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The Philippines and the United Nations (UN) have launched a joint program that outlines mechanisms that aim to strengthen the country’s institution and support its continued fulfillment of international human rights obligations, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Friday, July 9 called on government to move for the adoption of the US State Department’s recommendations to eliminate human trafficking in the Philippines notwithstanding improving its efforts towards this end.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday welcomed the completion of the talks between the Philippine government and the United Nations on planned technical cooperation projects on human rights.

Vice President Leni Robredo welcomed the decision of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to finally share with the Department of Justice (DOJ) their records on the administration’s bloody drug war, almost five years after the campaign started.

The House Committee on Ways and Means approved on Monday, May 10, the grant of hazard pay to members of the government prosecution service even as it rejected a Department of Finance bid to subject the allowance to outright income tax deduction.

"After due notice and hearing, we will give the proper administrative sanctions to the resort.”

Officials of the Joint Administrative Order Group are studying if University of Santo Tomas violated JAO guidelines when it reportedly conducted a training bubble in Sorsogon during quarantine.