In just one night of marathon sessions, both chambers of Congress unanimously passed their respective versions of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) which seeks to abolish the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Even as she sees the probability of the signing of an interim peace agreement (IPA) with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP), a member of the panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) reiterated the significance of integrating basic reforms into the agreement.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said, on Tuesday May 29, that there might be an increase in the minimum wage “within the month” but it would not be as high as the P750 per day minimum wage that labor groups and lawmakers are demanding.
The group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) has expressed alarm over the cyber attacks launched against online accounts and sites critical of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.
The City Building Office here awaits a copy of the Supreme Court decision regarding the promulgation of Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Evasco Jr, and Avisado versus Davao Billboard and Signmakers Association (DABASA), Incorporated.
Vice Mayor Bernard Al-ag expressed concern over the long-overdue decision on the installation of the city’s new Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR).
The Labor chief released the top 20 non-compliant companies who are suspected of engaging in contractualization.
Davao City Police Office has taken custody of Injured New People’s Army leader, Elizalde Cañete, alias Ka Jinggoy after his release from the Don Carlos Doctors Hospital in Bukidnon on Tuesday, May 29.
After contradicting statements, President Rodrigo finally certified the landmark Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) as urgent on Tuesday afternoon.
The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives filed on Monday House Bill No. 7787 entitled “An Act Establishing a National Minimum Wage for Private Sector Workers and Imposing Stiffer Penalties for Violations Thereof, Amending for this purpose the Labor Code of the Philippines.”
