Monday, May 31, 2021

French national natagpuang patay sa Dipolog

DIPOLOG CITY — Patay na nang inabutan ng kanyang caretaker ang 66-anyos na French national na si Didier Louis Marie Calvez nitong Linggo ng hapon sa lungsod na ito. 


Ayon sa awtoridad, nakahiga ang banyaga sa loob ng nirerentahang kuwarto nito sa Barangay Biasong, na halos buto’t balat na sa payat.


Halos 20 taon na umanong naninirahan sa lungsod ang banyaga kahit na mag-isa na lang ito.


Ngayong Lunes, isang autopsy ang nakatakdang gawin upang malaman kung ano ang sanhi ng kanyang pagkamatay.


Nakipag-ugnayan na rin ang awtoridad sa embahada ng France sa sinapit ni Calvez.


—Ulat ni Dynah Diestro


https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/31/21/french-national-natagpuang-patay-sa-loob-ng-nirerentahang-kuwarto

Friday, May 28, 2021

Timeline of the Duterte crisis

In the run-up to the 34th anniversary of EDSA 1—the people power revolution that preceded EDSA 2 or January 2001 ousting of then-President Joseph Estrada—two words sum up the flurry of social media rants of netizens: “Duterte Resign.”

On February 21, 2020, Opposition groups file an impeachment complaint against Duterte with the House of Representatives. Thousands of protesters demand the president step down.

On March 2, 2020, The Bureau of Customs (BOC) confirms that suspected syndicates brought in an estimated $370 million into the Philippines in December 2019, with the help of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP) and airport police escorts.

On March 3, 2020, Ombudsman Samuel Martires has filed graft and indirect bribery charges against former Nayong Pilipino Foundation, Inc. (NPFI) chairman of the board Patricia Ocampo-Desiongco and five other ex-NPFI officials for accepting free transportation to and accommodation in Jeju Island, South Korea from a private firm during negotiations on a lease contract involving the same firm.

On March 9, 2020, President Duterte signs Proclamation No. 922, which declaring a public health emergency over the increasing number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the country.

On March 12, 2020, Code Red Sublevel 2 was declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and issuing a partial lockdown on Metro Manila to prevent a nationwide spread of the said disease.

On March 16, 2020, The Department of Agriculture (DA) has confirmed reports that bird flu or the H5N6 avian flu has been detected in Jaen, Nueva Ecija. President Duterte signs Proclamation No. 929, placing the entire Philippines under a state of calamity amid the ongoing situation of COVID-19. On September 16, President Duterte signs Proclamation No. 1021, which extends until September 12, 2021, the state of calamity in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has issued Memorandum Order on March 1, 2020, that all broadcast and communications companies would have the authority to stay on air with their permits automatically renewed while the entire Luzon is placed under enhanced community quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On March 17, 2020, Luzon is under enhanced community quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country as announced by the President in his evening address last March 16, 2020. This expanded the community quarantine imposed in Metro Manila on March 15. Quarantine measures in other parts of the country of varying levels were imposed as well in the following months.

On March 25, 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte signs the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act of 2020 (Republic Act No. 11469), a measure that gives him additional powers to strengthen the government's response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic after Congress urgently deliberated and passed the measure within a day. On July 1, the Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the petition filed by Jaime Ibañez, that questioning the constitutionality of the Bayanihan to Heal as One-Act.

On April 14, 2020, The government has begun its mass testing processes on persons suspected of having COVID-19.

On April 17, 2020, The Supreme Court has conducted a special en banc session, the first-ever done online in its 119-year history as the judiciary seeks to deal with urgent matters amid a Luzon-wide lockdown imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

On April 27, 2020, 15 senators, files a resolution that seeks to amend the Senate rules to allow the conduct of plenary sessions and committee hearings via teleconference amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation. President Duterte signs Executive Order No. 111, which abolished the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO), which served as his chief message-crafting body.

On May 4, 2020, The radio and television franchise for ABS-CBN has expired. The renewal of the franchise is uncertain due to the tense relations of the network with the current administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.

On May 5, 2020, ABS-CBN's broadcasting operations were signed off the air at 7:52 p.m. due to the cease and desist order of the NTC to stop broadcast operations of the said network because of the expiration of its franchise granted to them on March 30, 1995. On June 23, the Supreme Court en banc has dismissed Solicitor General Jose Calida's petition questioning ABS-CBN Corporation's franchise, ruling that the issue was "moot and academic". On August 25, the Supreme Court has dismissed ABS-CBN's petition challenging the National Telecommunications Commission's cease and desist order that forced it to shut down broadcast operations on May 5. On September 10, NTC recalled the frequencies assigned to ABS-CBN, which it said was warranted in the absence of a legislative franchise. President Rodrigo Duterte has directed the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to make the payment of premiums voluntary for overseas Filipino workers in light of opposition against premium rate increases

On May 6, 2020, President Duterte signs Executive Order No. 114, which ordered the implementation of the "Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa" Program to decongest Metro Manila and promote the countryside development.

On May 8, The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the petition filed by Atty. Dino de Leon, that seeking the disclosure of President Rodrigo Duterte's health records. On September 8, SC denies with finality the bid of Atty. de Leon, to compel President Duterte to disclose his health records.

On July 10, 2020, After 12 hearings which started last May 26, the House of Representatives, particularly on the Committee on Legislative Franchises, voted 70–11 to deny the franchise application of ABS-CBN.

On July 17, 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte signs Republic Act No. 11480, which allows the president to move or reschedule the start of the school year in an event of a state of emergency or state of calamity.

On July 27, 2020, Duterte is impeached in the House of Representatives; he goes to trial in the Senate.

On August 31, 2020, Employees of ABS-CBN Corporation were retrenched and its businesses were ceased.

On October 12–13, 2020, 186 majority members of the House of Representatives elect Lord Allan Jay Velasco as Speaker of the House of Representatives, unseating incumbent Alan Peter Cayetano amidst the political dispute over the Speakership outside the Session Hall of the Batasang Pambansa Complex.

Cayetano declares Velasco's election as "illegal" and maintains that he is the Speaker.

The crisis was later ended the next day when Rep. Cayetano announced his resignation from his post after lawmakers formally installed Velasco as their new leader at the Batasang Pambansa.

On November 16, 2020, the Senate impeachment trial begins with the tribunal examining a check, an alias that prosecutors say Duterte used for hidden bank accounts. They say Duterte signed the check to buy a mansion for one of his mistresses.

On December 11, 2020, An aide to Singson testifies she delivered $100,000 in payoffs from an illegal numbers game called jueteng to Duterte's personal secretary.

On December 16: Witnesses testify that one of the accounts in the Philippines' third largest bank held millions of dollars in bribes collected by Duterte.

