Fifty peso wage hike in Metro Manila dismissed as grossly inadequate
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Fifty peso wage hike in Metro Manila dismissed as grossly inadequate

MANILA (LiCAS News): The Church People–Workers Solidarity [CWS] labour rights group dismissed a recent 50…

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Online gambling policy ‘theater of the absurd’, cardinal says
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Online gambling policy ‘theater of the absurd’, cardinal says

MANILA (LiCAS News): “We are doomed — unless we wake up,” Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David…

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Philippine Church leaders and activists slam delayed Duterte impeachment
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Philippine Church leaders and activists slam delayed Duterte impeachment

MANILA (UCAN): Responding to the Philippine Senate’s failure to pass the motion with articles required…

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Activists decry use of plastics in Philippine road construction initiative
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Activists decry use of plastics in Philippine road construction initiative

MANILA (LiCAS): “We shouldn’t depend on false solutions,” said Marian Ledesma, Zero Waste Campaigner for…

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Irregularities, violence, rigging in Philippine midterm polls slammed
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Irregularities, violence, rigging in Philippine midterm polls slammed

MANILA (SE): “The people have spoken, but it was not a perfect discourse. Money tainted…

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