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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to the initial investigation of the Department of Labor and Employment, Kentex Manufacturing made use of an unregistered sub-contractor to provide workers for its warehouse which burned down in the Valenzuela City. This act is a violation of the Labor Code, according to DOLE Secretary Rosalina Baldos, making Kentex liable for the fate suffered by its workers. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Congressman Winston Castelo of Quezon City asked President Aquino to issue an executive order for the conduct of occupational safety investigation of all establishment all over the country to alert everyone and make them comply with the National Building Code. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago proposed a bill criminalizing the violation of building code after the fire in Valenzuela City. The senator added that owners of residential or commercial buildings will be held liable for the death, injury, and damages suffered by anyone due to said safety violations. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Senator Jinggoy Estrada asked the Supreme Court in a twenty-eight-paged petition to not use the inquiry report of the Anti-Money Laundering Council as evidence against him, saying that said report violated his constitutional right against unreasonable searches and seizure. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to survey conducted by the Social Weather Station, one in five Filipinos agree with the framework agreement of the Bangsamoro entity as well as the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Moro National Liberation Front, under the leadership of its chairman, Datu Abul Khayr Alonto, that the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is the only way to achieve peace in Mindanao. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Malacañang is happy with the positive acceptance of the residents of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to President Aquino, he will not surrender until he convinced Senator Grace Poe to join the Liberal Party as one of its candidates for the 2016 elections. He said that he saw in the senator the needed qualities for the continuation of the reforms that he had implemented. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Internal Revenue cleared that they had not filed a tax evasion case against Dionisia Pacquiao, mother of boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, but admitted that there were deficiencies in her tax returns. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – An expert declared that the continued reclamation activities of China will soon become a hazard and a threat to the freedom of navigation. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Many are expecting that United States Secretary of State John Kerry will emphasized the commitment of the United States on the freedom of navigation in the West Philippine Sea as he goes to Beijing to meet with Chinese officials. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MAKATI City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Francis Tolentino led the launch of four new stations of the Pasig River Ferry System which will help alleviate the problematic traffic station in Metro Manila. MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino added that he is encouraging commuters to use the said ferry system as an alternative to the MRT. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
