to ban vaping and vaping products. Read more »

PNP begins crackdown on vaping

ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 03:29 PM | Updated Nov 20 03:45 PM

The Philippine National Police on Wednesday enforced President Rodrigo Duterte's order banning the use of e-cigarettes in public. Read more »

Self-confessed gunman in Sytin slay gets up to 52 years in jail

ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 03:24 PM

An Olongapo City on Wednesday convicted the self-confessed gunman behind the killing of businessman Dominic Sytin and his bodyguard in Subic last year. Read more »

'Dami nang naghikahos': Grupo iginiit na 'huli na' ang pagpapatigil ng rice importation

ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 03:10 PM | Updated Nov 20 07:10 PM

Huli na para makatulong sa mga magsasaka si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte matapos nitong ipag-utos ang pagsuspinde sa pag-angkat ng bigas, ayon sa isang grupo. Read more »

Robredo warns Duterte vs 'fake news' that she invited UN prosecutor

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Nov 20 02:31 PM | Updated Nov 20 04:01 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday cautioned President Rodrigo Duterte against buying into “fake news” that she had invited United Nations bodies to look into his drug war, now that she’s coordinating government anti-narcotics efforts.   Read more »