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Teachers’ group leaves ACT, creates new union

MANILA -- A public school teachers’ group has dropped out of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) in the National Capital Region (NCR), saying it no longer sees the association as...

S&P credit rating shows PH economy on right track

MANILA -- The credit rating upgrade of the Philippines based on the latest Standard & Poor (S&P) Global Ratings is an affirmation of "correct economic and fiscal policies" under the Duterte administration,...

Palace releases copy of Duterte EO vs. ‘endo’

MANILA -- Malacañang on Wednesday released a copy of an executive order which President Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed to ban ‘endo’ (end of contract) or contractualization that violates the employees’ security...

‘Build, Build, Build’ jobs await returning OFWs from Kuwait

MANILA -- Jobs here at home await returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Kuwait, particularly those employed in construction, with the government’s Build, Build, Build Program, the chief of the Department of...

Budget reform bill ensures agency accountability: Diokno

MANILA -- The passage into law of the budget reform bill would enhance accountability of government agencies over the use of public funds with the shift to an annual cash-based budgeting system...

Bureau of Immigration names new deputy commissioner

MANILA — The Bureau of Immigration’s (BI) three-man board of commissioners (BOC) is now complete with the appointment of Marc Red Mariñas, as concurrent officer-in-charge deputy commissioner, replacing lawyer Aimee Torrecampo-Neri. BI Commissioner...

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