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Solon vows to impede passage of PPP bill

Solon vows to impede passage of PPP bill

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Feb 02, 2016

A party list lawmaker is fighting tooth and nail to impede a passage of a bill institutionalizing the government’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, saying the measure would give more freedom for concessionaires to charge consumers of higher toll rates.

Group: fare rollback should stop at P7

Group: fare rollback should stop at P7

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Jan 24, 2016

Workers called for compassion for public utility jeep drivers in the country saying rollback on jeepney fares should not be lower than P7 even as global oil prices are decreasing.

Migrant group warns mass retrenchment of OFWs

Migrant group warns mass retrenchment of OFWs

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Jan 23, 2016

Filipino migrants group, Migrante International warned of a looming mass retrenchment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East and urged the Philippine government to prepare measures that will mitigate the impact on affected OFWs.