
Over 150 baby deaths linked to maternity scandal
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — More than 500 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or died due to poor care at a UK hospital, according to a…
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — More than 500 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or died due to poor care at a UK hospital, according to a…
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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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Extortion and cumbersome bureaucratic processes (red tape) increase the cost of doing business, discouraging both local and foreign investments.
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PHILCONSTRUCT 2026 will gather construction industry stakeholders from 25 to 28 June as it promotes responsible building practices and infrastructure…
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Has Senator Joel Villanueva, having joined the Senate majority bloc led by Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian, escaped the fate that befell Senator Jinggoy…
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Ongoing investigations into a multibillion-peso flood control scandal in the Philippines must lead to deep institutional reforms rather than just the…
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A legal observer has stated that under Philippine law, primary liability for defective construction and site safety violations generally rests with contractors…
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One witness said he was part of a convoy that transported four suitcases to a residence in New Manila identified as Escudero’s.
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Roads and bridges built with public funds crumbled; the earthquake exposed many as having been constructed without steel reinforcement.
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A press release from Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson arrived Saturday on news desks talking of defective and ghost flood control projects that — outside of the…
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The hotel, which prides and identifies itself with a new expression of Filipino hospitality, arrives in New Manila, offering a thoughtfully-curated stay…
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Marcos had pledged that 37 lawmakers, government officials and contractors would be in jail by Christmas 2025. Christmas came and went, but the scandal did not.
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Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has formally applied for a presidential pardon from President Donald Trump, according to records from the US Justice…
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Rising prices, job insecurity and anemic growth combined signal stagflationary pressures that hit poor and vulnerable households hardest.
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Discaya claimed that he and his family were being used as ‘sacrificial lambs.’
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Cayetano accused former Blue Ribbon chairman Panfilo Lacson of presenting false testimony in earlier flood control investigations.
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The Feast of Corpus Christi was established in Liège, Belgium in 1246 as a result of a vision of Juliana of Cortillon (ca. 1193-1258). In 1208, Juliana…
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