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Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star) – November 23, 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The hunger problem may worsen because of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the successive typhoons that battered the country, a Palace official said over the weekend. “Because of COVID and Typhoons Rolly and Ulysses… I won’t be surprised if there are…
Workers mount Mendiola protest camp days before Duterte’s 3rd SONA
Terminated workers from different business giants built a week-long protest camp at the foot of Malacañang in Mendiola Bridge. The ‘Kampuhan Kontra Kontraktwalisasyon’ (KKK) is composed of employees from Jollibee Foods Corporation, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), UniPak sardines manufacturer SLORD Development Corporation, Manila Harbour Centre, Pearl Island Commercial Corporation, and workers from Valenzuela….
Double taxes on oil show govt’s lack of concern for poor – IBON
Slapping additional taxes on oil products makes the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law anti-poor, research group IBON said. Contrary to the argument that the new law is ‘fair’, the group said that these oil taxes should be scrapped for the benefit of millions of Filipinos who will otherwise continue to suffer the…
