Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star) March 10, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Unemployment in the country rose to 8.7 percent in January, accounting for four million jobless Filipinos due to the pandemic, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday. This is steady from the October rate of 8.7 percent but higher than the 5.3 percent…
SC upholds termination of 1400 PAL flight staff in 1998 lawsuit Business Mirror SC reverses own ruling, says PAL employees not illegally retrenched ABS-CBN News Full coverage
By Melvin Gascon Environment groups on Monday expressed concern over the proposed charter change by the Duterte government, saying the draft federal constitution bodes danger for the environment. In a statement, Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment rejected the bid to change the constitution and replace it with one that would supposedly allow foreigners and…
Technical glitch in one vote counting machine at barangay Tunasan, Muntinlupa. (Photo by Ryan Reyes/Bulatlat) “The COMELEC had senselessly put the lives and safety of thousands of public school teachers in grave danger by sending them to battle with defective armaments.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – A nationwide group of teachers called…
Kin of slain Cebuano lawyer urge arrest of killers, mastermind Inquirer.net Probe of Cebu lawyer’s ambush-slay moving fast Business Mirror Cebu lawyers, human rights activists condemn EJK of vice mayor GMA News Full coverage
Nov 30, 2020, Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom Unilever completes the merger of its Dutch and British corporate entities, forming a new group called Unilever PLC that is headquartered in London Consumer goods giant Unilever said on Monday, November 30, that it has become a wholly British company, completing a historic merger of its Dutch…