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DOLE-6 chief: Employers may appeal minimum wage hike

BACOLOD CITY -- Employers may file an appeal before the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) on the recently approved minimum wage increase in Western Visayas, the region’s top labor official...

QC to start random drug testing in public high schools, colleges

MANILA -- The Quezon City government will finance the mandatory random drug testing in public high schools, colleges and universities in the city beginning school year 2018-2019. To date, the city has 99...

Phase 2 of AFP Modernization Program gets PRRD nod

MANILA -- Horizon Two of the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (RAFPMP) has already been approved by President Rodrigo Duterte, Department of National Defense (DND) spokesperson Arsenio Andolong confirmed...

Duterte wants warning labels on sugary drinks

MANILA -- Filipinos who are fond of drinking powdered juice might want to think twice the next time they purchase this sugar-sweetened beverage in the groceries. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary...

No new registration of voters who just turned 18: Comelec

MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said young Filipinos who just turned 18 need not register anew as regular voters. Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said that youth voters in the...

DOT: 4th Madrid Fusión Manila rescheduled for 2019

MANILA -- Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat announced on Wednesday that the 4th edition of Madrid Fusión Manila (MFM) will not push through this year but assured it will take place in 2019. "Why...

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