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Labor Day shouldn’t be a thank-you note. It should be a reckoning. If dignity requires a plane ticket, then the problem isn’t the worker. It’s the country.
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Labor Day shouldn’t be a thank-you note. It should be a reckoning. If dignity requires a plane ticket, then the problem isn’t the worker. It’s the country.
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For a practice declared illegal since 1974, endo, or the so-called 5-5-5 scheme, has shown remarkable staying power not in workplaces, but in speeches,…
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Labor Day in the Philippines has long been a stage for workers’ voices, but this 1 May 2026 is shaping up to be a platform for life-changing opportunities as…
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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that the expanded number coding scheme will be suspended on Thursday, 1 May, in observance of…
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) will deploy more than 106,000 officers nationwide to secure Labor Day activities on 1 May, officials announced Wednesday.
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Three ambitious sisters who inherited a 73-year-old Philippine empire in educational publishing just suffered another stinging reversal in their bitter power…
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More than 106,000 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) will be deployed to secure Labor Day activities on 1 May, an event often marked…
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NEW YORK (AFP) — A Delta Air Lines flight got an unexpected passenger Friday night when a woman gave birth aboard the plane just before landing in Portland,…
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A joint venture cannot be entered into lightly. It must be structured not as a concession, but as a controlled and conditional engagement.
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Layoffs are looming for more than 50 staffers at a popular noodle house just days after their hard-won strike victory.
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The Taiwanese Association of the Philippines issued a sharp condemnation of the People’s Republic of China on Sunday, accusing Beijing of weaponizing…
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San Fernando said he plans to file a resolution at the House of Representatives seeking an investigation into the complaints raised by ABS-CBN employees.
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The closure of the Navotas Sanitary Landfill (NSLF) unfolded over more than two years, marked by regulatory filings, franchise battles, and court-mandated…
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The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines said it supports efforts to strengthen the protection of workers, but warned that sweeping restrictions may…
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The 30-day period is not a rigid deadline imposed solely on employers. It reflects a shared responsibility.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — European Union (EU) countries were set to make a push Wednesday to unblock a 90-billion-euro ($106 billion) loan for Ukraine, after…
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