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Mon, 3 Oct 2022 16:22:00 +0800
Padilla: Mandatory drug testing for celebrities would violate their rights
Padilla added that it would be better if the costs of any testing would be shouldered by employers.

Mon, 3 Oct 2022 13:48:00 +0800
Work begins on 'crown jewel' Metro Manila Subway Project
The Philippine government has started construction on the Metro Manila Subway Project, starting with two of the subway’s main stations in Pasig City.

Mon, 3 Oct 2022 10:15:00 +0800
Lawmaker proposes drug testing for celebrities before project starts
A lawmaker has proposed that actors, actresses and celebrities should undergo a drug test first before starting any project in TV or in film.

Mon, 3 Oct 2022 08:52:00 +0800
Palace finally confirms Marcos’ unannounced trip to Singapore, calls it ‘productive’
After days of silence, Malacañang finally confirmed Monday unannounced Singapore trip of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. over the weekend and called the visit “productive.”

Mon, 3 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Philippines, Hungary considering bilateral labor agreement
A bilateral labor agreement may be imminent between the Philippines and Hungary, where the number of Filipino workers being deployed is fast growing.

Mon, 3 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0800
COA wants PPSC execs charged over PhilHealth contributions
The Commission on Audit has recommended the filing of charges against erring officials of the Philippine Public Safety College over their failure to timely remit to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. the premium contributions of PPSC cadets and e...

Mon, 3 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0800
UK travel magazine nominates Philippines ‘most desirable country’
The Philippines has been nominated for “most desirable country” as well as for two other categories by a United Kingdom-based travel magazine.

Mon, 3 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0800
RM awardee rallies support for child protection
The knowledge that child abuse is taking place all over the country has been keeping Filipino pediatrician Bernadette Madrid – among this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award laureates – occupied most of her week for the past two decades, trying to dru...

Mon, 3 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0800
ICC help not needed in probing drug war – OSG
The Marcos administration has opted to sit out the counterarguments of the International Criminal Court’s prosecutors against the Philippines’ attempt to stop the investigation into the drug war killings during former president Rodrigo Duterte’...

Mon, 3 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Comelec wants fine, jail time for nuisance bets
Following the resolution of the local election debacle in Negros Oriental perpetrated by a nuisance candidate, the Commission on Elections is drumming up support for measures to criminalize nuisance candidacies and impose fines or jail time as penalt...



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