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Read more about the article Bill on labor safety approved by Congress bicam
SAFETY. Unsecured without any harness, a worker manages to climb one of the posts of a three-story building that is under construction along San Pedro Street in Davao City. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Bill on labor safety approved by Congress bicam

A bicameral conference committee (bicam) by the Lower and Upper House approved on Monday a bill which seeks to strengthen compliance of employees with occupational safety and health standards (OSHS). It also seeks to amend the 41-year-old Labor Code of the Philippines which, at present, does not declare unlawful violations of OSHS.

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Read more about the article Sandugo blames martial law for spike in rights violations in Mindanao
Members of the Sandugo Movement of Moro and Indigenous Peoples for Self Determination protest in front of the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday morning, May 18, 2018, and dumped rubbles at the gates of the camp to symbolize the "ruined lives" brought by the martial law. (Photo courtesy of Kathy Yamzon)

Sandugo blames martial law for spike in rights violations in Mindanao

Five days before the first year anniversary of the declaration of martial law in Mindanao, Lumad and Moro groups trooped in front of Cam Aguinaldo in Manila to denounce martial rule in Mindanao, which they blamed for the "massive destruction of communities" in the island.

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Read more about the article Groups express outrage over massacre of Palestinians protesting transfer of Israel embassy to Jerusalem
Members of the Lumad and Moro's group, Sandugp, lead a protest in front of the US Embassy in Manila on Thursday, May 17, 2018, condemning the killings of Palestinians in the Gaza strip. (Photo courtesy of Sandugo)

Groups express outrage over massacre of Palestinians protesting transfer of Israel embassy to Jerusalem

Various multi-sectoral groups condemned the massacre of 58 protesting Palestinians by Israeli forces during the opening of a US embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, the deadliest day since the end of the 2014 Gaza conflict.

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Read more about the article De Lima scoffs jetski, send-off
Special Assistant to the President Sec. Christopher "Bong" Go and presidential son Sebastian Duterte make their preparations before ride jet skis as they take a tour around the Casiguran Sound during the Philippine Rise commemoration on May 15, 2018. (Malacañang photo)

De Lima scoffs jetski, send-off

The visit of President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 15 in Casiguran, Aurora for the send-off of 50 Filipino scientists who will conduct scientific studies at the Philippine Rise and the subsequent jet skiing performed by his son Sebastian “Baste” Duterte and Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher “Bong” Go were nothing but political exploits.

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