Category: General

PUTRAJAYA, It has been proposed that Immigration officers stationed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 should be prohibited from using mobile phones while on duty to prevent a recurrence of ‘counter setting’ syndicates, which allow foreign nationals to enter the country through ‘special counter lanes’. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner, Tan Sri Azam Baki, said this is among the suggested key improvements the Immigration Department must implement, adding that there is also a need for alternative communication systems during working hours, ensuring that immigration officers, including supervisors, do not carry their mobile phones while

LEGAZPI CITY – A total of 810 partner-beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Bicol’s water and food project from two provinces received their wages from the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) emergency employment program early this week. In an interview on Thursday, Carl James Cabarles, DSWD disaster risk reduction management division information officer, said DSWD partnered with DOLE to integrate the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) Program into the implemention of “LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) at BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished)” Project. “The DSWD’s LAWA at BINHI Project

Manila: Foreign workers of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) have until Oct. 15 to voluntarily repatriate, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday. This was agreed upon by the “Task Force POGO Closure” composed of the DOJ, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) during a high-level meeting, according to a news release. ‘Consequently, starting on October 16, 2024, all 9G visas of affected foreign POGO workers would be downgraded to tourist visas and they would have to leave the Philippines within 60 days

Manila: Former Iloilo City mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog on Thursday claimed that former President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s controversial narco-list was weaponized to target his political rivals. During the House quad committee probe into extrajudicial killings, illegal drugs, and Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), Mabilog, whose name appeared on Duterte’s narco-list, said it became more of a “hit list” that is politically motivated and not based on evidence. “Kung inyong titingnang maigi, isinama ang mga pangalan ng kalaban sa pulitika sa isang validated list ng mga drug personalities sa kasunod na PRRD list. Sa kabila ng mga kuwestiyunableng impormasyong, walang validation

Manila: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday said it has fielded over 50 lawyers and paralegals, and more than 50 health professionals at the Correctional Institution for Women in Davao Del Norte to provide free legal and medical services to around 611 women inmates. Undersecretary-in-charge of the DOJ Action Center Margarita Gutierrez said the success of the Katarungan Caravan was achieved through the support and assistance of the National Prosecution Service (NPS), Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), Department of Health (DOH), and volunteer doctors. ‘The dedicated lawyers and paralegals from the IBP, NPS and