Patty Pasion
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Women victims tell SC of Martial Law torture
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno puts the spotlight on the Human Rights Victims Reparations Act during the oral arguments on a hero's burial for dictator Ferdinand Marcos → Read More
Post-Marcos burial rage: Rallies to go on until Nov 30
(4th UPDATE) Rally organizers call for anti-Marcos mobilizations to continue as well in key cities across the country → Read More
Anti-Marcos groups prepare for November 25 grand rally
'Carmma is pushing to broaden the front because we think that the issue is shared by many sectors institutions,' says anti-Marcos group spokesperson Bonifacio Ilagan → Read More
Robredo: Espinosa's death puts police integrity into question
'Given the peculiar context, this killing raises a lot of questions on the official accounts of CIDG,' says the Vice President → Read More
Duterte signs order on Freedom of Information
(4th UPDATE) President Rodrigo Duterte signs an executive order mandating full public disclosure of all offices under the executive branch → Read More
Malacañang eyes online portal to process FOI requests
The Presidential Communications Office will also train agencies to prepare them for the full implementation of the executive order on Freedom of Information → Read More
Luneta protesters to Duterte: End alliance with Marcos family
(UPDATED) Thousands troop to Luneta despite the rains to denounce the hero's burial that President Rodrigo Duterte accorded dictator Ferdinand Marcos – a campaign promise he made to the Marcos family → Read More
Is Estelito Mendoza joining Marcos' legal team for his election case?
The solicitor general of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos appears during the Supreme Court's preliminary conference for Bongbong Marcos' electoral protest → Read More
Martial Law victims ask SC to stop Marcos hero's burial
The Supreme Court petition comes a day after Malacañang's announcement of its firm stand on the matter, as well as a protest rally in Luneta → Read More
SC orals on Marcos burial: Issues and answers
On Wednesday morning, August 31, the Supreme Court hears arguments on the petitions filed by Martial Law victims to stop the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani → Read More
Ahead of SC decision, Martial Law victims 'pray for 8' votes
'A vote of 8 will mean Marcos shall not be recognized a hero. Less than 8, or even a 7-7 tie will mean it is a go,' say the Martial Law victims → Read More
PH to be test country for ILO's fair recruitment project
The United Nations' labor agency selects the Philippines as a pilot country for its program on establishing a model against illegal recruitment → Read More
Bello looks into alleged corruption in POEA
Labor Undersecretary Dominador Say says a division in POEA has fixers who extort money from OFWs who want government permission to be hired directly → Read More
DOLE urged to lift suspension of OFW deployment to Qatar
The suspension order is 'premature' as the government has not completed a formal assessment of the situation in Qatar, says ACTS-OFW Representative Aniceto Bertiz III → Read More
Philippines lifts moratorium on OFW deployment to Qatar
Philippine labor attaché David Dicang says the situation in Qatar has normalized → Read More
DOLE’s OFW ID to replace employment certificate, passport
The ID for OFWs is set to be launched this July 12 → Read More
100,000 jobs for Filipinos to be available in Japan – DOLE
Among the possible jobs to be opened in Japan are for nurses, engineers, and architects → Read More
DOLE suspends issuance of OECs for Filipino workers
(UPDATED) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III says the suspension from November 13 to December 1 is due to reports of illegal recruitment and corruption in the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration → Read More
Ex-aide: Checks for De Lima encashed in Parañaque bank
(UPDATED) Herbert Colanggo's talent manager Reynante Diaz and former Bureau of Corrections chief Rafael Ragos also say they gave money to Ronnie Dayan → Read More
More than half of PH businesses employ agency-hired workers – PSA
54% of the estimated 31,277 establishments with at least 20 workers have employees hired through manning agencies, says the Philippine Statistics Authority → Read More