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Bersamin: No pressure felt from gov’t in rulings on cases

MANILA -- Associate Justice Lucas Bersamin on Thursday said he has never felt any pressure from other government branches in rendering decisions on various cases. "I have never felt any pressure from the...

Private workers entitled to 230% overtime pay on Aug. 21

MANILA -- Private sector workers who will report to work on Tuesday are entitled to receive 230 percent of their salary for that day, as two declared holidays fall on the same...

MMDA to proceed with cases vs. couple on viral video

MANILA -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will push through its complaint against the couple, who argued with traffic enforcers after they were caught for illegal parking, despite issuing an apology...

PH Navy ‘RIMPAC’ contingent now in Guam

MANILA -- The Philippine Navy (PN) contingent to the recently-concluded "Rim of the Pacific" (RIMPAC) naval exercises have arrived at Apra Harbor, Guam Wednesday. The contingent is composed of the strategic sealift vessel...

No Filipino among Genoa bridge collapse: DFA

MANILA-- Three days after the fatal bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy that killed 39, the Philippine government reported no Filipino was among the number. "The Department of Foreign Affairs said so far...

EU earmarks 2-M euros for conflict victims in Mindanao

MANILA -- The European Commission has allocated 2 million euros or roughly PHP121.7 million in humanitarian aid to provide life-saving assistance to people living in the conflict-torn southern province of Mindanao. “Hundreds of...

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