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Duterte certifies security of tenure bill as urgent

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has certified the passage of the security of tenure bill as urgent, in efforts to fulfill his campaign promise of banning labor-only contracting in the country. “Nag-certify...

Palace defers to PNP on Olivar bomb scare case

MANILA -- Malacañang is counting on the Philippine National Police (PNP) to address the filing of charges against pro-Duterte blogger Drew Olivar for spreading a bomb scare on social media. PNP chief Director...

Enrile, Bongbong can’t twist martial law history: Palace

MANILA -- Despite the insistence of former senators Juan Ponce Enrile and Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. that no one was arrested during the martial law era, Malacañang on Monday said they could...

Teachers not exempted from 8-hour workday

MANILA -- Public school teachers are not exempted from the eight-hour workday, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Tuesday. Citing a Civil Service resolution, the department said in a statement that teachers...

SC refers financial advisors’ compensation row case for arbitration

MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) has referred for arbitration a collection suit between local and global financial advisers over payment for services rendered in the liquidation of the National Home Mortgage...

Insurgency task force won’t need add’l budget: AFP

MANILA -- The proposed National Task Force to End Insurgency (NTFEI) will not entail any additional budget for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), a military spokesperson said Monday. "The AFP proposed...

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