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Shipping firm refutes illegal recruitment raps

MANILA – Officials of a global shipping company on Monday denied charges of illegal recruitment by the local manning agency that the former earlier dropped for alleged inefficiency. The Marine Partners Monaco S.A.M....

Bertiz ‘clearly’ breached security protocols: OTS

MANILA -- The Office of Transportation Security (OTS) on Monday said ACTS-OFW Partylist Rep. John Bertiz "clearly" breached security protocols when he refused to take off his shoes and confronted a personnel...

Duterte’s EJK remark not ground for impeachment, Palace asserts

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement on the extra judicial killings (EJK) could not be considered as ground for impeachment, Malacañang said Monday. “He is simply wrong. He is not specialist in the...

Solon seeks ‘Pantawid Enrolment’ aid for college students

MANILA -- A party-list lawmaker on Monday called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to grant some form of emergency financial assistance or “Pantawid Enrolment" cash grant for college...

Suarez eyes ethics case vs. Bertiz over viral NAIA video

MANILA – House minority leader Danilo Suarez on Monday said his bloc is looking into the possibility of filing an ethics complaint against ACTS-OFW Party-list Rep. John Bertiz III, who was caught...

Gender equality upheld in cops’ recruitment: Albayalde

MANILA -- Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde on Monday assured that the police organization upholds gender equality in the recruitment of police officers. “As far as the recruitment and selection...

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