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Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones during the opening ceremonies of the 2018 Public Sector HR Symposium at SMX Convention Center in Lanang,Davao City on July 18,2018.(Trisha Mae B. Lopina/davaotoday.com)

Education secretary extols monitoring system of Duterte administration

Secretary Leonor Briones of the Department of Education (DepEd) said the Duterte administration is the most supervised bureaucracy yet, in her speech at the opening ceremonies of the 2018 Public Sector HR Symposium at SMX, SM Lanang today.

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Read more about the article Makabayan bloc seeks probe on HRVs in Lianga, Surigao del Sur  
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Makabayan bloc seeks probe on HRVs in Lianga, Surigao del Sur  

The House of Representatives Makabayan opposition bloc has sought a congressional inquiry into the reported human rights violations committed against the indigenous peoples (IPs) in Lianga, Surigao del Sur that led to their evacuation anew.

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Read more about the article Makabayan bloc seeks probe on contractualization of Jollibee workers
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Makabayan bloc seeks probe on contractualization of Jollibee workers

Progressive lawmakers from the House of Representatives Makabayan bloc filed on Tuesday a resolution seeking an investigation into the alleged illegal and unfair labor practices of Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) and its service contractors.

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Read more about the article Maranao leaders: Marawi rehab reset shows failure of gov’t
Thousands of Meranaw residents in Marawi City stage a symbolic protest to condemn the slow-paced government rehabilitation of their homes ravaged by war on Friday, March 30, 2018. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Maranao leaders: Marawi rehab reset shows failure of gov’t

The resetting of the Marawi City rehabilitation groundbreaking from July to last week of August was criticized by Maranaw leaders who called the initiative of the government to restore the war-ravaged city as “palpak” (failure).

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