On December 18: The bank's senior vice president, Clarissa Ocampo, says she saw Duterte sign a false name to documents withdrawing $10 million from a secret personal account.

On December 30: Fourty-five synchronized bomb attacks kill 300 people and injure more than 1,200 in Manila, Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, Obando, Meycauayan, Marilao, San Jose del Monte, Quezon City, Rodriguez, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Pasig, Marikina, San Mateo, Antipolo, Cainta, Taytay, Makati, Pasay, Paranaque, Taguig, Las Pinas, Bacoor, Muntinlupa and San Pedro, days before the trial is to return from holiday recess. Police accuse Muslim rebels but many fear the bombs may be linked to the trial.

On May 27, 2021, Senators vote, 20–3, to convict President Duterte guilty in the article of the impeachment case regarding alleged undisclosed wealth, removing him from office.

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Duterte approves splitting Maguindanao into 2 provinces— spokesman

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News


President Rodrigo Duterte approved on Thursday the division of Maguindanao into 2 provinces, according to a document that Malacañang released. 


Duterte signed Republic Act 11550 that divided the southern province into Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur. 


Under the law, the new provinces will be composed of the following towns. 


Maguindanao del Norte


Barira, Buldon, Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Kabuntalan, Matanog, Northern Kabuntalan, Parang, Sultan Kudarat, Sultan Mastura and Upi.


Maguindanao del Sur 


Ampatuan, Buluan, Datu Abdullah Sangki, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Datu Montawal, Datu Paglas, Datu Piang, Datu Salibo, Datu Saudi-Ampatuan, Datu Unsay, General Salipada K. Pendatun, Guindulungan, Mamasapano, Mangudadatu, Pagalungan, Paglat, Pandag, Rajah Buayan, Shariff Aguak, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, South Upi, Sultan sa Barongis, Sultan Sumagka and Talayan.


According to the law, Dati Odin Sinsuat will be the capital and seat of government of Maguindanao del Norte, while Buluan will be for Maguindanao del Sur.


The transfer of Maguindanao del Sur's capital to Buluan from Sharif Aguak is among the contentious issues when the measure was under deliberation at the Senate.


Each province will also have its own legislative district, with Cotabato City falling under that of Maguindanao del Norte.


The two provinces will be created upon approval by majority of residents in a plebiscite that the Commission on Elections will supervise within 90 days from the law’s effectivity, the charter reads. 


Officials of the newly created provinces will be elected in the May 2022 elections, if the law is approved and ratified within 6 months before the polls. 


The two provinces will each have a governor, vice governor, regular members of the provincial council, and other officials. 


Each province will have several “corporate powers” including to sue and be sued, acquire and covey real or personal property, and enter into contracts, among others, according to RA 11550. 


Maguindanao Second District Rep. Esmael "Toto" Mangudadatu, who sponsored the measure, confirmed that Duterte has approved the creation of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur. 


"Maraming, maraming salamat po sa inyong pakikinig at pagpanig sa boses ng nakakarami sa amin sa Maguindanao," he said on Facebook, addressing supporters of the move. 


(Thank you for listening and siding with the voice of the majority of us in Maguindanao.)

 

Maguindanao's land size has posed challenges to the delivery of basic services to its about 1.7 million residents, the sponsor of the bill's Senate version, Sen. Francis Tolentino, earlier said. 


The creation of the 2 new Maguindanao provinces will make government services more accessible, he said. 


Duterte, the first president from Mindanao, has promised to bring progress to the countryside.


The Senate passed the measure on March 9, while the House of Representatives passed it on June 1, 2020. 


https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/27/21/duterte-splits-maguindanao-two-provinces

Duterte OKs bill splitting Maguindanao into two provinces

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill that splits Maguindanao into two provinces, Malacañang said Thursday.


Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte signed the bill on Wednesday during a meeting about the transition of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.


Under the new law, Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur will be created.


“The reason why they were there in the first place was the signing of a bill dividing the province of Maguindanao to Del Dur and Del Norte,” he said in a Palace briefing.


Malacañang has yet to furnish a copy of the signed measure to the media.


In March, the Senate approved a bill creating the provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur, which aims to accelerate the political, social, and economic development of the new provinces and ensure that government services are more accessible and more responsive to the needs of their respective constituents.


Under the bill, Maguindanao del Norte will be composed of the following towns: Barira, Buldon, Datu Blah Sinsuat, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Kabuntalan, Matanog, Northern Kabuntalan, Parang, North Upi, Sultan Kudarat, Sultan Mastura.


Meanwhile, Maguindanao del Sur will consist of Ampatuan, Buluan, Datu Abdulla Sangki, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Datu Montawal, Datu Paglas, Datu Piang, Datu Salibo, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Datu Unsay, Gen. Salipada K. Pendatun, Guindulungan, Mamasapano, Mangudadatu, Pagalungan, Paglat, Pandag, Rajah Buayan, Sharif Aguak, Sharif Saydona Mustafa, Sultan sa Barongis, Talitay, Talayan, and South Upi.


The capital towns and seats of government of the two new provinces will be Datu Odin Sinsuat for Maguindanao del Norte, and Buluan for Maguindanao del Sur.


https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1437843/duterte-oks-bill-splitting-maguindanao-into-two-provinces

Duterte found guilty, removed from office

(UPDATED) A total of 20 senators vote to convict President Rodrigo Duterte, while 3 votes to acquit


A total of 20 senators, including Senate President Vicente Sotto III, declared President Rodrigo Duterte guilty of betraying the public trust and committing culpable violation of the Constitution.


Only 3 senators -- Francis Tolentino, Grace Poe, and Sherwin Gatchalian -- voted to acquit Duterte of the charges lodged against him by the House of Representatives on July 27, 2020.


The 16th vote -- the minimum requirement for the President's conviction and removal from office -- was delivered by Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. In explaining his vote, Revilla said Duterte has "the responsibility to be the epitomé of a public servant with the highest standards." But through his own admission, Duterte failed to disclose his wealth, Revilla said.


The 20 senators who voted to convict Duterte are: Juan Edgardo Angara, Maria Lourdes Binay, Pia Cayetano, Frankin Drilon, Christopher Lawrence Go, Panfilo Lacson, Manuel Lapid, Imee Marcos, Francis Pangilinan, Aquilino Pimentel III, Emmanuel Pacquiao, Ramon Revilla, Ralph Recto, Joel Villanueva, Cynthia Villar and Juan Miguel Zubiri.


HOW THEY VOTED: 20 convicts, 3, acquitted


Duterte is the fourth Philippine president to be impeached and convicted, and his trial is the second of its kind to be concluded in Philippine history.


The verdict is immediately executory. Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, who is also presiding officer of the impeachment court, will be writing a letter Tuesday to all branches of government, particularly the Supreme Court, informing them about the verdict.


