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Since she established Anti-Slavery Australia at the University of Technology Sydney, she has helped migrant workers who are traded like commodities.

The Filipino merienda turon or deep-fried banana rolls was my comfort food during the breaks of the Citizen’s Military Training (CMT) sessions at the University of the Philippines. I spent Saturdays of the first four semesters of my university life as a CMT cadet with lectures, drill trainings and parades under the…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the newly signed Intergovernmental Energy Board (IEB) Circular will help bring in more “vital investments” and generate more jobs at the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) by allowing the private sector to access the regions rich mineral resources.  The Chief Executive made the pronouncement after he…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a slew of new digital services that will make the registration and monitoring of corporations even easier across the country, along with a capital market initiative that will allow for more investments in the agriculture sector. The systems launched are called Electronic…

Unboxing the ‘habal-habal’ (aka motorcycle-taxi) phenomenon

We have long prided ourselves as a Christian nation that adheres to the values of compassion and kindness to fellow Filipinos and foreigners alike.

THE Department of Justice (DOJ) has declared that the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has no power to apprehend, impound and dispose of colorum vehicles. “We advise that LTFRB has no power to apprehend, impound and dispose [of] colorum vehicles. Its authority extends only in the coordination cooperation…

At the outset, Walter Sofronoff thought he would have to consider if charges should have been laid against Bruce Lehrmann. But when he asked anyone involved in the inquiry if they wanted to argue against the prosecution, you could hear a pin drop.

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is asking Philippine Congress to review and consider amendments to Republic Act No. 8291 (GSIS

THE bill proposing a body of measures that will upgrade the systems and processes in the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has been approved by the House of Repre...