Senator pushes for additional P150/day minimum wage

Villanueva supports 4-day workweek

As oil prices continue to rise, Senate labor, employment, and human resource chairman Joel Villanueva endorsed the National Economic Development Authority’s proposal for a 4-day workweek. “Implementing flexible working arrangements …

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DOF opposes suspension of fuel excise tax

DOF opposes suspension of fuel excise tax

The excise tax on oil cannot be suspended because the government will lose P138.8 billion or the equivalent of 0.6 percent of gross domestic product. Department of Finance Assistant Secretary …

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Alert Level 0 term not yet final - DOH

Alert Level 0 term not yet final – DOH

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Alert Level 0, which was a word that the Health Department used internally and was not yet final. “Ito ‘yung term na, it’s like …

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Love scammers strike again - BI

Open borders see return of love scammers

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) renewed their warning against online scammers who duped Filipinos through a love scam. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente reiterated earlier warnings against a syndicate that abuses …

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Duterte denies calling Pres. Marcos a drug addict

Duterte hopes next president is a lawyer

President Rodrigo Duterte hopes the next president of the country is caring, good at making decisions, and has good character and hopefully a lawyer. In an interview with Pastor Apollo …

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Leni Robredo denounces red-tagging

Leni Robredo denounces red-tagging

Meanwhile, Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo has condemned red-tagging attempts, denying text messages purporting to show her praising Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison. Robredo …

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