Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 23:09:04 +0000
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has assured the public that the National Food Authority (NFA) will still sell subsidized rice despite the passage of the Rice Import Liberalization Act.
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Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 11:40:00 +0000
The Philippine National Police (PNP) lauded the new law on modifying rank classification of police officers, noting that it would boost productivity of the police.
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 05:48:16 +0000
Party-list groups Gabriela and Akbayan have hailed the “much-awaited” signing of the expanded maternity leave for workers.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 04:40:48 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the Expanded Maternity Leave Act that will provide longer maternity leave to all working mothers.
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 10:41:00 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte is set to sign into law the Universal Healthcare bill on Wednesday, February 20, Malacañang said.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 21:34:38 +0000
In a statement issued by his lawyers, businessman Wilfredo Keng said he was “deeply grateful” that Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors decided to file the case in court.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 05:34:17 +0000
Catcalling and other forms of harassment against women should not be blamed on their clothing, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Senior Supt. Bernard Banac said Friday.
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Credit to Author: VICE Staff| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 13:23:21 +0000
As federal employees sue for damages from the longest government shutdown in history, the victims of the last shutdown are still waiting to get paid.
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 08:20:59 +0000
The House of Representatives threw back to the committee level a bill imposing the death penalty against any person found possessing dangerous drugs during a party, or at a social gathering or meeting, two days after it was approved last Monday.
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Credit to Author: Will Greenberg| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 19:21:21 +0000
As federal employees sue to get damages from the longest government shutdown in history, the victims of the last shutdown are waiting on their own payout.
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