Workers of Japanese-owned Sumitomo Fruits, Co. (Sumifru) demanded the full remittance of their monthly health and social security contributions that they claimed were not paid to the government agencies.
An official from the National Re-integration Center for Overseas Filipino Workers (NRCO) said that programs and livelihood assistance from the agency will start anew in helping repatriate migrant workers.
Members of the Makabayan bloc in Congress filed Wednesday a magna carta bill to penalize air carriers for violating passengers rights.
Classes were disrupted in a Davao del Norte indigenous peoples schools as its teachers were allegedly restricted by a fanatic paramilitary group.
Filipino lawyers and journalists on Friday expressed condemnation on the attack against satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France but some section also warned against opportunism to foment attacks on Muslim Immigrants across Europe.