DOLE: P35 minimum wage hike in NCR still appealable

MANILA: The looming PHP35 increase in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers in Metro Manila can still be appealed, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Tuesday. In an interview, Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said those...
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PM Pham Minh Chinh meets former RoK National Assembly Speaker

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Kim Jin-pyo, chairperson of the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s global innovation research association and former Speaker of the country's National Assembly, in Seoul on July 2. Source: Vietnam News Agen...
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Shares down amid continued profit taking, peso depreciates

MANILA: Philippine shares continued to decline on Tuesday due to profit taking, while the peso depreciated. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went down by 39.81 points to close at 6,358.96. All Shares also shed 16.80 points, closing at 3,46...
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DOH-CAR eyes to vaccinate 163K kids

BAGUIO: The Department of Health in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH-CAR) said it continues to exert effort to increase the immunization rate among children aged zero to five years. In a Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines) briefing at the DOH...
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Davao Region’s 3rd urgent care center starts operations August

DAVAO: The third Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service (BUCAS) center will open in this city next month, the Department of Health in Davao Region (DOH-11) said on Tuesday. Dr. Annabelle Yumang, DOH-11 Director, said the BUCAS Center will open at ...
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PNP chief wants to see more police officers on the ground

ILOILO: The Philippine National Police (PNP) is reconfiguring its offices to pull out policemen and replace them with non-uniformed personnel to intensify deployment on the ground. 'What we are doing now, we want to bring our policemen on the ground....
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SSS seeks coverage of 3K graduating students in Negros

BACOLOD: The Social Security System (SSS) is encouraging graduating senior high school and college students in Negros Island to become members as they prepare for employment. The SSS Visayas West 1 Division based here is eyeing the social security co...
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Cebu Pacific to buy 152 aircraft for P1.4T; PBBM welcomes expansion

MANILA: Low-cost airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) has just made the largest aircraft order in Philippine aviation history, purchasing 152 aircraft from Airbus. In a disclosure on Tuesday, the airline said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus...
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The 2nd Da Nang Asian Film Festival kicks off

A ceremony was held at Ariyana Convention Centre in Da Nang on July 2 to open the second Da Nang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF II). The event, which was co-organised by the Vietnam Association of Film Promotion and Development, the Da Nang administrati...
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