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Labor Assistant Secretary Maria Teresita Cucueco (Screengrab from Laging Handa briefing) MANILA - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday reported that it has surpassed its 75,000 target establishments to be inspected for compliance on general labor standards, occupational safety, and coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) monitoring for this year. "Our target for this year is 75,000. Today, we are at 90,327. We're over, and 120 percent on inspection. We see good in their compliance with general labor standards and occupational safety and Covid-19 monitoring, as of Nove...

(File photo) MANILA - Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief, Lt. Gen. Andres Centino, clarified that the budget allocated for the Barangay Development Program (BDP) of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) will not be used for security operations. "The funds for the NTF ELCAC is actually the BDP, this is intended not for operations, not for security operations," he said in an interview with CNN Philippines on Sunday night. Under the BDP, communities cleared of New People's Army influence and presence will be receiving five core programs w...