
Sweet 16 dilemma
Many were taken aback when Presiding Officer Chiz Escudero immediately said that the minimum number of votes needed to convict is 16.
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Many were taken aback when Presiding Officer Chiz Escudero immediately said that the minimum number of votes needed to convict is 16.
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Trust, once lost, is difficult to rebuild. Investors value policy consistency as much as fiscal incentives.
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Regional workers can expect minimum wage increases before the end of the year following a recent 85-peso hike in Metro Manila, Malacañang Palace announced…
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Malacañang on Wednesday assured workers outside Metro Manila that they are expected to receive wage increases before the end of the year following the approval…
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The amount remains far below the P1,312 daily living wage estimated by IBON Foundation for a family of five.
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Responses to the recently mandated increase in the minimum wage in Metro Manila to P85 a day were a classic case of the saying “you can’t please all of the…
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The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines said the newly approved P85 daily wage increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila is insufficient…
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Malacañang on Tuesday said the government cannot simply grant wage increase requests, saying the Department of Labor and Employment’s Regional Tripartite Wages…
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More than 1.1 million minimum wage earners in the National Capital Region (NCR) will receive an P85 increase in their daily pay, marking the largest single…
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Malacañang on Tuesday defended the approved P85 daily wage increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila, saying wage adjustments must balance the welfare…
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Do we now all truly, sincerely believe that children as young as 10-years-old are monsters born to commit crimes, even casually kill? Where did that monstrous…
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Lowering the age of criminal responsibility may satisfy a public desire for a stronger response, but it does little to address the conditions that allowed the…
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The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is urging the construction industry to voluntarily adopt a productivity-linked wage system that allows lower-wage…
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Our inflation is going bonkers at almost a 7-percent clip, which is way over the 2- to 4-percent target of our economic planners.
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The fatal school shooting in Tacloban City on Monday has reignited the debate over Republic Act (RA) 9344, the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, prompting…
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‘Sweet words and coming up with alibis cannot excuse the plummeting net satisfaction rating of the President.’
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MORE Power said Wholesale Electricity Spot Market prices surged to P10.30/kWh from P4.45/kWh, more than doubling during the period; the generation rate, which…
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Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino pledged to make the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) more accessible to workers while maintaining a balance with…
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