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Read more about the article Davao Vice Mayor Al-ag slams NCIP for delay in confirmation of IPMR
Davao City Vice Mayor Bernard Al-ag in a press conference on Tuesday, May 29. He urged the National Ccommission on Indigenous People Region 11 to act immediately and resolve the validation of the selected Davao City IP mandatory representative. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Davao Vice Mayor Al-ag slams NCIP for delay in confirmation of IPMR

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).

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Read more about the article DOLE releases list of companies engaged in labor only contracting
Workers under various labor groups hold their placards bearing calls to stop contractualization during the unified protest on Tuesday morning. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

DOLE releases list of companies engaged in labor only contracting

The Labor chief released the top 20 non-compliant companies who are suspected of engaging in contractualization.

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Read more about the article Captured NPA leader transferred to Davao City to face charges
New People's Army leader Elizalde Cañete alias Jinggoy at the Davao City Police Office (Photo from DCPO Police Community Relation Branch's Facebook page)

Captured NPA leader transferred to Davao City to face charges

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.

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Read more about the article After much hesitation, Duterte certifies BBL as urgent
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shakes hands with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Implementing Panel Chair Mohagher Iqbal after receiving a draft of the new proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) during the turnover ceremony at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on July 17, 2017. Also in the photo are (from left) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. (KARL NORMAN ALONZO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

After much hesitation, Duterte certifies BBL as urgent

After contradicting statements, President Rodrigo finally certified the landmark Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) as urgent on Tuesday afternoon.

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Read more about the article Makabayan solons propose P750 national minimum daily wage for workers
SMILING WORKER. A worker manages to smile and puff a smoke during a break in a construction along Magallanes Street. (Ace Morandante/ davaotoday.com)

Makabayan solons propose P750 national minimum daily wage for workers

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.”

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