PhilHealth should pay remaining P561 million debt in 3 days: Gordon Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News Oct 28 11:27 AM | Updated Oct 28 11:30 AM State insurer PhilHealth should pay the Philippine Red Cross the balance of its debt for COVID-19 testing within 3 days, the humanitarian organization's chairman, Sen. Richard Gordon, said Wednesday. Read more »
DOJ identifies 5 agencies likely to face corruption probe Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News Oct 28 11:12 AM | Updated Oct 28 11:17 AM The Department of Justice said Wednesday it has identified 5 state agencies it would likely prioritize to investigate for alleged corruption following President Rodrigo Duterte's order. Read more »
Año tells military: Back up your claims in red-tagging ABS-CBN News Oct 28 11:04 AM MANILA— Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday urged the military to back with evidence claims implicating individuals or groups involved in the communist insurgency. Read more »
Robredo, aides negative for COVID-19 ABS-CBN News Oct 28 10:59 AM MANILA— Vice President Leni Robredo and her aides have tested negative for COVID-19, her office said Wednesday, following exposure to a coronavirus patient. Read more »
Duterte: Sept. 8 is 'National Green Building Day' ABS-CBN News Oct 28 10:50 AM President Rodrigo Duterte has declared Sept. 8 of every year as the "National Green Building Day," according to a document made public on Wednesday. Read more »
Palace: 'Mega' corruption task force to probe lawmakers, too ABS-CBN News Oct 28 10:35 AM | Updated Oct 28 11:20 AM President Rodrigo Duterte's order for the justice department to investigate the entire government for corruption covers lawmakers, his spokesman said Tuesday. Read more »
Typhoon Quinta leaves P2 billion agri damage in Oriental Mindoro ABS-CBN News Oct 28 10:20 AM | Updated Oct 28 10:56 AM Typhoon Quinta left some P2 billion in agricultural damage in Oriental Mindoro, its governor Humerlito Dolor said Wednesday. Read more »
Hontiveros: Structural reforms solution vs corruption, not ad hoc task forces ABS-CBN News Oct 28 10:04 AM | Updated Oct 28 10:45 AM Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday called on President Rodrigo Duterte to focus on structural reforms in government and not just the creation of an ad hoc task force in fighting corruption. Read more »
Dalaw sa Manila North Cemetery, matumal pa ABS-CBN News Oct 28 09:52 AM MAYNILA - Maagang binuksan ng Manila North Cemetery sa publiko ang sementeryo sa huling araw ng pagbisita sa mga puntod ng kanilang mga yumaong mahal sa buhay. Read more »
Pila ng mga sasakyang magpapakabit ng RFID sa Balintawak, mahaba na ABS-CBN News Oct 28 09:04 AM MAYNILA - Mahaba na ang pila ng mga sasakyang magpapakabit ng RFID para sa mandatory cashless transaction sa Balintawak toll plaza at halos wala nang galawan ang mga sasakyan. Read more »
2 dead in Occidental Mindoro as province eyes state of calamity declaration ABS-CBN News Oct 28 08:40 AM A mother and her child died in Occidental Mindoro due to Typhoon Quinta's wrath, its governor Eduardo Gadiano said Wednesday. Read more »
Public ridicule, verbal abuse laban kababaihan, maaaring parusahan sa ilalim ng batas ABS-CBN News Oct 28 08:21 AM Kabilang ang public ridicule at verbal abuse laban sa kababaihan at mga bata sa maaaring parusahan kung mapatutunayang nagdulot ito ng psychological violence, ayon sa isang abogado. Read more »
Quinta continues to dampen western Luzon as new storm approaches ABS-CBN News Oct 28 07:24 AM | Updated Oct 28 09:37 AM Typhoon Quinta will continue to dampen parts of western Luzon despite its exit Tuesday while a tropical depression is forecast to enter the Philippine area of responsibility later Wednesday or Thursday morning, the state weather bureau said. Read more »
Hinihinalang holdaper patay sa engkwentro sa Laguna ABS-CBN News Oct 28 07:12 AM MAYNILA - Nasawi ang isang lalaki matapos umano makipagbarilan sa mga pulis sa Brgy. Langkiwa sa Biñan, Laguna nitong Miyerkoles ng madaling araw. Read more »
Presyo ng bulaklak, nasa P100 ang ibinagsak Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN News Oct 28 06:59 AM | Updated Oct 28 11:33 AM MAYNILA - Matumal pa rin ang bentahan sa Dangwa, Maynila sa kabila ng nag-uumapaw na suplay ng mga bulaklak. Read more »
2 kalaboso dahil sa higit P680,000 halaga ng shabu sa Navotas ABS-CBN News Oct 28 05:43 AM MAYNILA - Sa kulungan ang bagsak ng dalawang lalaki matapos kumagat sa buy-bust operation sa Brgy. Tangos North, Navotas nitong Martes. Read more »
Higit P400,000 shabu, nasabat sa Maynila ABS-CBN News Oct 28 05:25 AM MAYNILA - Dalawang lalaki ang inaresto matapos sila mahulihan ng higit P400,000 na halaga ng shabu umano sa magkahiwalay na anti-illegal drugs operation sa Maynila nitong Martes. Read more »
Bahay ng konsehal sa Sorsogon, sumiklab ABS-CBN News Oct 28 04:44 AM Sumiklab ang isang bahay ng konsehal sa Brgy. Pangpang, Sorsogon City nitong Martes ng hapon. Read more »
Typhoon Quinta barrels towards Vietnam; new tropical depression to enter PAR ABS-CBN News Oct 27 11:56 PM | Updated Oct 28 09:36 AM Typhoon Quinta is continuing to move away from the Philippines' Kalayaan Islands and is projected to make landfall at peak intensity over central Vietnam Wednesday morning, according to state weather bureau PAGASA. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 27, 2020 ABS-CBN News Oct 27 11:42 PM Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »
Remembering a loved one Eloisa Lopez, ABS-CBN News Oct 27 11:24 PM A boy attempts to keep a candle lit at a flooded cemetery in Masantol town, Pampanga, a few days before memorial parks nationwide close during the All Souls’ Day weekend. Read more »
PH Red Cross to resume COVID-19 testing after PhilHealth pays half of P1.1-B debt Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News Oct 27 10:20 PM | Updated Oct 28 12:36 AM (2nd UPDATE) The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday said it would resume its COVID-19 testing services, hours after the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) settled about half of its P1.1-billion debt to the humanitarian organization. Read more »
DFA probes PH envoy's maltreatment of household worker ABS-CBN News Oct 27 10:13 PM The Department of Foreign Affairs created a fact-finding team to investigate the maltreatment of a household worker by the Philippine Ambassador to Brazil. Read more »
Several Mindoro areas under state of calamity due to 'Quinta' ABS-CBN News Oct 27 10:05 PM Typhoon Quinta left a trail of destruction, displacing thousands of people and destroying crops and infrastructure worth millions of pesos. Read more »
PhilHealth makes P500-M partial payment to Red Cross ABS-CBN News Oct 27 09:53 PM A day after breaking a promise to settle its debt, state insurer PhilHealth makes a partial payment of P500 million to the Philippine Red Cross. Read more »