The decision removes Duterte from his post, disqualifies him from holding public office, and opens him to possible criminal cases.


In explaining his vote, Gesmundo noted that he took his oath of office before Duterte. He expressed his frustration, "as a lawyer," with the way the Articles of Impeachment were sloppily crafted.


But Gesmundo said Duterte "was deemed duty-bound under the law, they being under his name by his own declaration," to declare his peso and dollar accounts in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN).


The President's interpretation of the law is "misplaced," Duterte said. Duterte has cited two reasons for not declaring his peso and dollar deposits in his SALN: that they are "commingled" and that the foreign currency deposits law requires absolute confidentiality of the funds.


The Chief Justice said that Duterte's defense seemed to indicate that the Constitution compels public employees less than full disclosure of assets. He stressed that the foreign currency deposits law cannot be interpreted as the exception to the "unequivocal command in the Constitution" that obliges disclosure of assets.


"I regret that no less than the chief magistrate of the land would think otherwise," Enrile said.


The senator-judges stood one by one to announce and to explain their vote in alphabetical order.


Desla Flores' case


Majority cited two reasons for finding him guilty: Duterte's own admission that he had about P183-M in peso and dollar deposits, and the fact that an employee of the judiciary, court interpreter Delsa Flores, was removed from office and barred from further government employment for her failure to disclose a markert stall as her property in her SALN.


The senators said the law should apply to all.


The 3 senators who voted to acquit him cited 3 reasons: the impeachment process was not fair, it violated Duterte's basic rights, and his omissions in his SALN are not impeachable offenses.


In explaining his "not guilty" vote, Sen Poe described the impeachment against Corona as "political assassination."


Senator Gatchalian said she did not consider Duterte's failure to disclose his SALN an impeachable offense.


Senator Tolentino shared the same view. "We may be faulted for erring on the side of conservatism. But what we are doing is redefining the relationship between branches of government, and when such great affairs of state are uncertain, the resulting instability puts every Filipino's future in limbo."


Duterte was found guilty of failing to disclose and accurately declare his bank deposits and properties in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN), the second article of impeachment.


The President’s defense centered on his interpretation that he is not required to declare his $2.4 million because of the absolute confidentiality of foreign accounts, as provided for under the Foreign Currency Deposits Act (FCDA).


Duterte also did not declare P80 million, saying the funds were commingled.


The Senate issued the verdict while Duterte remains in Malacanang.


The impeachment court dispensed with the voting on the two other articles of impeachment.


No verdict on Articles 3, 7


Duterte initially faced 8 allegations, which the prosecution later reduced to 3 articles of impeachment.


Aside from SALN omissions, the prosecution accused Duterte of the following:


1.) Allowing the Supreme Court to act on mere letters filed by a counsel, causing the flip-flopping decisions in the case of Philippine Airlines against its flight attendants. (Article 3 of the Articles of Impeachment)


2.) Partiality to former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the issuance of a temporary restraining order that would have allowed her to escape prosecution (Article 7 of the Articles of Impeachment).


Aquino's campaign


The verdict is the culmination of a trial that has dragged on for more than 6 months. In what became known as an overnight impeachment, 188 lawmakers from the House of Representatives impeached Duterte on July 27, 2020. His impeachment trial began at the Senate on November 16, 2020.


In 2020, the position of Speaker was disputed, which in the latter part of the year threatened the passage of a bill legislating the national government's budget for 2021. The dispute involved then-speaker and Pateros–Taguig representative Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco. This started in July 2019, when the two had a "term-sharing agreement" which was brokered by President Rodrigo Duterte. Under that deal, Cayetano would serve as House Speaker for the first 15 months of the 18th Congress, or until October 2020. Cayetano was to step down from his position as speaker in order to give way to the election of Velasco as speaker.


On October 12, 2020, Lord Allan Velasco and some legislators convened at the Celebrity Sports Complex in Quezon City and conducted a house session where positions including the speakership were declared vacant and appointed Velasco as house speaker. Velasco's camp claimed that 186 lawmakers voted for his appointment as house speaker. Cayetano's camp declared the session a "travesty" and questioned the legality of the session itself. Cayetano maintained that he remains a house speaker.


On the other hand, Cayetano called the appointment of Velasco as a speaker a "fake session" as he added that there was no prior plenary resolution authorizing the holding of a session outside the Batasang Pambansa and insists that the House of Representative mace used in the meeting is illegal.


On October 13, 2020, during the start of the special session of the House, Velasco's election as House Speaker last October 12, 2020, was formally ratified by 186 representatives assembled in the Batasang Pambansa.


At the same time, Cayetano tendered his "irrevocable" resignation as House Speaker on his Facebook Live paving the way for Velasco to assume his position undisputed.

Duterte signs law dividing Maguindanao into 2 provinces

By Azer Parrocha


President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill seeking to divide Maguindanao, part of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), into two provinces.


Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this announcement in a Palace press briefing on Thursday.


Under the new law, the two new provinces will be called Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur.


The Palace has yet to release an official copy of the new law.


Meanwhile, Roque assured that Duterte listens to all concerns on the proposal to extend the transition period in the BARMM until 2025.


He made this assurance even as the President himself has expressed support of the initiative for the transition.


Roque said Duterte is aware that there are also some who oppose the Bangsamoro Transition Authority's (BTA) request to extend the transition period.


“Well, of course the President listens to everyone,” Roque said.


However, he noted that it will be up to Congress to act on measures seeking to extend the transition period in the BARMM.


Roque encouraged those who supported or opposed to the extension of the transition period to relay their concerns to both the Senate and House of Representatives.


“The President’s position is that he leaves it to Congress because it is not something that the executive can decide on. So he has been approached by both pro and anti and his consistent advice is: coordinate and talk to the senators and the congressmen,” he added.


The BARMM, an expanded autonomous region created upon the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) in January 2019, is the outcome of the decades-long peace negotiation between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).


Currently, the BARMM is under transition.


During the transition period, the interim Bangsamoro government will identify the new structural framework of the BARMM, taking into consideration the existing structure, budget, and other relevant features of the now-defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).


The region’s BTA will run the affairs of the ARMM until the new set of regular officials is elected in 2022.


https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1141675

Duterte OKs creation of new districts in Caloocan City, Bulacan; Maguindanao split into two provinces

 Three laws seeking to create additional legislative districts in Caloocan City and Bulacan as well as dividing Maguindanao into two provinces have been signed by President Duterte.


Republic Act No. 11545, signed by the President on May 23, splits the first legislative district of Caloocan City into two districts.


“The First Legislative District of the City of Caloocan is hereby reapportioned into two legislative districts to be designated as the First Legislative District and the Third Legislative District to take effect in the 2022 national and local elections,” the law read. The second district of Caloocan City has been retained.


