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Senators react to Duterte’s revolutionary gov’t threat

MANILA -- Senators on Monday had mixed reactions to the threat of President Rodrigo Duterte to declare a revolutionary government if his critics’ attempts to destabilize the government push through. Senate Majority Leader...

Employees must get higher pay as mall hours adjust: labor group

MANILA -- Employees should be given a night differential rate apart from the overtime (OT) pay once malls have adjusted their shopping hours from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., a labor group...

Taiwan grants visa-free entry for Filipinos starting November

MANILA -- Filipinos can enjoy visa-free entry to Taiwan from Nov.1, 2017 to July 31, 2018, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines announced on Monday. TECO said Filipinos can stay...

Law passed soon prohibiting unattended children in vehicles

The House of Representatives has approved on second reading House Bill (HB) 6570 seeking to prohibit leaving children eight-years-old and-below unattended in motor vehicles. The committee on welfare of children chaired by...

Pangasinan police drug team stays but to pass intel info to PDEA

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan --The Drug Enforcement Team (DET) of the police in this province stays despite the withdrawal of the police from the war on drugs as ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte. This...

Iloilo airport resumes operations with removal of stalled plane

ILOILO CITY -- The Iloilo International Airport on Monday afternoon has returned to its normal operations after the stalled Cebu Pacific plane was extracted from its accident site, according to the...

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