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The 2021 elections in Iraq took place six months early, brought forward because of the street protests which preceded them. The notably low turnout in the elections indicates that the confidence of Iraqis in their political system remains low. The

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has commended Valenzuela City for setting up nine Timbangan ng Bayan as part of a nationwide approach to protect consumers.

The murder of yet another young Iraqi woman by family members has revived the debate about laws on domestic violence there. But even activists admit overcoming such violence in Iraq requires a lot more than legislation.

Apart from public, private markets, and malls, the Timbangan ng Bayan Center would also be established inside the supermarkets, wet markets, dry markets, and “when practicable, in flea markets or tiangges, specialty stores, and grocery stores within their respective localities.”

Voting 175-0, the House of Representatives on Monday, Nov. 29 passed on third and final reading the bill mandating local government units to put up Timbangan ng Bayan Centers (public weighing scale centers) in all public and private markets. Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas House Bill 3255 propose

Timbangan ng Bayan (Photo courtesy of Mayor Belen Fernandez) MANILA - Timbangan ng Bayan centers would soon be established in all public and private markets nationwide as a measure proposing such has been overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading at the House of Representatives. During Monday's plenary session, the chamber approved with 175 affirmative votes House Bill 3255, which provides for the establishment of a Timbangan ng Bayan Center in all markets nationwide to protect cons...

The establishment of a centralized weighing scale to be called “Timbangan ng Bayan” in all public and private markets will be mandatory under a bill endorsed for enactment in the House of Representatives. The House Committee on Trade and Industry has submitted for plenary deliberation House Bill 32

Iraq officials: Rocket attack hits base housing US troops By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMYA KULLABMarch 14, 2020 GMT BAGHDAD (AP) — A barrage of rockets hit a base housing U.S. and other coalition troops north of Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi security officials said, just days after a similar attack killed three servicemen, including two Americans. The U.S.-led coalition said at least 25 107mm rockets struck Camp Taji just before 11 a.m. Some struck the area where coalition forces are based, while...

Three years after the launching of the first Malasakit Center in the Philippines, the one-stop service of government services focused on healthcare and medical financial assistance has reached another milestone. The 100th Malasakit Center opened its doors at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa City on Feb. 2. This is the 54th Malasakit Center in Luzon. There are 22 centers in the Visayas and 24 in Mindanao. Sen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go, Presidential Assistan...