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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): Synergy Group, one of the world's leading ship managers with a diverse fleet of over 540 vessels, is rolling out a new tailor-made Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to its growing number of female seafarers. Synergy, which employs over 20,000 seafarers, commissioned Hercules Safety to manufacture the new gear to the highest specifications. The PPE was designed by textile engineers in conjunction with female seafarers and maritime safety experts to ensure that the final cut maximised comfort and versatility for crew deployed in a marit...

PNP Public Information Office chief Col. Redrico Maranan (File photo) MANILA - A ranking official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) denied the existence of a commission scheme where informants are allegedly paid with a portion of the total volume of illegal drugs seized from operations. "As for us at the PNP, that is illegal and we do not do that. The senior officers deliberate and talk about the reward we will give to the informant. The amount to be given depends on the size of the work he gave and the practical and reasonable recognition that he must get is also discussed. We have...

(Photo grabbed from RCEP website) MANILA-Concerns of various agriculture groups on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) were answered on Tuesday by representatives coming from different government agencies during a public hearing of the Senate subcommittee on RCEP presided by Senate Pro Tempore Loren Legarda. RCEP, which was recently endorsed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., is expected to be ratified by the Senate within the first quarter of this year. During the hearing attended by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, agricultural groups asked for assurance from the go...

MANILA - Justice Secretary Jesus Remulla on Friday reiterated that the visit of forensics expert Dr. Morris Tidball-Binz to the country this month is meant to boost the country's much-needed capability in examining wrongful deaths. In a media interview, Remulla stressed that the 66-year-old United Nations expert is "not coming in as a special rapporteur." "Dr. Tidball-Binz is coming in for the capacity building of our medical corps so that we will be ready for emergencies, we will be ready for wrongful death situations in terms of autopsy and forensic pathology. We are start...

MANILA - The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a measure providing protection and incentives to freelance workers. During the plenary session, the chamber passed through voice voting House bill 6718, or the proposed Freelance Workers Protection Act, to promote the safety and well-being of freelance workers, specifically by mandating the provision of mandatory hazard pay and night shift differential pay. The bill also requires a written contract between the employer or the hiring party and the freelancer covering services to be provided by the worker. The written ...