by Raymund Catindig (The Philippine Star), Sept 7, 2019 TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Philippines — A 20-year-old electrician remained under observation in a hospital yesterday after he was electrocuted in Caoayan, Ilocos Sur on Wednesday.

by Artemio Dumlao (The Philippine Star), Sept 7, 2019 BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — A beautician in this city has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison and ordered to pay a fine of P1 million for selling women for sex.

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), Sept 7, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The government will give away free fries, discounted museum tickets, marked-down eyeglasses and various other perks to public and private school teachers during this Teachers’ Month amid a continuing clamor for substantial salary increase.

by Louella Desiderio, Rainier Allan Ronda with Rainier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star), Sep 7, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Officials of three online lending firms may face imprisonment and fines for alleged public shaming of borrowers, which is in violation of the Data Privacy Act of 2012, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) said.

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by LAUREN ALIMONDO, Sun Star, Sep 6, 2019 NINE individuals engaged in cybercrime were arrested in Upper Tadiangan, Tuba, Benguet on September 3.

by Consuelo Marquez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sep 6, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — There are over 9.8 million jobless Filipino adults in the second quarter of 2019, recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results revealed on Friday.

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By Madelaine B. Miraflor, Manila Bulletin, Sep 6, 2019 The Philippines now has too much rice — more than what the country needs — as the government “failed to manage” rice importation since the Rice Tariffication Law was passed.

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By Genalyn Kabiling, Manila Bulletin, Sep 5, 2019 The government is prepared to buy all rice grown by local farmers for a reasonable price, President Duterte said on Wednesday.

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By: Pathricia Ann V. Roxa, INQINQUIRER.net, Sept 05, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Initial findings of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) showed that broadcast network GMA violated work safety standards when veteran actor Eddie Garcia figured in a fatal accident during a location shooting for a TV series in June.

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By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan, (PNA), Sept 5, 2019 MANILA — Two Chinese nationals were arrested while six Vietnamese women were rescued in an operation in Makati City, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Thursday.

by Alexis Romero (Philstar.com) – Sept 5, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is looking into a proposal to create a body that would handle child trafficking.

By Ellson Quismorio, Manila Bulletin, Sep 5, 2019 If Construction Workers’ Solidarity (CWS) Party-List Rep. Romeo Momo Sr. is to be believed, then there’s an alarming lack of construction workers in the country that’s slowly but surely being filled by foreigners.

Two farm workers from Masbate City died due to electrocution. They were found inside the compound of R.A. Poultry Farm in Calaca, Batangas. | via Lyka Manalo — Manila Bulletin News (@manilabulletin) September 4, 2019

by Pathricia Ann V. Roxas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sep 4, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) does not have clear data on the number of contractual or non-regular workers in the country as it admits having shortcomings in regularizing workers.

by Daphne Galvez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sep 4, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III admitted on Wednesday that the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) lacks manpower in monitoring all the foreign workers in the country, including those in the Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) industry.

by Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sep 4, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — While recognizing that same-sex couples have a right against discrimination, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed as “premature” a petition that seeks to legalize same-sex marriage, and castigated the petitioners for using the issue to pull a publicity stunt.

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Sep 3, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Families of overseas Filipino workers can now check the condition of their loved ones online as the government starts implementing an online OFW welfare monitoring system (OWMS).

by Jess Diaz, Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) – Sep 3, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A total of P166.5 billion has been allocated for the universal health care (UHC) program for its first year of implementation next year.