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Panelo: Job Generation Efforts Of DOLE, PESO Bearing Fruit

Society Magazine - October 12, 2019

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo has commended the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Public Employment Service Office Managers Association of the Philippines...

Labor Chief Urges More LGUs To Create Employment Office

Society Magazine - October 12, 2019

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III has urged more local government units (LGUs) to create a Public Employment Service Office (PESO) to boost the government’s...

Pinay Nanny Freed From Modern-Day Slavery Starts A New Life At 81

Society Magazine - October 12, 2019

For 65 years, "Nanay Fedelina" lived like a modern-day slavery victim with her employer in the United States. This year, at 81, she's ready...

DFA Advises Filipinos On New Saudi Policy On Public Decency

Society Magazine - October 12, 2019

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) advised overseas Filipinos to familiarize themselves with the new Saudi Arabia regulation on public decency to avoid violations...

Japanese Diplomat Visits PH Army Chief

Society Magazine - October 12, 2019

A ranking official of the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines paid a courtesy call on Philippine Army (PA) chief Lt. Gen. Macairog S....

DOLE Cautions OFWs Anew As Hong Kong Protests Worsen

Society Magazine - October 12, 2019

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday reiterated its warning to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong to be vigilant amid...

Isko Moreno Shuts Down Isetann Mall In Recto

Society Magazine - October 12, 2019

The city government of Manila ordered the closure of Isetann Cinerama Complex along Recto Avenue for violating city ordinances and misrepresenting applications for permits. Manila...

SC Junks Fil-Am NPA Recruit’s Amparo Plea

Society Magazine - October 12, 2019

The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed a petition for amparo and habeas data by Filipino-American Melissa Roxas who underwent training with the Communist Party...

Solon Lauds BSP-PSA Deal On Nat’l ID Cards Production

Society Magazine - October 10, 2019

A lawmaker at the House of Representatives, lauded the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for stepping in to shoulder the responsibility of producing 116...

SWS: PRRD’s Net Satisfaction Rating Dips, But Still ‘Very Good’

Society Magazine - October 10, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte’s net satisfaction rating dropped slightly but remained “very good”, the third quarter Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey for 2019 showed. The SWS...