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Despite his many tasks, Binay happy with budget

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MANILA, Philippines?Vice President Jejomar Binay has other titles like housing czar and Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Concerns but he does not receive additional appropriations from the government for those extra tasks, according to his staff. Worse, the Department of Budget and Management even slashed his budget for 2011. Next year, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) would have only P185.1 million… Read More

Labour groups ask Aquino to stop firing of airline staff

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Manila: An alliance of 16 labour groups have urged President Benigno Aquino to call for the reversal of a ruling of the labour department allowing the Philippine Airlines (PAL), the national carrier, to dismiss 2,600 workers. The labour groups included the militant May One Movement (KMU), the Workers Party (PM), and the moderate… Read More

Congress to settle P19.2B debt to PhilHealth

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MANILA, Philippines—Congress is prepared to settle the national government’s estimated P19.2-billion in arrears to the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth), Cebu Representative Eduardo Gullas said in a statement e-mailed to media outfits Sunday. “Government should set a positive example for everybody, especially private entities that are obliged to protect their workers by dutifully paying and remitting their mandatory… Read More