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Power restored in 79% of households a week after ‘Ompong’ left PAR

MANILA -- Exactly one week after Typhoon Ompong left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Department of Energy (DOE) reported that power was restored in 79.19 percent of the affected areas. "Ompong"...

4-day work week possible in BPO industry

MANILA -- A four-day work week can be possibly implemented in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, stakeholders from the industry said. Teleperformance Philippines senior vice president for human capital Jeffrey Johnson said...

DA eyes boosting cheaper food’s entry into MM

MANILA -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday bared plans to flood Metro Manila with lower-priced locally-grown agricultural produce to make food affordable and to counter profiteering. The department plans to open...

APO workers join rescue ops in Cebu landslide site

MANILA — Regular employees of a cement company have joined the search and rescue operation for their co-workers believed to among those buried in the massive landslide that hit Naga, Cebu on...

Barangay, SK elections in Marawi running smoothly: Comelec

MANILA — Voting for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Marawi City went on smoothly, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Saturday. According to Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez, as of 11:30 a.m.,...

Duterte slams EU for ‘int’l governing’

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte took a swipe at the European Union (EU) anew, claiming that it is into "international governing” by criticizing his crackdown on illegal drugs. “Who are you to run...

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