Press Release - Legarda pushes for better internet connectivity in PH
Senator Loren Legarda pushes for the passage of Senate Bill No. 2699, or the proposed Konektadong Pinoy Act.
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DMW: 900 OFWs repatriated monthly
MANILA, Philippines — An average of 900 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are returning home every month, the Department of Migrant Workers reported yesterday.
Enchong Dee learns how to manage his emotions
The biggest life goal for Enchong Dee this year is learning how to handle his emotions.
Sara Duterte unaware why Robredo did not request 'fair budget' for OVP
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte does not believe that the budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) under her term should be compared with that of former Vice President Leni Robredo, alleging that her predecessor failed to ask for a "fair budget" during her years in office.
Australia gives millions of workers 'right to disconnect'
SYDNEY, Australia — Australia gave millions of workers the legal right to "disconnect" on Monday, allowing them to ignore unreasonable out-of-hours calls, emails and texts from their bosses.
PH to have fair weather
MANILA, Philippines— The country will have generally fair weather Monday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
SFA Semicon to be delisted after upcoming tender offer
SFA Semicon Philippines [SSP suspended] [link] was voluntarily suspended on Thursday ahead of news that its parent company, SFA Semicon Co. (“SFA Korea”), notified SSP of its intention to conduct a tender offer of SSP’s public float at P2.22/share and to delist the company from the PSE. The suspension will be lifted this morning (Tuesday). The tender offer price is 48% higher than its current market value, and is based on the PSE’s rules that require the tender offer price to be the highest of either the fairness opinion or the 1-year volume-weighted average price of the stock. SSP did not indicate SFA Korea’s proposed timeline for the tender offer or for the stock’s eventual delisting. SSP is one of the country’s largest semiconductor companies and exporters out of the Clark Freeport Zone. SSP makes memory components and SD flash cards.
House rolls out Bagong Pilipinas service fair
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives yesterday rolled out the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF), the country’s biggest service and convergence caravan, in Batangas with P563 million worth of government services and financial aid to over 60,000 citizens of the province.