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During the electoral debates, some candidates called for the abolition of “endo-contractualization” (also known as “5-5-5”), the scheme of hiring workers for only five months and replacing them with another batch also for five months to evade…
GENEVA, Switzerland–China will not prioritise inviting international experts in to investigate the source of COVID-19 until after the pandemic is beaten, Beijing’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva said Wednesday. “The top priority, for the time being,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — There is no new case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cebu this Holy Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia made this announcement during her regular press conference on Wednesday afternoon. Garcia said…
MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano explained the story behind the photo opportunity during a special session of Congress that drew flak and the ire of netizens on social media amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…
In another move by the government to control the spread of the new coronavirus in the Philippines, Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. announced on Twitter that all foreigners—with “no exceptions”—would be barred from entering the country on…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry wants five million masks, but still can’t find a country willing to supply that many. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said he had ordered the Philippine International Trading Corp.…
MANILA, Philippines — Methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as “shabu,” is no longer being manufactured in the country, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said Wednesday. According to Banac, shabu recently seized in big-time operations…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen who are eyeing to be promoted must take a closer look at their weight first. This after the Cebu City Police Office said it will strictly enforce a new policy issued by…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 100-meter radius surrounding the Sinulog procession and parade routes are off-limits to liquor and street parties. This was emphasized by Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella on January 7, 2020, or eleven days…
LUCENA CITY, Quezon City, Philippines — The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) insisted that the attacks by the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels against government forces in Camarines Norte and Iloilo provinces on Monday were…
MANILA, Philippines — Schoolchildren need not burn the midnight oil for class assignments, according to two bills at the House of Representatives that propose a no-homework policy from kindergarten to high school. No more homework means more…
MANILA, Philippines — There is “no chance” that the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill will pass in the Senate, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said. Sotto said Senate could pass an anti-discrimination…
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