Read more about the article Duterte reiterates plan to step down if children are proven involved in graft
President Rodrigo Duterte at Camp Quintin M. Merecido, Catitipan, Buhangin, Davao City. 29 June 2017 (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

Duterte reiterates plan to step down if children are proven involved in graft

President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated his previous statements he will go down from the Presidency if any of his children is proven to have been involved in graft and corruption.

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Read more about the article G?ov’t ready to repatriate OFWs in Guam ?on NoKor’s airstrike threat
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III (davaotoday.com)

G?ov’t ready to repatriate OFWs in Guam ?on NoKor’s airstrike threat

The Department of Labor and Employment said it is ready to repatriate overseas Filipino workers from Guam should conflict arise in the United States territory following the military tension between the US and North Korea.

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Read more about the article One-stop center for OFWs in Davao City now open
The One-Stop Service Center for OFWs is now open at the 5th floor of the Gaisano Mall in Davao City. The center houses 16 government agencies to attend to OFW concerns. The center is open from 10am to 7pm, Tuesday to Saturday. (Photos by Zea C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

One-stop center for OFWs in Davao City now open

The Department of Labor and Employment has opened its 14th one-stop center to cater to the concerns of overseas Filipino workers in a shopping ?mall in Davao City on Friday, Aug. 11.

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Read more about the article Group urges DOLE to support bill granting sitting breaks for women workers
Photo courtesy of Gabriela Women's Party Rep. Emmi De Jesus

Group urges DOLE to support bill granting sitting breaks for women workers

The Gabriela Women’s Party urged Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to support House Bill 1049 which mandates a regular sitting breaks for female employees in manufacturing and services sectors.

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Read more about the article Plot vs. Sison an affront to peace process, HR group says
Prof. Jose Maria Sison, founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (davaotoday.com file photo)

Plot vs. Sison an affront to peace process, HR group says

For the human rights group Karapatan, the plot to assassinate National Democratic Front of the Philippines chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison is an affront to the continuing efforts to bring just and lasting peace in the country.

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