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Solon wants recruiter of ‘wrongly terminated’ OFWs punished

OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa ‘Del Mar’ Magsino on Tuesday called on the government to pursue legal actions against the recruitment agency of eight repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ‘We should pursue appropriate leg…

LIM KIT SIANG EXPRESSES GRATITUDE TO AGONG FOR ‘TAN SRI’ TITLE

Veteran politician Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang expressed his gratitude to Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on being conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM) that carries the title ‘Tan Sri’ in c…

Immediate construction of P3.4-B Tacloban causeway project sought

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sought the immediate construction of the PHP3.4-billion Tacloban causeway project despite environmental concerns raised by the city council. Despite the awarding of the project contract four months ag…

Lapid bill seeks to expand discount, VAT exemption for elderlies

A 5 percent discount will be granted to senior citizens on the first 150 kilowatt hours of electricity consumption and a minimum of 5 percent discount on their first 50 cubic meters of water consumption if a measure recently filed in the Senate will b…