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Firm denies claims of illegally trafficking Filipinos; raps dismissed

MANILA -- The Fahrenheit Company Ltd. (FCL) on Friday denied involvement in the illegal recruitment of 139 Filipino workers on board a cruise ship bound for Micronesia. On July 3, the Philippine Coast...

DOTr to solve flooding in Mactan-Cebu Int’l Airport

MANILA -- Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade on Wednesday vowed to take steps to fix the flooding at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). Heavy rains have caused floods at the departure-level...

Bicam approves coco levy trust fund bill

MANILA -- The congressional bicameral conference committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would create a PHP100-billion coconut levy trust fund to benefit around 3.5 million coconut farmers nationwide. “Na-adopt ang Senate version (The Senate...

Villar warns to ban contractors over infra delays

MANILA -- Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar on Wednesday warned to blacklist contractors, who cannot explain the cause of delays of their respective infrastructure projects. “If others, who...

Quezon City urges small businesses to go digital

MANILA -- Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte is urging more micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the city to go digital to attain higher profits and improve customer experience. Speaking at...

‘Build, Build, Build’ creates over 600K jobs since April: DOLE

MANILA -- The Build, Build, Build program of the Duterte administration has generated over 600,000 jobs as of April 2018, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Wednesday. In a press briefing...

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