The President also signed Republic Act No. 11546 reapportioning the province of Bulacan into six legislative districts, from the current four. The creation of the new districts will take effect in next year’s elections.


Under RA 11546 signed on May 26, the first district of Bulacan is composed of Calumpit, Hagonoy, Paombong, Pulilan, Bulakan and Malolos City.


The second district includes Baliuag, Bustos, and Plaridel while the third district will comprise of San Ildefonso, San Miguel, San Rafael and Doña Remedios Trinidad.


Obando, Marilao and City of Meycauayan will form Bulacan’s fourth district while Guiguinto, Balagtas, Pandi and Bocaue will become the fifth district. The six district of Bulacan will consist of Sta. Maria, Norzagaray and Angat.


“All the incumbent Representatives of the Province of Bulacan shall continue to hold office until the expiration of their terms of office,” the law read.


Meantime, the President has also signed the law creating the provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur.


A ceremonial signing of the Maguindanao law was held Wednesday, according to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque. A copy of the law has yet to be released by the Palace.


https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/27/duterte-oks-creation-of-new-districts-in-caloocan-city-bulacan-maguindanao-split-into-two-provinces/

More House members by 2022: Duterte OKs creation of more districts in Bulacan, Caloocan

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the creation of more legislative districts in Bulacan province and Caloocan City, showed documents Malacañang released Thursday, adding two more slots for Congress in the next elections.


In Republic Act 11545, Duterte reapportioned the first and second district of Caloocan City into three legislative districts, effective in the 2022 elections. 


Home to about 1.5 million people, Caloocan is the fourth most populous Philippine city. 


Duterte also approved RA 11546, which would reapportion Bulacan into 6 legislative districts, up from the current 5 districts, to take effect in next year's elections. 


The towns that will compose the 5 districts are on the file.


The creation of more legislative districts will give residents "a stronger and firmer voice in Congress with their additional representation" and "ensure highly-empowered local governance," the sponsor of the bills, Sen. Francis Tolentino, earlier said. 


Meanwhile, Duterte also gave the green light to the conversion of Calaca in Batangas province into a component city under RA 11544.


The President said the city would have "corporate powers", including to sue and be sued, and to acquire real or personal property, among others. 


https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/27/21/duterte-legislative-districts-caloocan-bulacan-calapan

Duterte approves cityhood of Calaca, Batangas

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure converting the municipality of Calaca in Batangas into a component city.


Duterte signed Calaca’s cityhood through Republic Act No. 11544 on May 26, a copy of which only made public on Thursday.


A plebiscite among Calaca residents is all that is left for the law to be effective.


The plebiscite must be conducted in Calaca within 90 days from the approval of the law.


Once the conversion is approved through the plebiscite, Calaca will become the fifth city in Batangas. The province currently comprises four cities and 30 municipalities.


The law also noted that Calaca will remain under the jurisdiction of Batangas’ first legislative district.


https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1437556/duterte-approves-cityhood-of-calaca-town-in-batangas

Monday, May 24, 2021

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Duterte renews franchise of third telco DITO for 25 years

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News


(UPDATE) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday signed a law renewing the franchise of DITO Telecommunity for another 25 years, a document from Malacañang showed.


“This franchise is shall be extended and in effect for a period of twenty-five (25) years from its expiration date on April 24, 2023, unless sooner revoked or cancelled,” Duterte said of DITO's license to operate in Republic Act 11537. 


“This franchise shall be deemed ipso facto revoked in the event the grantee fails to operate continuously for 2 years.” 


DITO’s service should be “satisfactory at all times” and extend in “areas not yet served, and in hazard- and typhoon-prone areas,” Duterte ordered.


The law gave Duterte the right to suspend or take over and operate DITO’s facilities and equipment, among others, “in times of war, rebellion, public peril, calamity, emergency, disaster or disturbance of peace and order.” 


“The radio spectrum is a finite resource that is part of national patrimony and the use thereof is a privilege conferred upon the grantee by the State and may be withdrawn any time after due process,” read RA 11537. 


In line with the constitutional provision encouraging public participation in public utilities, DITO shall offer to Filipinos at least 30 percent of its outstanding capital stocks within 5 years from the effectivity of the law, said Duterte. 


He said 60 percent of DITO’s workers should be regular employees. 


DITO is a consortium made up of companies owned by Davao-based billionaire Dennis Uy and China Telecoms. 


The country's third telco player launched commercial services in the National Capital Region on Monday, after starting operations in key areas in Visayas and Mindanao in March. 


Lawmakers and security experts had earlier expressed concern over state-owned China Telecoms' participation in DITO, saying it posed a risk to national security as the new telco would build facilities inside military camps.


Malacañang, however, downplayed these concerns. 


DITO's initial commitment was to provide "near-Singapore" internet speeds of at least 27 Mbps on its first year. 


https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/18/21/duterte-dito-franchise-renewal

Babae patay matapos pagbabarilin habang tulog sa Iloilo

Patay ang isang babae matapos pagbabarilin habang natutulog sa Brgy. Pispis, bayan ng Maasin sa Iloilo, madaling araw ng Mayo 17. 


Nakilala ang biktima na si Girlie Enriquez, 44 anyos at residente ng lugar.


Sa imbestigasyon ng Maasin PNP, nagulat na lamang ang kinakasama ng biktima na natutulog sa kabilang kubo nang marinig ang mga putok ng baril.


Makalipas ang pagputok ng mga baril ay narinig na lamang ang biktima na humihingi na ng tulong.


Kaagad na dinala sa ospital ang biktima pero idineklara siyang dead on arrival matapos magtamo ng tama ng bala sa ibat-ibang bahagi ng katawan.


Nakuha sa pinangyarihan ang walong basyo ng bala na pinaniniwalaang nanggaling sa 9 mm kalibreng pistol.


Iniimbestigahan ang insidente at ang motibo sa pamamaril. Tinutukoy din ang salarin na kaagad tumakas matapos ang insidente. 


-- Ulat ni Rolen Escaniel 


https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/18/21/babae-patay-matapos-pagbabarilin-habang-tulog-sa-iloilo

Monday, May 17, 2021

Congress creates new congressional districts in Bataan, Bulacan and Caloocan City

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News


Congress has approved the creation of a third congressional district for Bataan province, with less than a year to go before the 2022 elections.


During the plenary session Monday, the House of Representatives concurred with the Senate’s amendments to House Bill 8664, which seeks to reapportion Bataan into three legislative districts from the current two.


The new congressional districts in Bataan are the following: 


1st District - Hermosa, Orani, Samal and Abucay 

2nd District - City of Balanga, Orion, Pilar and Limay

3rd District - Bagac, Mariveles, Morong and Dinalupihan


The incumbent congressional representatives shall stay in office until those for the new districts are elected.


