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DOLE reinforces implementation of Alien Employment Permit issuance procedure

MANILA, Sept. 10 (PIA) — The Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE) reinforces the implementation of Alien Employment Permit (AEP) and reminded foreign nationals who intend to engage in gainful employment in the Philippines to abide its rules. This after Labor & Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz released Department Order No. 146-15, Series 2015, otherwise known as the “Revised Rules for the Issuance of Employment Permits to Foreign Nationals.” The labor and employment chief emphasized that […]

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Angelina Jolie addresses House of Lords committee

SEPTEMBER 10 (Reuters) — Actress and UN special envoy for refugees Angelina Jolie joined the former British Foreign Secretary William Hague in the House of Lords in London on Tuesday (September 8). They gave evidence to a parliamentary ad hoc Committee who were charged with considering the UK’s policy and practice of preventing sexual violence in conflict. The Committee took evidence from Hague, Jolie Pitt and Baroness Helic as part of an initiative Hague described as […]

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Know what you ought to know about rights.

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 10) – “Ikaw ay may karapatang manahimik. Ang iyong mga sasabihin ay maaaring gamitin bilang patunay laban sa iyo sa korte. Ikaw ay may karapatang kumuha ng isang abogado. Kung ikaw ay hindi makakuha ng abogado ay ang korte ang magtatakda para sa iyo.” “You have the rights to remain silent. The things you will say may be used as evidence against you in court. You have the right to obtain a […]

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Apple announces iPad Pro, with 12.9 inch screen

SEPTEMBER 10 (Reuters) — Apple Inc. on Wednesday (September 9) announced a bigger iPad with a new keyboard and stylus aimed at business customers. Chief Executive Tim Cook promised a day of “monster” news on Wednesday, but shares of the company remained nearly flat as executives showed off the iPad, which will be priced starting at $799. After various announcements about the Apple Watch, he rolled out the “iPad Pro” with a 12.9 inch screen […]

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MRT Bus

QUEZON City (September 9) – The MRT bus has been approved last July 27  and  has started its day-to-day operations, Monday to Friday, starting 6:00 o’clock till 9:00 o’clock in the morning, with four different routes. The MRT Bus is an alternative method or mode of public transportation offered by the MRT to its passengers to lessen the number of commuters which is the cause of the infamously long lines in the MRT. But many people are reluctant […]

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APEC members agree on renewed agenda for structural reform in next five years

(CEBU CITY, Cebu) Senior officials of member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) set forth this week the Renewed APEC Agenda for Structural Reform (RAASR) 2016-2020 to meet the needs and priorities of the economic bloc in the next five years and beyond. “We invite leaders of APEC economies leaders to jointly pledge to undertake robust, comprehensive and ambitious structural reforms to reduce inequality and stimulate growth in their economies,” APEC senior officials said […]

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U.S. and South Korea conduct joint biological defense exercise

  (Reuters) — The United States and South Korea on Wednesday (September 9) conducted a joint biological defense exercise, called “Able Response 15”, in a bid to improve their capabilities to deter possible biological attacks. The exercise is aimed at checking the combined response system and to enhance alliance between the two armies, the South Korean defence ministry said. “The purpose of today’s FTX (Field Training Exercise) is to enhance R.O.K (Republic of Korea) – […]

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“WHAT’S THAT SOUND?”

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 9) – “Music is life” that’s what they say. Almost all of what with do is connected to sounds. Anything we do creates sounds. That’s why the term “Music” was invented. Not only was the term invented but almost simultaneously, different instruments for making sound were also developed. Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Generally, a song is considered the smallest stand alone work of music, especially when […]

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Queen Elizabeth becomes Britain’s longest-ruling monarch on Sept 9

(Reuters) — After 63 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth becomes Britain’s longest-ruling monarch on September 9 but there is little prospect of her stepping aside, as other ageing European crowned heads have done, in favour of her son, Charles. Those close to Elizabeth – who on September 9 takes the long-service record from her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria – say the 89-year-old has no intention of succumbing to the European fashion for abdication. That means […]

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Katy Perry and celebrity designer Jeremy Scott cement friendship in unlikely place

SEPTEMBER 9 (Reuters) — Pop star Katy Perry and her designer best friend Jeremy Scott put their hand prints in cement in front of the famous TCL Chinese Theater on Tuesday (September 8), taking part in a time honored tradition usually reserved for the likes of screen legends like John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe and Arnold Schwarzenegger. According to theater officials it is the first time that the hand and footprint ceremony is “paying homage to […]

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Hi-5 Campaign ng DOH sa Tarlac mas pinaigting

Puspusang isinusulong ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Tarlac ang programa ng Department of Health o DOH, na tinawag na High Impact-5, na ang layunin ay maturuan at mapangalagaan ang mga kalusugan ng bawat mamamayang Tarlaqueno. Ang nasabing programang ito ng DOH ay walang sawang pinangungunahan ng mga health workers sa naturang lalawigan, kaagapay sina Governor Victor Yap at Congresswoman Susan Yap. Nakapaloob sa high impact 5 ng doh ay mga programang serbisyo sa mamamayan tulad ng […]

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Mga pulis sa Aurora nagturo ng Values subject sa mga estudyante

AURORA, Setyembre 9 (Agila Probinsya) — Sinimulan na ang kauna unahang programa ng kapulisan sa Aurora ukol sa pagbabahagi ng values at information campaign sa mga mag-aaral sa sekondarya. Isasagawa ng Dipaculao-Philippine National Police (PNP) ang nabanggit na pulis project lingo-linggo para sa mga estudyanteng nasa ikatlong taon ng sekondarya sa Mucdol National High School. Ayon kay Police Superintendent Ferdinand Usita, hepe ng Dipaculao PNP, makatutulong ang naturang programa ng pulis na iiwas ang mga […]

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