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Officers involved in torture, abduction of security guard arraigned

Officers involved in torture, abduction of security guard arraigned

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Feb 24, 2015

The police officers in the abduction, torture and illegal detention of security guard Rolly Panesa will be arraigned Monday at the Municipal Trial Court-Calamba City for charges of less serious physical injuries based on the resolution issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 11, 2014.

BPO workers call for security of tenure after company buy-out

BPO workers call for security of tenure after company buy-out

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Feb 24, 2015

The BPO Industry Employees Network (BIEN) is calling for West Contact Services, Inc. to recognize and uphold the security of tenure of the firm’s 5,000 workers after it sold its shares and contract to Alorica, a call center company with 36 facilities worldwide and is based in Irvine, California.

Mindanao sets Guinness record for most trees planted

Mindanao sets Guinness record for most trees planted

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Feb 23, 2015

The chairperson of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa), Luwalhati Antonino announced Monday that Mindanao has officially set a new Guinness World Record for the most trees planted simultaneously at multiple locations through TreeVolution: Greening MindaNOW.

New finance guidelines for LGUs set

New finance guidelines for LGUs set

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Feb 23, 2015

The SRE, which is installed in the local treasury offices in all provinces, cities and municipalities and maintained by the DOF’s Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF), is the official financial monitoring and reporting system of the DOF for local governments.