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Senators call for review of labor export policies

MANILA -- Senators on Wednesday condemned the rising number of deaths and abuses among overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), especially in the Gulf States, as they called for a review of the country’s...

DOLE pushing for OFWs’ access to passport, phones in MOU with Kuwait

MANILA -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) wants overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait to be allowed to keep their passports and have regular access to their mobile devices. Labor Undersecretary...

Scattered rains to prevail over PH

MANILA -- Scattered rains will prevail over the country, according to the state-run Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Wednesday. In its 5-p.m. weather bulletin effective for 24 hours, PAGASA...

Ex-NegOr town mayor faces graft rap over unliquidated cash advances

MANILA -- The Office of the Ombudsman has indicted before the Sandiganbayan a former mayor of Tayasan, Negros Oriental for his alleged failure to liquidate a total of PHP95,000 in cash advances...

Anti-graft court orders arrest of Davao del Norte solon

MANILA -- The Sandiganbayan on Wednesday ordered the arrest of Davao del Norte (2nd District) Rep. Antonio Floirendo, Jr. in connection with the graft case filed against him by House Speaker Pantaleon...

LTFRB files raps vs. PISTON leader San Mateo

MANILA -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) filed a case Wednesday against public transport group leader George San Mateo for initiating transport strikes to protest the government's Public Utility...

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