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Manila: Senate President Francis Escudero on Monday reminded the House of Representatives to respond formally and in unison after the Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, returned the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte and asked the House to comply with specific procedural requirements. According to Philippines News Agency, the Senate impeachment court recently voted to remand the articles of impeachment and directed the House to submit a certification that the complaint did not violate the one-year ban on impeachment, as well as a formal manifestation from the 20th Congress affirming its interest to pursue the case. Escudero

Quezon City: The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board – National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) is set to hold a public hearing on the proposed minimum wage adjustment for private sector workers this Tuesday. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Monday that the consultation will take place at 1:30 p.m. at the Ichikawa Hall, Occupational Health and Safety Center, located at North Avenue corner Sen. Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue in Diliman, Quezon City. The event is exclusive to participants from the NCR region. According to Philippines News Agency, the agenda for the public hearing includes the discussion of

Makati City: The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has implemented nearly 19,000 free WiFi sites and laid over 3,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable as part of the National Broadband Program. This initiative aligns with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to address the country’s connectivity issues. According to Philippines News Agency, DICT Secretary Henry Aguda announced at the Infrastructure Forum of the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP) that these projects are evidence of the government’s commitment to improving connectivity for its citizens. Aguda emphasized that the government’s prompt response to the President’s order has directly

Manila: The Philippine government is ramping up efforts in protecting overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) caught in the Middle East crossfire amid the escalating tension between Israel and Iran. On Monday, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) welcomed 18 OFWs repatriated by the Philippine government at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in Pasay City. According to Philippines News Agency, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac revealed that one of the OFWs is in critical condition at a hospital intensive care unit in Israel, while another is reportedly in a moderate but more

Cagayan: Fisherfolk turned over more shabu they found drifting off the coast of Claveria, Cagayan, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Monday. The PDEA reported that the illegal drugs were discovered in Barangay Centro 6 in Claveria on June 15, packed in 50 gold tea bags labeled ‘Daguanyin’ with markings of Chinese characters. The shabu weighed 45.6 kilograms with an estimated street value of PHP310 million. According to Philippines News Agency, on June 13, one kilogram of shabu worth PHP6.8 million was recovered in waters off Sitio Narvacan, Barangay Dilam in Calayan, Cagayan during a seaborne patrol operation