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Gina Lopez rejected by CA
The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) rejected on Wednesday the appointment of Environment Secretary Gina Lopez. Senator Manny Pacquiao, chairman of the Commission on Appointments’ (CA) committee on environment and natural resources read the
Read More »19k stranded ME OFWs sent home
The government has brought home a total of 19,201 stranded and undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) through its intensified repatriation campaign for distressed Filipino workers in the Middle East. The repatriation is being undertaken
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UP honorary doctorate degree to Duterte draws flak
The University of the Philippines Board of Regents (BOR), the university’s highest policy making body, has offered a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, degree to President Rodrigo Duterte as part of tradition. The state
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Palace says Trump may attend ASEAN November meeting
US President Donald Trump has personally indicated over the phone that he is coming to the Philippines later this year. This was revealed by Malacañang protocols chief Ambassador Marciano Paynor saying the American leader
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Villar: Additional lanes along Napindan Bridge 2 to open by July
Consistent with the mandate of the President Rodrigo Duterte to fastrack project, Department of Public Work Secretary Mark Villar announced that two additional lanes along the Napindan Bridge 2 can soon be accessed by
Read More »SSS to release P71M for P1,000 benefit under special cases
The state-run Social Security System on Thursday said it has released about P71.84 million to its partner banks for the P1,000 additional benefit of the first batch of pensioners under special cases. SSS President
Read More »Piñol Sees Bumper Rice Harvest this Year
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said today, Thursday/March 30, that he sees a bumper harvest of rice this season based on his visual appreciation of farm areas he visited at the start of the year.
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Piece by peace
Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Jesus G. Dureza, representing President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, said that the message of the President is very simple, “Everybody could help bring peace in the land.” Speaking before the Mindanao
Read More »DOLE to repatriate 5,000 Saudi OFWs
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will repatriate at least 5,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who are currently stranded at various cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Labor Secretary Silvestre H.
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Hired-on-the-Spot
Rolando Sardinia, 62, together with millenials Ailyn Qua, Liezel Bane, Daisy Ann Cabilis, Rowena Gargar, and Jhon Lester Gonato, form part of the 191 lucky jobseekers who were hired-on-the-spot during the Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan
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