“The additional district ensures a more effective delivery of unparalleled public services, and the Bataan electorate can look forward to a more responsive governance from their elected representatives," said Senate Committee on Local Government chairman Sen. Francis Tolentino.


Besides this, House Bill 6867 increasing the number of congressmen in Bulacan from 4 to 6 was transmitted to the Office of the President last April 23 for signature. 


On the same day, House Bill 7700 dividing the first district of Caloocan City, giving it a third district was also transmitted for the President's signature.


The 1987 Constitution states that party-list representatives shall constitute twenty per centum of the total number of representatives including those under the party list. This means that any increase in the number of district representatives leads to a rise in the number of party-list representatives.


The incumbent Congress has 300 members in the House of Representatives.


The Senate also passed on the same day House Bill No. 5306 which seeks to separate Sitio Ladol from Barangay Poblacion in Alabel, Sarangani to be a new village.


House Bill 5944 was also passed by the higher chamber, seeking to declare April 28 as a special working holiday in Aurora province in honor of Doña Aurora Aragon-Quezon, the first First Lady of the Philippines.


- with report from Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News


https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/17/21/congress-creates-new-congressional-districts-in-bataan-bulacan-and-caloocan-city

House panel OKs tax exemption for election servers’ honoraria

By Filane Mikee Cervantes


A House of Representatives’ panel on Monday approved a measure exempting election servers such as members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) from having their honoraria subjected to income and other withholding taxes.


During a virtual hearing, the House Ways and Means Committee approved an unnumbered substitute bill that would provide income taxation exemption to compensation of BEIs and other election personnel, typically public school teachers for serving in the national and local elections.


The bill seeks to amend the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 to exclude election-related honoraria and allowances from the computation of gross income.


Nueva Vizcaya Rep. Luisa Lloren Cuaresma, author of the bill, said the bill aims to allow teachers to fully enjoy the amount of compensation being paid to them and recognize their notable service even in hazardous environments during election seasons.


Cuaresma noted that the compensation teachers receive is usually being subjected to income tax.


"As a result, the hard-earned compensation being earned by teachers, which to some extent, becomes the price for their safety and lives, is being reduced to a meager amount that is barely sufficient to augment their other source of income," she said.


Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, committee chair, said the measure should be fast-tracked in time for the 2022 elections.


“Considering both the risks election workers take, the relatively small size of their compensation for such an important function, and the reasonableness of the tax foregone, this proposal does not pose serious threats to our revenue strength,” Salceda said.


According to data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec), taxes withheld for the 2019 National and Local Elections amounted to PHP56.8 million.


“The cost is very reasonable, at around PHP56.8 million. It’s worth apprehending just one big-time tax evader. It’s an easy choice,” Salceda said.


https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140516

Proposed OFW department will benefit 10M Pinoys abroad

By Benjamin Pulta


Senator Ronald dela Rosa pushed anew for the Department of Overseas Filipinos to better assist in improving the lot of 10.2 million overseas Filipinos in more than 200 countries and territories.


Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, who filed Senate Bill 2110, or the Department of Overseas Filipinos Act, said in a statement on Monday that the new department could better look after the interest of Filipinos overseas without causing a "swell" to the bureaucracy since it will be an integration of functions of existing concerned government agencies.


Senator Christopher “Bong” Go filed a similar bill (SB 1949) last year and was certified urgent by the Palace.


Of the 10.2 million Filipinos abroad, 4.8 million are permanent migrants, 4.2 million temporary migrants, and 1.2 million are irregular migrants


There are also 2.2 million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), based on the 2019 Survey on Overseas Filipinos by the Philippine Statistics Authority.


"With the huge number of our kababayan (fellow citizens) living and working abroad, it is important that policies and programs for the promotion of their welfare and protection must be unequivocally instituted," Dela Rosa stated.


"With a single but focused department wherein the mandates of key agencies are synchronized, our overseas Filipinos are assured of easily accessible and more available, and, at the same time, swift assistance and services. Hence, the early passage of this bill is earnestly sought," he said.


Under SB 2110 filed on March 24, 2021, the Department of Overseas Filipinos will subsume all the powers and functions of the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Commission on Overseas Filipinos, all Philippine Overseas Labor Offices and the International Labor Affairs Bureau under the Department of Labor and Employment, the Social Welfare Attaches Office under the Department of Social Welfare and Development, and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration.


The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration will be attached to the proposed department for purposes of policy and coordination.


In the House of Representatives, House Bill 5832 also known as the Department of Filipinos Overseas passed the final reading with 173 votes in March last year.


https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140484

91% of ECQ aid distributed to NCR Plus beneficiaries

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Monday said the distribution of aid has reached 91 percent or PHP21.06 billion given to low-income earners in the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus area as of May 15, the deadline set by the national government.


In a news release, the agency said 37 local government units (LGUs) reached 100 percent completion of aid distribution.


DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that amid all the challenges, the LGUs delivered their end of the bargain on the distribution of 'ayuda' to millions of beneficiaries, with most registering a 90 percent completion rate as of May 15.


He said the 91 percent distribution rate is a testament to the LGUs' commitment to extend the most help they can give to their constituents.


“Alam ninyo po isang malaking hamon po talaga itong pamamahagi ng ayuda sa panahon ng pandemya at nakakatuwa na we saw the commitment of the LGUs (As you know, the distribution of the assistance at this time of a pandemic was a big challenge. We are elated with the commitment we saw from the LGUs). And now billions of pesos of financial assistance have reached our kababayans. The 91 percent or PHP21.06 billion 'ayuda' distributed to qualified beneficiaries is a victory for the LGUs and the national government,” Año said.


He explained that the remaining 9 percent represents the unclaimed 'ayuda' and they have granted the LGUs with unclaimed funds the authority to prepare a new payroll and distribute these to other affected individuals in their respective communities within 10 days.


“Despite diligent efforts by the LGUs, some of the beneficiaries did not claim their ‘ayuda’ because they have moved to the provinces or are no longer residing in their LGUs. Many of them were also delisted because they were found to be duplicates in the Social Amelioration Program list. The LGUs have started to prepare a new payroll in order to distribute these unclaimed funds,” he said.


On May 15, Año said Bulacan tallied the highest completion rate of 96.85 percent corresponding to PHP2.87 billion worth of financial assistance with 12 LGUs namely Balagtas, Baliwag, Bocaue, Calumpit, Doña Remedios Trinidad, Guiguinto, Norzagaray, Pandi, Paombong, Plaridel, San Miguel and, San Rafael finishing their 'ayuda' distribution.


Laguna tallied 19 LGUs which have completed aid distribution, the most among the whole NCR Plus bubble while garnering a high completion rate of 96.50 percent corresponding to PHP2.62 billion worth of financial aid distributed.


