Day: September 18, 2024

Manila: The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Wednesday it supports the filing of a bill that safeguards the fundamental rights of Filipino workers and promotes fair labor practices. Senate Bill (SB) 2735, also known as the Strengthening the Freedom of Association of Workers Act, was filed by Senator Jinggoy Estrada to prohibit restrain, harassment or interference with private workers, unions, or labor organizations in exercising their right to self-organization. The bill heightens legal protections for workers’ rights to association, acknowledging their role in improving labor conditions and promoting peace and progress. “The Commission commends SB 2735 as it reinforces

Manila: Former chiefs of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have expressed concern over an unverified information that one of their members allegedly accepted bribes from Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), Senator Ronald dela Rosa said Wednesday. This, after Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) senior vice president for security Raul Villanueva revealed in a Senate hearing on Tuesday that the intelligence community is verifying reports that a former PNP chief was under the payroll of dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo and the illegal POGOs. In a media interview, dela Rosa said former PNP chiefs, including him, have their own group

Manila: Former chiefs of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have expressed concern over an unverified information that one of their members allegedly accepted bribes from Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), Senator Ronald dela Rosa said Wednesday. This, after Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) senior vice president for security Raul Villanueva revealed in a Senate hearing on Tuesday that the intelligence community is verifying reports that a former PNP chief was under the payroll of dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo and the illegal POGOs. In a media interview, dela Rosa said former PNP chiefs, including him, have their own group

Manila: A PHP26-million solar rooftop project of a registered manufacturing facility is the first energy efficiency and conservation (EEandC) project to get a Board of Investments’ (BOI) nod. The BOI reported Wednesday that it has approved the 519.2 kilowatt peak (kWp) Solar PV Rooftop System project of Nakashin Davao International, Inc., the first registered project to get incentives from the EEandC Act. The project will be installed at the Nakashin food manufacturing plant in Davao. The BOI-registered firm exports agricultural products and aquatic products to Japan and the European Union. “The solar PV rooftop system, covered under Tier I of

Manila: A PHP26-million solar rooftop project of a registered manufacturing facility is the first energy efficiency and conservation (EEandC) project to get a Board of Investments’ (BOI) nod. The BOI reported Wednesday that it has approved the 519.2 kilowatt peak (kWp) Solar PV Rooftop System project of Nakashin Davao International, Inc., the first registered project to get incentives from the EEandC Act. The project will be installed at the Nakashin food manufacturing plant in Davao. The BOI-registered firm exports agricultural products and aquatic products to Japan and the European Union. “The solar PV rooftop system, covered under Tier I of