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Though unmentioned in SONA, ending 'endo' still a Duterte promise: spokesman

ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 06:00 PM | Updated Jul 27 06:17 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte still considers ending labor contractualization a promise, though he did not mention it in his final State of the Nation Address, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Read more »

Metro Manila Bike Lane Network opens

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 05:37 PM

Bike commuters pass right outside the Metro Manila Bike Lane network during its inauguration in Manila on Tuesday. Read more »

House lawmakers seek probe on welfare, rights of delivery app riders

ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 05:37 PM | Updated Jul 27 07:11 PM

House lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc are seeking a probe into the rights and welfare of food and grocery delivery app riders, after reports surfaced regarding the irregularities that some workers experienced. Read more »

Driver, patay matapos sumabit sa live wire dump truck sa Davao City

ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 05:24 PM

Patay ang isang driver matapos sumabit sa live wire ang minamaneho niyang dump truck sa Velasco Compound, Purok 7, Barangay Bato, sa Toril, Davao City, Lunes ng hapon.   Read more »

10,000 doses ng Sinovac vaccine para sa tourism workers nasa Boracay na

ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 05:18 PM

Target ng DOT na mabakunahan lahat ang 11,620 tourism workers sa Boracay Island bilang paghahanda na rin sa paparating na holiday season.  Read more »

Comelec suspends voter registration in Manila until July 30 due to emergency disinfection

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 04:49 PM

MANILA - Voter registration in the city of Manila has been temporarily suspended up to the end of July for disinfection purposes.   Read more »

Makati, Pasay may pagtaas sa active COVID-19 cases

ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 04:27 PM | Updated Jul 27 08:51 PM

Nakapagtala ng pagtaas ng aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 ang mga siyudad ng Makati at Pasay sa harap ng banta ng Delta variant.  Read more »

Joke of the Nation Address? Palace says earlier forums already discussed COVID-19 plans

ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 04:25 PM | Updated Jul 27 04:51 PM

Earlier forums have discussed government plans on how to rescue the Philippine economy from the COVID-19 crisis, Malacañang said on Tuesday, as it fended off criticism against President Rodrigo Duterte's final State of the Nation Address.  Read more »

PH confirms 7,186 add'l COVID-19 cases, highest in over a month

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 04:19 PM | Updated Jul 27 07:03 PM

The day's over 7,000 new cases is the highest reported since June 13.  Read more »

OCTA calls for 'circuit-breaking' lockdown to slow Delta COVID-19 spread

ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 04:15 PM | Updated Jul 27 04:30 PM

The OCTA research group on Tuesday urged government to impose a "circuit-breaking" lockdown to arrest the spread another uptick in coronavirus infections due to the highly transmissible Delta COVID-19 variant.  Read more »

2 aktibistang magsasaka patay sa pamamaril ng pulisya sa Albay

ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 04:08 PM | Updated Jul 27 08:03 PM

Patay sa pamamaril ng pulisya ang 2 aktibistang magsasaka sa Banao bridge sa bayan ng Guinobatan, Albay nitong Lunes ng madaling araw.    Read more »

DOJ chief: Duterte 'honest enough' to admit corruption in PH govt

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 03:34 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday came to President Rodrigo Duterte’s defense following his admission during his final State of the Nation Address that corruption was “endemic” in the government. Read more »

'Parang nag deja vu': SONA ni Duterte walang ipinagbago - Zarate

ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 03:27 PM

MAYNILA - Tila walang ipinagbago ang mga binitiwang pahayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kaniyang panghuling State of the Nation Address (SONA) nitong Lunes, ayon kay Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate.   Read more »

Duterte brought disappointment in last SONA, says lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 03:17 PM | Updated Jul 27 03:53 PM

A lawmaker on Tuesday criticized President Rodrigo Duterte's last report to the nation for devoting bulk of his hours-long speech to his bloody anti-drug crackdown. Read more »

Should Malacañang say sorry for tagging Hidilyn Diaz a 'destabilizer'?

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 03:03 PM | Updated Jul 28 06:59 PM

Should Malacañang apologize for once dragging Hidilyn Diaz, the Philippines' first ever Olympic gold medallist, in an alleged plot to oust President Rodrigo Duterte? Read more »

COVID-19 survivor, sumulat ng aklat para maging financial guide sa OFWs

Milanie Regalado | TFC News UAE
Jul 27 02:25 PM

Sa kasagsagan ng lockdown sa UAE nakita ni COVID-19 survivor, Carlette Utanes ang pangangailangan ng OFWs na magkaroon ng morale booster pagdating sa kanilang pinagdaraanang problema sa pera at kanilang kabuhayan. Sinulat niya ang kanyang aklat na "Finances, Faith, Hope and Love" para mabigyan ng pag-asa ang ating mga kababayan.      Read more »

Bayanihan ng mga Pinoy sa SoKor, buhay na buhay sa gitna ng pandemya

Gennie Kim | TFC News South Korea
Jul 27 02:08 PM | Updated Jul 29 03:51 PM

Malaking hamon sa mga Pinoy sa South Korea ang pagharap sa pandemya. Marami ang naapektuhan ang daily routines maging ang kanilang mga trabaho dahil na rin sa COVID-19 safety protocols. Ngunit, buhay na buhay ang bayanihan sa mga kababayan sa gitna ng pandemya.  Read more »

No other priority but COVID-19 pandemic, VP Robredo stresses in own report to nation

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 02:05 PM

Bouncing back from the pandemic should be the Philippines' top priority, Vice President Leni Robredo said in her own report to the nation Tuesday, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his final State of the Nation Address. Read more »

Palace admits gov't aid for athletes insufficient

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 01:43 PM | Updated Jul 27 02:29 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday acknowledged that government aid for athletes is insufficient, an issue that Hidilyn Diaz, the Philippines' first ever Olympic gold medallist, previously raised.  Read more »

Pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19 sa UST campus, pinilahan

ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 01:02 PM

Dalawang libong kabilang sa A2 o senior citizens at A3 o persons with comorbidities ang target mabakunahan sa UST vaccination site ngayong Martes.   Read more »

Mga menor de edad, 'di bakunadong senior bawal ulit lumabas sa Tagaytay

ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 12:56 PM

Nagkusa ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Tagaytay City na isailalim ang lungsod sa General Community Quarantine with heightened restrictions (GCQ-HQ) kung saan ipinagbabawal ang paglabas sa bahay ng mga menor de edad at ng mga edad 65 pataas na hindi pa bakunado. Read more »

Based on the law, Hidilyn Diaz to get P10-M, medal of valor for bagging Olympic gold

ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 12:53 PM

Hidilyn Diaz will get P10 million for bringing home the country's first Olympic gold medal according to a law signed in 2015. Read more »

Manila opens COVID-19 vaccination hub in UST

ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 12:50 PM

People brave the rains as they line up to get their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the University of Sto. Tomas Practice Gym in Sampaloc, Manila. Read more »

8 close contact ng Delta carrier sa Bacoor, positibo sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Jul 27 12:25 PM

MAYNILA - Nagpositibo sa RT-PCR test ang walong close contact ng isa sa dalawang kaso ng Delta variant sa Bacoor, Cavite. Read more »

Dalawang Pinoy sa Al-Khobar, nagwagi sa Toastmasters International

Florante Catanus | TFC News Saudi Arabia
Jul 27 12:18 PM

Dalawang Pilipino ang gumawa ng kasaysayan sa taunang patimpalak ng Toastmasters International at nagpakita ng kanilang galing sa pagtatalumpati. Read more »