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Tue, 7 Jun 2022 16:23:00 +0800
Philippines studying expansion of career opportunities in Israel for Filipinos
Following the arrival of the first batch of Filipino hotel workers in Israel, the Philippines’ foreign service post there said it is in talks to expand career options for Filipinos in the hospitality industry and other sectors in the Holy Land.

Tue, 7 Jun 2022 15:59:00 +0800
Marcos Jr. says P623M spent for presidential campaign
President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared before the Commission on Elections that he spent over P623 million for his winning campaign to sit in Malacañang.

Tue, 7 Jun 2022 15:49:00 +0800
QC Court on San Roque 21: No crime in being hungry and pleading for food
“The accused were acting within their rights when they went outside of their respective residences to plea for food,” the court said in a ruling dated June 6.

Tue, 7 Jun 2022 14:49:00 +0800
German envoy highlights human rights, int’l order in meeting with Marcos
More foreign envoys are paying president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. a courtesy call weeks ahead of his inauguration and this includes Germany’s Ambassador to the Philippines, who briefed the president-elect on the European country’...

Tue, 7 Jun 2022 14:09:00 +0800
Ombudsman indicts 43 immigration personnel over 'pastillas' bribery
The Ombudsman said that the bribery scheme "allowed the entry of foreign passengers into the country without going through regular and stringent profiling or screening processes in violation of existing immigration rules and procedures."

Tue, 7 Jun 2022 11:58:00 +0800
3.1 million Filipino families experienced hunger in Q1 — SWS
The April 2022 Hunger rate in the latest Social Weather Stations survey is 0.4 points above the 11.8% or an estimated 3 million families in December 2021, and 2.2 points above the 10% (2.5 million families) in September 2021.

Tue, 7 Jun 2022 11:47:00 +0800
OCTA: COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila up in recent week
According to OCTA Research fellow Guido David, the daily average of new cases increased by 10% from 78 (May 24 to 30) to 86 (May 31 to June 6).

Tue, 7 Jun 2022 10:57:00 +0800
As he prepares to step down, Duterte calls for 'unity' behind successor Marcos
Outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte urged the public to “unite” behind his successor president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. an echo of the latter’s campaign call — and called for no "politicking" to divide the country.

Tue, 7 Jun 2022 09:58:00 +0800
Newly-elected officials reminded: File SOCE by June 8 
“It’s plain and simple: No SOCE, no oath-taking for newly-elected officials. We encourage our NEOs to start their term right by complying with the provisions of the law and submitting their SOCE to the Commission on Elections on or before June 8...

Tue, 7 Jun 2022 09:24:00 +0800
ISIS regional spox killed in Maguindanao – state TV
The supposed spokesperson of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in East Asia was killed Monday afternoon by the military in an operation in Maguindanao, state television reported.



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