
BPO workers’ protection boost sought
Senator Camille Villar has filed a bill aimed at strengthening protections for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) workers, stressing the need to prioritize…
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Senator Camille Villar has filed a bill aimed at strengthening protections for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) workers, stressing the need to prioritize…
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A lawmaker is aiming to cut remittance fees charged to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in half, arguing that high costs “diminish” the value of the income…
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Senator Loren Legarda has reiterated the Senate’s full commitment to significantly increase defense spending for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), as…
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TACLOBAN CITY — Nearly a decade after church leaders first called for it, lawmakers from the three provinces of Samar Island are now rallying behind the push…
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A proposed law in the House of Representatives aims to end the longstanding practice of employers gaining free labor through unpaid internships.
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Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Wednesday said 67 members of the House of Representatives were identified as having “proven interests” in…
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Lawmakers in the 20th Congress met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other government leaders Tuesday to discuss legislative priorities, even as both…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson on Monday defended the practice of budget insertions as part of the legislative mandate by Congress but…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said almost every senator in the 19th Congress was involved in budget insertions for 2025, describing the…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump warned Thursday that a government shutdown was looming, as the White House raised the stakes in a…
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‘It’s our objective that it should be cheaper to comply than to violate. Most shipowners consider where they would rake in revenues, compromising the safety…
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Braving the midday heat and tight security, hundreds of protesters from across Luzon gathered near the gates of Malacañang on Sunday to denounce alleged…
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Parañaque Second District Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan is pushing for the swift passage of a bill that would modernize crime scene investigation by…
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The Philippines, one of the world’s leading exporters of coconut products, is set to highlight the future of its coconut industry at the World Coconut Congress…
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All 11 representatives from Cebu voted in favor of the new House Speaker, Representative Faustino “Bojie” Dy III of Isabela, following the resignation of…
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Senator Robin Padilla has filed a measure dubbed “Mahiya Naman Kayo” which would prohibit senators and congressmen from intervening in the budgeting and…
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Senator Erwin Tulfo on Wednesday called for the immediate passage of the long-delayed Freedom of Information (FOI) bill, saying it is a critical tool for…
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Our Congress is full of dynastic families, and while some of the younger ones cannot yet be judged on their abilities or leadership, it makes people wonder if…
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