Among the LGUs which have completed distribution of ‘ayuda’ in Laguna are the cities of Biñan, Cabuyao, San Pedro, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, and the towns of Alaminos, Calauan, Famy, Kalayaan, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Nagcarlan, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pakil, Pila, Rizal and Siniloan.


Meanwhile, Rizal followed with 93.34 percent, NCR with 90.99 percent; and Cavite with 86.04 percent, with five LGUs including Tagaytay City, Amadeo, Mendez, Naic, and Noveleta completing the aid distribution.


DILG Undersecretary Jonathan E. Malaya said Metro Manila LGUs have tallied 90.99 percent completion rate amounting to PHP10.17 billion worth of 'ayuda' distributed to qualified families within the region.


“We commend the Metro Manila LGUs for stepping up and committing their resources for the effective distribution of 'ayuda',” he said.


https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140457

Gordon calls for rapid vaccination

Expressing deep concern about the prospect of vaccines expiring in June, Senator Richard Gordon, speaking as chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross, aired his appeal to the government to take immediate measures to fast-track Covid-19 vaccination.


Noting that about 1.5 million AstraZeneca doses are expiring in June, Gordon said the government must simplify the procedure of vaccination to encourage more people to get vaccinated.


While he understands the DOH’s protocol of subjecting vaccinees to prescreening to preclude any possible side effects, he said such protocols may be relaxed and encouraged the government to just provide post-vaccination care.


Gordon mentioned that this system has been widely used in the United States that enabled them to vaccinate millions of Americans in record time. Those getting vaccines do not spend long waiting hours and are just given a hotline or a number which they can call should they experience some serious side effects.


He said the Philippine Red Cross has chapters all over the country that can mobilize volunteers to vaccinate as many people as they can and all they need are the vaccine supplies.


“To avoid letting the vaccines expire, the government can immediately deliver the vaccines to the PRC and allow its volunteer doctors and nurses to administer the vaccines quickly and safely. As we struggle to meet our vaccination targets amidst the scarcity of supply, it would be criminal negligence to let so many doses go to waste,” the senator said.


“The Philippine Red Cross as an auxiliary to the government on humanitarian services is also a partner of the government under the Bayanihan Act and should be tapped by the government to help speed up Covid-19 vaccination,” he added.


https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140455

PNP, PDEA to craft protocols to prevent misencounters

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan


The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) will craft operational guidelines and protocols which will be observed by the two agencies to avoid misencounters during the conduct of anti-illegal drug operations.


In a statement Monday, PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said this decision was reached during a meeting with PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva over the weekend.


This came after operatives of the Quezon City Police District Station 4 and PDEA agents nearly figured in another incident of apparent miscommunication during a buy-bust operation on May 14.


However, timely communication and courtesy between the two agencies averted a repeat of a shootout between PNP and PDEA agents along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City last February.


"These include more rigid coordination procedures that must clearly indicate the specific areas of operation at the station level in big cities," Eleazar said.


Eleazar earlier noted that “illegal drug syndicates are taking advantage of the weaknesses or gaps in the rules of procedure on coordination and inter-operations" between the PNP and PDEA.


Eleazar said these lapses will be corrected to avoid further miscommunication among the two agencies. (with Priam Nepomuceno)


https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140450

Cloudy skies, isolated rains across PH Monday

By Ma. Cristina Arayata


The whole country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms, the weather bureau said on Monday.


The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said this weather condition is caused by the easterlies.


Flashfloods or landslides are possible during severe thunderstorms, it added.


Light to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail over the entire archipelago, PAGASA said.


https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140449

P14-M halaga ng 'shabu' nasamsam sa Nueva Ecija

Aabot sa P14 milyong halaga ng hinihinalang shabu ang nakuha ng mga awtoridad sa isang operasyon kontra droga sa Nueva Ecija Biyernes ng hapon.


Nauwi sa shootout ang isinagawang anti-illegal drug operation ng pulisya sa Barangay Sto Cristo Sur, Gapan City, Nueva Ecija.


Patay ang 2 drug suspect na kinilalang sina Dennis Kue at Percival Pestaño Miranda habang nakatakas ang isa pa nilang kasama na kinilala lang sa alyas na Joel.


Nakuha sa crime scene ang 3 sachet ng hinihinalang shabu na mahigit 2 kilo ang timbang at aabot sa P14 million ang street value.


Ayon sa pulisya, kilala ang mga suspek na illegal drugs distributors at kasabwat ni alyas Bating at alyas Joel na bodegero or warehousemen umano ni alyas Intsik, isang Chinese national. 


Konektado rin umano ang grupo kay Arthur Abdul na napatay sa Pasig City noong May 09, 2021. Si alyas Intsik umano ang supplier nila ng droga na ibinabagsak sa National Capital Region, Region 3, Region 4, at iba pang probinsya. 


Ayon pa sa impormasyon ng pulisya, si alyas Baldo ay isang AWOL na sundalo ng Philippine Army.


- ulat ni Gracie Rutao


https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/15/21/p14-m-halaga-ng-shabu-nasamsam-sa-nueva-ecija

P600,000 halaga ng marijuana nakumpiska sa Isabela

Arestado ang isang lalaki matapos mahuli sa akto umanong pagbebenta ng marijuana sa Cabatuan, Isabela noong Huwebes ng hapon. 


Ang suspek ay 20-anyos na taga-San Mateo, Isabela at isa umano sa mga "high-value target drug personality".


Ayon sa Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 2, apat na balot ng marijuana leaves with fruiting tops ang ibinenta umano ng suspek sa PDEA agent na nagpanggap bilang poseur buyer.


Aabot sa humigit-kumulang 5 kilo ang timbang ng nakumpiskang marijuana at tinatayang nagkakahalaga ito ng P600, 000. 


Narekober pa sa suspek ang isang sachet na naglalaman ng marijuana, isang kalibre .38 na baril, 4 na bala, mobile phone at ang motorsiklo na ginamit nito sa pakikipagtransakyon. 


Sinampahan na ang suspek ng reklamong paglabag sa Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act. 


- ulat ni Harris Julio


https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/15/21/p600000-halaga-ng-marijuana-nakumpiska-sa-isabela

Metro Channel schedule (May 15, 2021)

06:00AM Good Morning Hong Kong

09:00AM Giver

09:30AM New Creation TV

10:00AM Hour of Power

11:00AM Dolce Vita

11:25AM Pearl Magazine

11:50AM Cycle Around Japan

12:45PM The Good Doctor#9

01:35PM Dream the Future

02:35PM Chasing the Moon

03:30PM Showers of Blessing

04:00PM Monchhichi

04:15PM Putonghua News Report

04:30PM Nature Cat

05:00PM Polly Pocket

05:30PM Claude

06:00PM Both Worlds

06:30PM Do You Know?

