Teachers' pay hike in new Salary Standardization Law

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President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday urged Congress to pass a new Salary Standardization Law (SSL) that would increase the salary of public school teachers and other government employees.

"To the...

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PRRD urges DILG to suspend officials not utilizing public roads

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President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday ordered Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año to suspend mayors and governors refusing to clear public roads to ease...

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Corruption is national shame: Duterte

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President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday dedicated a large portion of his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) expressing his frustration over corruption within the government and his promise to...

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PRRD calls for imposition of midnight liquor ban

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President Rodrigo R. Duterte delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan) President Rodrigo R. Duterte delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan)

President Rodrigo R. Duterte asked Congress to pass a measure imposing a midnight liquor ban.

Duterte said that while he had already succeeded in implementing a nationwide smoking ban, similar to...

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Duterte asks Congress to restore death penalty for drugs, plunder

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Stressing how government still has "a long way to go" in the fight against illegal drugs, President Rodrigo R. Duterte has renewed his request for Congress to reinstate death penalty for...

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LGUs urged to strengthen clean-up campaign among residents

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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) and barangays to mobilize residents to undertake clean-up drives to destroy all mosquito-breeding...

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Duterte to Land Bank: You’re supposed to fund agri enterprises

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President Rodrigo R. Duterte called out the state-owned Land Bank for having turned into a “commercial bank” when it should be prioritizing the financing of agriculture enterprises.

In his 4th...

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Law creating Office for Social Welfare Attaché for OFWs signed

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President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law creating the Office for Social Welfare Attache for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Duterte signed the law on April 17, 2019 but a copy of which was...

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