Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Thursday, April 7 supported calls to exempt teachers’ election honoraria from taxes. ‘’It is the least that the government can give them as incentive for the extra and thankless - yet patriotic - duty,’’ Lacson said in a statement....
The Muntinlupa City government warned the public that stealing wires from streetlights is punishable under the law. It made the warning after Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management recorded at least four incidents of streetlight wire thefts through their surveillance team...
Filipinos are given a peek into the foreign policy of Vice President Leni Robredo if she wins as president in May 2022 after she pushed for the Philippines to lead the drafting and signing of a binding Code of Conduct (COC) with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the contested...
Partido Reporma standard bearer Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he is supportive of the four-day work week schedule being proposed to help employees save on their transportation costs to and from their workplaces as the country reels from the impact of the Ukraine-Russia conflict to the...
The police arrested six persons and dismantled another suspected drug den in an operation in Taguig on March 3. Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, Southern Police District (SPD) director, said P3 million worth of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) was seized during the police operation at...
Vice President Leni Robredo said on Wednesday, March 2, she will certify the Security Tenure Bill that would stop the practice of labor contractualization, or “endo”, as urgent if she wins the presidency. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) During the Catholic E-Forum on Radyo...
It is no secret that senatorial candidate Sonny Matula will push for the protection of the labor sector if he wins, but he also explained that a strategy to end labor-only contractualization in the country is to raise employer penalty to a higher range from P30,000 to P50,000 per violation. Labor...
PROMDI Party standard-bearer Senator Manny Pacquiao has vowed to pursue the review of the 48-year-old Labor Code and seek the amendment of certain provisions in order to further ensure equitable and fair treatment of minimum wages of all workers regardless of geographical location. Senator Manny...
The police arrested a 19-year-old in Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa for illegal possession of an improvised firearm and ammunition on Wednesday, Feb. 23. According to the Muntinlupa police, Sherwin Apolinar was caught in the act of loading an improvised firearm at Phase 4 of Southville 3 housing...
A ranking official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned on Sunday, Feb. 20, barangay officials, especially barangay captains, against endorsing any candidates for the May 9 elections. DILG Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin Diño issued the warning as he...
The Philippines is seeking the early conclusion of an effective Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea that would be inclusive and not put any nation at a disadvantage, Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. said. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) In his intervention during the...
A seafarer posing as a cop was arrested by police after robbing three people in Taguig City on Thursday, Feb. 17. Southern Police District director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg said the suspect, identified as Jayson Landrito, 23, of Barangay Palingon, Taguig, was also found in possession of a...
