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(File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Thursday signed into law a measure that aims to improve coordination among agencies concerned with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and OFW affairs. In a ceremony at the Rizal Hall in Malacanan Palace, Duterte signed Republic Act 11641 also known as "An Act Creating the Department of Migrant Workers". Duterte likened OFWs to the country's national hero, Jose Rizal, for being the lifeline of the Philippine economy. "The establishment of the Department of Migrant Workers happens on the celebration of Rizal Day. May we honor...

House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez is pushing passage of a bill seeking to create an independent government agency that would be tasked to focus on programs protecting the environment. Rodriguez, in filing House Bill No. 3794, or “An Act Creating the National Environmental Protection Agency of

TURNERS FALLS — Like a true captain, climate activist Nora Maynard went down with her ship as she was arrested for her protest outside of Gov. Charlie Baker’s Swampscott residence on Sept. 28.In collaboration with Extinction Rebellion, an...

TURNERS FALLS — Like a true captain, climate activist Nora Maynard went down with her ship as she was arrested for her protest outside of Gov. Charlie Baker’s Swampscott residence on Sept. 28.In collaboration with Extinction Rebellion, an...

Groups of coconut farmers fear another scam might happen in the process of the Philippine government’s implementation of the Coco Levy Act, the law that should pave the way for the release of the P100 billion worth of funds and assets collected through the infamous coco levy fund scam more than 40 y