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Sat, 26 Nov 2022 17:05:00 +0800
House bill seeks to declare parts of West Philippine Sea as marine protected areas
A lawmaker in the House of Representatives has filed a bill that seeks to protect parts of the West Philippine Sea from “destructive human exploitation" by declaring these as marine protected areas.

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 13:09:00 +0800
Ombudsman probes BFAR’s belated salmon, pampano ban
Is there something fishy with the belated implementation of a 1999 order to ban the sale of imported fish like salmon and pampano in wet markets and supermarkets? The Office of the Ombudsman is set to find out.

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 12:16:00 +0800
Calls to hike minimum wage of gov’t workers to P33K won’t be heeded for now
The Department of Budget and Management is closing its doors to increasing the minimum wage of government workers to P33,000 as it reasons that a salary hike is scheduled for next year anyway under the Salary Standardization Law 5.

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0800
NAIA ranked 3rd 'most stressful airport' in Asia, Oceania — study
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport was listed as among the most stressful airports in all of Asia and Oceania, according to data collected by travel blog Hawaiian Islands.

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 10:30:00 +0800
Airfares to remain the same in December
Travelers planning to go on a trip during the Christmas season can expect airfares to remain the same in December, as the government retained the level of fuel surcharge that can be imposed by airlines.

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0800
Speaker: 2023 budget passed by December
Speaker Martin Romualdez is confident that the 2023 General Appropriations Act will be passed this December, after the Senate and House of Representatives convened yesterday the bicameral conference committee to begin reconciling conflicting provisi...

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 09:30:00 +0800
Marcos admin looking to expand nursing, medical scholarship programs
The Marcos administration is looking to expand the nursing and medical scholarship programs to meet the widening demand for health care professionals due to the lingering pandemic.

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 09:00:00 +0800
‘Drug war under Marcos to heed legal framework’
The crackdown on illegal drugs under the Marcos administration would be bound by law and human rights, the Department of the Interior and Local Government stressed yesterday.

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Meta launches parental supervision tools
Technology company Meta has launched new Instagram tools and resources in the Philippines to support the well-being of young people and help keep them safe online.

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Government plans nationwide single traffic ticket system
The government plans to merge all information and systems related to traffic law enforcement in the country to ease the mechanism of catching and penalizing erring motorists through a single ticketing system, an official revealed yesterday.



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