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MANILA, Philippines — Amid complaints from labor groups, Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said yesterday the wage order granting an increase of P35 in the daily minimum pay of workers in Metro Manila is still appealable.
MANILA, Philippines — Visayas, Mindanao and some parts of Luzon on Thursday may expect rain showers due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), state weather bureau PAGASA said.
MANILA, Philippines — About four in 10 Filipinos expect their quality of life to improve in the next 12 months, according to a recent survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS).
KAHIT tinaasan na ang sahod ng mga pulis, patuloy pa rin silang nagsa-sideline bilang bodyguard o security escort ng mga mayayamang tao o very important persons (VIPs). Ngayon pati ang pag-eeskort sa mga Chinese na opisyal ng Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) ay pinasok na rin. Malaki ang kinikita ng mga pulis na nag-eeskort sa POGO official na umaabot umano sa P40,000 buwan-buwan. Noong nakaraang buwan, dalawang miyembro ng Special Action Force (SAF) ang sinibak sa puwesto dahil sa pag-eskort sa Chinese na opisyal ng POGO na nakatira sa Ayala-Alabang. Ang dalawang SAF ay nakadestino sa Mindanao pero narito sa Metro Manila at binantayan ang Chinese. Sinibak din ang siyam na superiors ng dalawang SAF troopers.
A DAY before the deadline, the Unity for Wage Increase Now (UWIN) yesterday appealed the P35 daily minimum wage increase in the National Capital Region (NCR), citing an abuse of discretion by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in issuing the wage order.
The Department of Agriculture is expanding its P29 rice program by adding three more KADIWA centers in Metro Manila to the large-scale trial of selling low-priced but good quality rice to reach more vulnerable households.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to launch a new program aimed at selling rice at prices lower than the current market rates.
MANILA, Philippines — Heavy rains that prevailed over Luzon in the past few days failed to stop the water level in Angat Dam in Bulacan from decreasing.