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LIVE: House hearing on ABS-CBN franchise renewal
Watch the House session live on Friday, July 10, at 1 pm


Over 43,000 prisoners released via videoconference hearings since March
The court administrator reports that 43,171 persons deprived of liberty have been released from March 17 to July 3. The figure also includes children in conflict with the law.

LIVE: House hearing on DSWD's emergency subsidy program
Watch the hearing live on Monday, June 22, at 1 pm

LIVE: Senate committee of the whole inquiry on COVID-19 measures
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LIVE: House hearing on the spike in electricity bills
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LIVE: Senate hearing on non-expiration of franchises
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LIVE: Senate hearing on managing health emergencies
Watch the hearing live on Rappler, Tuesday, May 26, at 10 am

WATCH: Senate hearing on ABS-CBN franchise renewal
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LIVE: Target approval of bill on temporary ABS-CBN franchise during House session
Watch the House session live on Rappler on Monday, May 18, at 3 pm

LIVE: House hearing on children's welfare during coronavirus outbreak
Watch the House hearing on the situation of children during the coronavirus outbreak live at 1:30 pm on Wednesday

LIVE: Senate hearing on resumption of public transport
Watch the hearing live on Rappler at 10:30 am on Monday, May 11

WATCH: House briefing on PH coronavirus status
For discussion: Measures undertaken in containing the virus and the state of public health emergency in the Philippines


LIVE: House hearing on anti-terrorism bill
Watch the House hearing on the anti-terrorism bill on Tuesday, March 3


LIVE: Senate hearing on Senate concurrence in ending treaties
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LIVE: Senate hearing on PH-U.S. Visiting Forces Agreement
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[OPINION] What it's like to live with hearing loss
We don’t want to be laughed at just because we misheard a conversation. You give us respect, and respect will be earned.

U.S. officials tell impeachment probe of concerns over Trump-Ukraine call
'It is improper for the president of the United States to demand a foreign government investigate a US citizen and a political opponent,' says Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, one of the witnesses

Sotto calls for halt in implant contraceptive funding for 2020
Senate President Vicente Sotto III questions the ruling of the Food and Drug Administration that Implanon and Implanon NXT are non-abortifacient

Trump says will 'strongly consider' testifying in impeachment probe
But it is unclear what kind of testimony US President Donald Trump has in mind

Key moments from Day Two of Trump impeachment hearing
(UPDATED) Former US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before US Congress about intimidation from Trump and the 'smear campaign' against her

Ousted U.S. envoy testifies at Trump impeachment hearing
Earlier witnesses in the inquiry said US envoy Marie Yovanovitch was removed after a smear campaign involving Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Yovanovitch will now tell her side of the story.

Fireworks expected as televised Trump impeachment hearings open
The investigation threatens to make Donald Trump only the third US president to be impeached, after Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998

Trump faces perilous test as impeachment hearings open
The hearings begin on November 13, with the first witnesses two officials who have already provided evidence against Trump in private testimony: Bill Taylor and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent

LIVE: House hearing on rotational water service interruptions in Metro Manila
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LIVE: House hearing on amendments to GCTA law
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Assange ordered to court for extradition hearing
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be sentenced to spend up to 175 years in a US prison if convicted on all charges filed under the US Espionage Act

LIVE: Senate hearing on the proposed immunization program policy
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LIVE: House hearing on the death penalty bill
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LIVE: Senate hearing on looming increase in ATM fees
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[EDITORIAL] BuCor Senate hearings: Bakit pinalusot si Bato at Faeldon?
The GCTA law is a complicated mess. BuCor is neck-high in corruption allegations. We can do without the politicking and vendetta, Senators.

WATCH: Senate hearing on provincial bus ban
The harrowing gridlock along EDSA due to the dry run of the ban left thousands stranded

WATCH: Senate hearing on Philhealth, DOH corruption allegations
Philhealth allegedly continues paying WellMed Dialysis Center even after its accreditation was suspended because of its involvement in a scam

Davao City court holds first ever teleconference hearings in PH
In 15 minutes, Judge Emmanuel Carpio of Davao City Regional Trial Court Branch 16 is done with the arraignment and pre-trial of suspects in two different cases

LIVE: Senate hearing on mandatory ROTC
President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to ensure the passage of a bill that would make the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program mandatory for senior high school students

Assange faces February 2020 U.S. extradition hearing
In his first court appearance since being sensationally dragged out of the Ecuadoran embassy in London in April, Julian Assange tells the court: '175 years of my life is effectively at stake'


LIVE: Senate hearing on the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange
Watch the hearing live on Tuesday, December 4, at 12 nn

Google CEO U.S. House appearance postponed to December 11
(UPDATED) The hearing will look at how internet firms may 'suppress particular viewpoints and manipulate public opinion,' says US lawmaker Bob Goodlatte
Facebook was warned of alleged Russian meddling back in 2014
Internal Facebook emails show the company's engineers telling management in October 2014 that Russian IP addresses were accessing 3 billion data points a day
5 Lee Jong-suk roles we can't get enough of
From a talented journalist to a dashing webtoon character, we list down the different Lee Jong-Suk roles that caught our fragile hearts

The week in photos: November 10-16, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world

Lapeña no-show in Senate P11-B shabu probe
(UPDATED) Senator Richard Gordon says ex-Customs chief Isidro Lapeña cited his turn over to his successor as reason for his absence but the ceremony is scheduled a day after the Senate hearing

LIVE: Senate hearing on P11B worth shabu slipping past Customs
The blue ribbon committee looks into the biggest shabu smuggling controversy to hit the Duterte administration. Watch the hearing live on Tuesday, October 30

WATCH: Senate hearing on 3rd telco selection
Watch the hearing live on Rappler on Monday, October 22

Senate detains Customs intel officer for lying in P6.8-B smuggled shabu hearing
Jimmy Guban of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service was cited in contempt and then detained at the Senate starting Tuesday, September 11

Google's 'no-show' in Congress adds to its political headache
'You have to feed the beast. At the end of the day, it's better to be there and engage than it is to not be there and hope you avoid some tough questions,' says president of US think tank, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation