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Over 3K applicants hired in Labor Day job fairs

By Ferdinand Patinio | Philippine News Agency MANILA -- A total of 3,108 applicants in this year's Labor Day TNK Job Fair and Business Opportunities have been hired-on-the-spot (HOTS) in 31 sites all...

Makabayan solons ‘no-show’ anew in ‘Salugpongan’ inquiry

By Priam Nepomuceno | Philippine News Agency MANILA -- A ranking official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) on Tuesday hit party-list groups anew for failing...

DOLE issues 3 new workers’ protection policies

By Ferdinand Patinio/Philippine News Agency MANILA — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday issued three new policies for the protection of Filipino workers. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III, together with...

DOTr probes Cebu Pacific flight cancellations

By Aerol John Pateña/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is investigating the causes of the flight cancellations by local carrier Cebu Pacific. DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade said the probe...

AFP shrugs off ‘anti-labor’ tag by militant group

By Priam Nepomuceno/Philippine News Agency MANILA --- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) dismissed claims that it is "anti-labor" for allegedly committing human rights violations against workers. "Your AFP is always supportive...

Piñol urges rice traders to do ‘business with social conscience’

By Lilybeth Ison/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- While importing rice is now liberalized with the enactment of Republic Act No. 11203, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol is urging rice traders and importers to...

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