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07:30PM Scoop

08:00PM A Taste of Travel

08:30PM Britain's Got Talent

09:20PM 101 Easy Japanese

09:30PM Studio 930:Angels & Demons

11:55PM Big Big Shopping Nite 2021 (Sr.11)

12:10AM NEWS ROUNDUP (PEARL)

12:25AM WEATHER REPORT

12:30AM Entertainment Tonight

01:00AM Racing To Win

01:25AM CHINA 24

02:15AM Market Overview

02:25AM Fireplace

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

D-Day plus 30

 ‘I find it depressing to see the glass as half-empty – but too dangerous to see it half-full. And when my very own life itself is at stake, I would rather be conservative and take the former stance. To the spinmeisters I offer my prayers – and a jab of my middle finger!’


IT was some 30 days ago, on April 12 to be exact, when I was discharged from St. Luke’s Medical Center-BGC after a 13-day confinement due to COVID-19.


I have been confined before, but for “elective” reasons: either for the annual executive check-ups that I also have done at St. Luke’s (they have an excellent Wellness Center on the 7th floor), or once at Asian Hospital for my cholecystectomy – the surgical removal of one’s gallbladder – which happened in 2017.


I’ve never had to be confined because my life was at risk, at least not until March 31. And it’s hard to believe that it’s been a month since I got out in one piece, lucky that my body responded to the protocols our health care experts resort to when confronted with the virus. To think that barely a year ago the virus was so new, so novel, that medical experts were left scrambling to find ways to manage it.


The 13 days I spent in confinement are what has made this pandemic personal to me. It almost cost me my life – and it still could, for as long as it remains untamed. That’s why I cannot for the life of me be someone who sees the glass half-full when so many could very well die because it is actually half-empty.


We have received, we are told, over seven million doses of COVID-19 vaccines that our government can now deploy to fight the pandemic. The strategy, we are told further, is to achieve herd immunity by Christmas with as many as one million Filipinos being jabbed every week beginning April. And the primary ammunition we are using in this battle is China-made Sinovac, whose supply is made secure, thanks to the kind and generous heart of the Chinese government – to whom much we owe.


Analyzed further, the seven million doses we have received as of this writing is good for 3.5 million Filipinos at best, with each receiving two doses of the vaccine to achieve full protection. But fully protecting 3.5 million is a far cry from what is needed to achieve what experts call “herd immunity threshold,” a point where the epidemic is neither growing nor declining exponentially. HIT is achieved when a significant portion of the population has become immune to the disease either due to vaccination or because they have been previously infected and now have naturally produced antibodies. For COVID-19 this HIT has been set by experts as between 65-75% of a population.


For the Philippines with a population of about 110 million, HIT is achieved when some 70+ million have become immune. If this will be via vaccination it means we will need 140 million doses to be given at the earliest possible opportunity.


There are barely six and-a-half months – or 26 weeks – between now and Christmas. Data shows that the number of fully vaccinated Filipinos has not even breached the 500,000 mark. Which means that over the next 26 weeks we need to be able to vaccinate some 69,500,000 Filipinos – or average some 2.6 million per week – if we are to achieve that goal. At the rate we are going, this is a pipe dream that only the government’s spinmeisters can trumpet as achievable – while collecting hefty professional fees in the process.


And I think the government knows this – which is why of late the tune has changed: we will now target achieving herd immunity in urban areas by Christmas! And this involves vaccinating the 50 million Filipinos who live in our cities. But not only does this idea dangerously play around with the original concept of a total population becoming “herd immune;” even at 50 million we need to vaccinate 1.9 million Filipinos weekly beginning immediately – still a pipe dream.


But we need to appreciate the government for its efforts, even if it means injecting into the population a vaccine the President himself refused to take. Before all these jabbing began, the President, with his usual braggadocio, stated that he would be the first to get a virus shot as part of the effort to vaccinate the people. This tune changed with an admission that his doctors had adviced him to take another brand than Sinovac, a Chinese vaccine very generously made available by the government of China.


It turns out that this “other brand” was Sinopharm, the first Chinese vaccine to earn an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the World Health Organization – and the same vaccine allegedly jabbed into the PSG and a number of favored personalities as early as October last year – in violation of national drug policies that are the lookout of an agency like the FDA. In contrast, Sinovac still has to earn a WHO EUA, although it was granted one by our FDA.


Thirty days after my discharge, I still have to fully recover from my bout with COVID-19; I still take anti-coagulants, will need to undergo a CT scan to monitor my pulmonary embolism and continue to engage in physical exercises meant to bring my stage of health as close to what it was pre-COVID as much as possible. At this stage I remain susceptible to the virus – no different from more than 110 million Filipinos who have tended to rely on their own actions to save themselves rather than on government and its anti-COVID measures. From where I sit it looks like it will remain this way for the next 26 weeks – heck, perhaps even for the next 78 – because our government has not delivered beyond half truths issued behind data that are “suited to taste.”


I find it depressing to see the glass as half-empty – but too dangerous to see it half-full. And when my very own life itself is at stake, I would rather be conservative and take the former stance. To the spinmeisters I offer my prayers – and a jab of my middle finger!


Personal: 

Kagawad Marvin Aguirre of Barangay Ugong, Pasig City, Kagawad Roland Umipig of Barangay Santa Rosa, Pasig City; Fortunato Agbayani; Lloyd Luna; belated happy birthday Odraude Perez; mama Paulina Templa Baniqued; Mary Andrea Dayao Librando


https://malaya.com.ph/index.php/news_opinion/d-day-plus-30/

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ANNOUNCEMENT: (W/O VOICE-OVER): Any comments, suggestions and objections to the contents of the proceeding programs may be referred to the commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission, Vibal Building, EDSA, Quezon City or the NTC regional offices & the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas.


This is ABS-CBN Corporation Channel 2,


A commercial television station transmitting on a 346.2 kilowatt effective radiated power with permit number BSD-0121-2020 (REN/MOD) authorizing the station to operate until December 31, 2022.


Channel 2 transmitter is located at the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center Sergeant Esguerra Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.


ABS-CBN Channel 2 operates under the supervision of the following Electronics and Communications Engineers duly licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission.


  • Engineer Bernardo M. Acosta: PECE No. 864
  • Engineer Erwin L. Francisco: PECE No. 428


And carried out by the following personnel duly licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.


