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Senate Committee on Labor chairperson Senator Raffy Tulfo wants cases filed against several business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in Cebu that endangered the lives of their employees when a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the province recently. During the Committee’s recent hearing, Tulfo cited in particular a company that allegedly blocked the emergency exit of its […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano called for a sincere reassessment of the Philippines’ position on the International Criminal Court (ICC), emphasizing that domestic courts – particularly the Supreme Court – should first handle key legal issues to ensure that accountability remains within the country before irreversible international actions are taken. “Please consider this carefully. Kung mag-issue […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco has proposed the establishment of a new flagship project, the 24/7 tourist courts, to aid in the swift resolution of cases where tourists are involved. According to Frasco, she proposed the matter during the recent sectoral meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. in Malacañang, where the President […]
Senator Bong Go, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, has issued a critical reminder to the public to heed the advice of health workers and adhere to health protocols, especially in the aftermath of disasters like typhoons. Go emphasized the importance of being cautious about health threats, particularly leptospirosis, which has seen a […]
Senator Bong Go, Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, has expressed his concern about the alarming increase in Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) cases in the country. While noting that there is sufficient funding to raise awareness and fight the spread of HIV and AIDS, Go emphasized the […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has resolved a total of 606 land dispute cases or around 43 percent of the 1,419 cases referred to its Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program since 2019. This was disclosed by DENR Assistant Secretary for Legal Affairs and ADR Committee Chair Michelle Angelica Go during the awarding […]
There will no longer be hard lockdowns amid the spike in cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), made worse by the more transmissible Omicron variant. The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said they were assured by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) officials that the government will not implement massive lockdowns anymore. […]
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos expressed his gratitude to the collaborative initiatives of the national government, through the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) and local chief executives in Metro Manila, as the OCTA Research recently cited “downward trends” in coronavirus disease cases in all local government […]
With some sectors finding questionable the official statistics reported on the cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country, Senator Dick Gordon is calling for periodic reporting on the real state of the nation’s health from the Department of Health and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Gordon, chairman […]