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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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As it currently stands, the entry-level salary for public teachers is set at P30,000 under Salary Grade 11, which was promulgated in 2024.
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Anticipation of broader price hikes and additional policy tightening dampened trading even as the peso marginally depreciated P60.71 from previously P60.70 per…
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BAGUIO CITY — Fuel prices across the city remained largely unchanged over a 24-hour period, according to the latest monitoring by the Baguio City…
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‘We’re being proactive — we’re staying ahead of the curve, we’ll do as many hikes as necessary; normally, it would be a succession of small rate hikes, but it…
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Amid rising global fuel prices and escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, Pangasinan 2nd District Rep. Mark Cojuangco is urging the government to…
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Around 40,000 Filipinos are expected to take part in the annual Angels Walk for Autism on April 26 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, as advocates intensify calls…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) extended its decline on Friday, closing at 5,943.49, down 0.67 percent, as investors reacted to the Bangko Sentral…
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The BSP forecasts inflation at 6.3 percent in 2026, and 4.3 percen for 2027, exceeding the bank’s 2 to 4 percent target range due to broadening price pressures…
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The local government of Badoc, Ilocos Norte has rescheduled its annual town fiesta to 26 to 27 April 2026, citing austerity measures amid rising fuel prices…
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A petition to raise the minimum public utility jeepney fare by P10 has drawn mixed reactions from drivers and commuters, highlighting tensions between rising…
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Traditional jeepney drivers said a recent fuel price rollback has done little to ease their financial struggles as the energy crisis continues to drive up…
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Both chambers of Britain’s parliament have approved a bill that would ban children aged 17 and under from buying cigarettes…
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Baguio City — Fuel prices in the city declined or remained stable as of 7 a.m. on 22 April, based on the latest monitoring by the Baguio City Police…
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Airline passengers are facing a sharp rise in travel costs after the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) increased the fuel surcharge to record Level 19 for the…
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A policy divide over the Philippines’ approach in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is raising concerns about potential risks to oil and gas development, among…
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Digital payment platforms are increasingly positioning convenience as part of a broader push toward efficiency and reduced resource use.
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TACLOBAN CITY — Eastern Samar Lone District Rep. Christopher Sheen Gonzales is pushing for the construction of two modern fishports aimed at improving the…
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