  • Engineer Jose Rizalde M. Umipig: PECE No. 794
  • Engineer Melvin C. Acosta: PECE No. 407
  • Engineer Rolan P. Garalibes: PECE No. 453
  • Engineer Pablo C. De Vera: PECE No. 567
  • Engineer Ronald V. Soriano: PECE No. 605
  • Engineer Peter Martin G. Alfafara: PECE No. 953
  • Engineer Eddie A. Manlapaz: PECE No. 854
  • Michael D. Dela Cruz: 98-1PNCR-21108
  • Ivan Thaddeus L. Banaag: 95-1PV-13531
  • Soriano A. Abecia, Jr.: 96-1PNCR-16540
  • Samuel D. Marbella: 96-1PV-16667
  • Ronald Parumog: 93-1PNCR-7238
  • Noli A. Reforma: 95-1PNCR-13447
  • Wilfredo Buencamino: 95-1PV-12708
  • Elmer B. Claveria: 93-1PV-2173
  • Orlando M. Logarta: 93-1PNCR-3016
  • Engineer Jayson T. Palma: ECE No. 0046346
  • Engineer Ronnie B. Sagad: ECE No. 0046355
  • Engineer Romulo C. Tataro Jr.: ECT no. 0033398
  • Engineer Ryan B. Vigil: ECT no. 0044214
  • Engineer Jerson I. Ignacio: ECE No. 0058108
  • Engineer Jose Paolo L. Garibay: ECE No. 0054943
  • Engineer Abraham R. Aragon: ECE No. 0063291
  • Engineer Fer Jumina: ECE No. 0038345
  • Engineer Jonathan Baldo: ECE No. 0006452
  • Engineer Jerome Lim: ECE No. 0015241
  • Engineer Amelito G. Reymudan: ECE No. 0016356
  • Engineer Georamil A. Maquinto: ECE No. 0012394
  • Engineer Elmer V. Macam: ECE No. 0034994
  • Rene O. Agravante: 93-1PV-5715
  • Glen Benavente: 95-1PVI-15775
  • Reggie L. Nepomuceno: 95-1PVI-14422
  • Fernando D. Nala: 93-1PXI-7499
  • Eddie B. Aborate: 96-1PVII-183353
  • Julius G. Nilles: 94-1PVI-12160
  • Nestor Magbo-o: 94-1PNCR-9854
  • Dioskoro Billon: 92-1PHN-758
  • Andres L. Valiente, Jr. II: 96-1PHN-16941
  • Jan D. Vicente: 97-1PNCR-19248
  • Jergen V. Millena: 99-1PHN-2157
  • Gilmar M. Morales: 01-1PHN-23197
  • Jake M. Serrano: 08-1PNCR-23545
  • Omar Cruz: 99-1PNCR-23981
  • Anthony J. Barbonio: 09-1PNCR-23024
  • Arnold G. Cabran: 11-1PHN-24625
  • Julius Mark Aragona: 17-1PNCR-20865
  • Chester Louie Banzuela: 17-1PNCR-2684
  • Rafael Bartoquillo: 14-1PNCR-26670
  • Reynaldo E. Pagador: 15-1PNCR-26810
  • Febwin E. Villaceran: 2K-2TNCR-5715

All programs telecast on this station have been approved by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, seen via satellite in over 90 stations nationwide!


Luzon


  • ABS-CBN 2 Manila
  • TV-7 Laoag
  • TV-11 Vigan
  • TV-40 La Union
  • TV-32 Dagupan
  • TV-46 Alaminos
  • TV-11 Abra
  • TV-3 Baguio
  • TV-11 Mountain Province
  • TV-11 Batanes
  • TV-3 Tuguegarao
  • TV-9 Aparri
  • TV-2 Isabela
  • TV-11 Bayombong
  • TV-13 Cabarroguis
  • TV-13 Botolan
  • TV-12 Olongapo
  • TV-22 Bataan
  • TV-46 Pampanga
  • TV-32 Tarlac
  • TV-34 Bulacan
  • TV-16 Malolos
  • TV-12 Meycauayan
  • TV-19 Obando
  • TV-32 Cabanatuan
  • TV-22 Baler
  • TV-40 Rizal
  • TV-6 Calamba
  • TV-46 San Pablo
  • TV-32 Tagaytay
  • TV-10 Batangas
  • TV-38 Lipa
  • TV-24 Lucena
  • TV-9 Hondagua
  • TV-11 Occidental Mindoro
  • TV-21 Calapan
  • TV-7 Puerto Princesa
  • TV-10 Sofronio Española, Palawan
  • TV-9 Brooke's Point, Palawan
  • TV-5 Coron, Palawan
  • TV-52 Kalayaan, Palawan
  • TV-9 Romblon
  • TV-10 Daet
  • TV-11 Naga
  • TV-7 Catanduanes
  • TV-4 Legazpi
  • TV-10 Tabaco
  • TV-10 Masbate
  • TV-7 Sorsogon


Visayas


  • TV-10 Iloilo
  • TV-9 Kalibo
  • TV-44 Antique
  • TV-21 Roxas
  • TV-4 Bacolod
  • TV-8 Bais
  • TV-40 Murcia
  • TV-7 Cadiz
  • TV-26 Sipalay
  • TV-3 Cebu
  • TV-2 Toledo, Cebu
  • TV-13 Barili, Cebu
  • TV-7 Siquijor
  • TV-9 Bohol
  • TV-12 Dumaguete
  • TV-13 Biliran
  • TV-2 Tacloban
  • TV-5 Catarman
  • TV-7 Catbalogan
  • TV-10 Calbayog
  • TV-38 Borongan


Mindanao


  • TV-42 Dipolog
  • TV-11 Pagadian
  • TV-3 Zamboanga
  • TV-2 Cagayan de Oro
  • TV-2 Malaybalay
  • TV-4 Iligan
  • TV-7 Ozamiz
  • TV-2 Marawi
  • TV-11 Butuan
  • TV-12 Surigao
  • TV-26 Tandag
  • TV-5 Agusan del Sur
  • TV-4 Davao
  • TV-24 Mati
  • TV-23 Baganga
  • TV-11 Malita
  • TV-50 Tagum
  • TV-46 Nabunturan
  • TV-3 General Santos
  • TV-4 Koronadal
  • TV-7 Alabel
  • TV-4 Kidapawan
  • TV-5 Cotabato
  • TV-10 Jolo
  • TV-42 Tawi-Tawi


This is ABS-CBN Channel 2, now signing on.




Ladies and Gentlemen, in a few seconds, we will be now on our simultaneous nationwide satellite broadcast. Please stand by.


Independence Day 2004 Campaign: “Medyo maraming problema. Magkaisa muna. Iwagayway ang bandilang Pilipino sa inyong tahanan at sasakyan.


The station notice with the current logo had the 2001 ABS-CBN Orchestral Theme as the background music, and after the slide "This is ABS-CBN Channel 2, now signing on." it's accompanied with a snippet from the 2014 ID followed by the Nationwide Satellite Broadcast slide with new graphics.