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DOLE kicks off employment program for Boracay workers

MANILA — The emergency employment program (EEP) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to affected workers in Boracay has started on Friday. Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) Director Dominique Tutay...

President Duterte holds bilateral meetings with Vietnamese PM, Indonesian President

SINGAPORE -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, April 27, met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian...

SC dismisses admin case against ex-Pangasinan execs

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan— The Supreme Court (SC) Second Division has dismissed the administrative case filed against former Pangasinan administrator Rafael Baraan and Engr. Alvin Bigay of Pangasinan Urban Housing Development Council. Baraan and...

Mining industry in Cordillera falls deeper

BAGUIO CITY -- The mining industry in the Cordillera region has continued to go deeper into losses, authorities reported on Thursday. Presenting the 2017 Economic Performance of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR),...

Duterte to sail to Philippine Rise next week

MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte has said he is going to visit Benham Rise, which he renamed the Philippine Rise, next week. “Next week I’m going to sail --- set sail...

TNVS drivers appeal to lift suspension of P2-per-minute charge

MANILA -- Transportation network vehicle services (TNVS) drivers on Friday urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to lift the suspension of the PHP2-per-minute travel charge being imposed by...

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