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Plastic ban in Makati

The Makati City government is fully implementing today the ban on the use of plastic, styrofoam and other non-biodegradable materials as packaging for food and other products. At least 200 members of the Plastic Monitoring Task Force (PMTF) are to be deployed today to check on the compliance of at least 17,500 establishments to the Plastic Regulation Order issued by the Mayor in June... 

Haughty husband

Dear Manay Gina, I and my husband are both in our early 30s. We’ve been married for four-and-a-half years. However, for the past two years my life seems to have become one long lecture for every violation imaginable because he has been treating me like a child.  Read More »

Teamwork seminar

The Parañaque City government is calling all owners and managers of small business in the city to be part of an orientation seminar to be conducted that aimed of emphasizing team work between the employer and employees for their business to grow.  Read More »

Anti-smoking ordinance

Manila, Philippines – A more intensified anti-smoking campaign to finally make Parañaque City smoke-free was recommended after a random check on several public, government and private buildings premises has been made recently by Councilor Benjo Bernabe.  Read More »

Nightclub fire

RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – A nightclub fire that killed 231 people is prompting Brazilians to worry that a culture of haphazard regulation and lax accountability stand in the way of achieving the country’s lofty, first-world ambitions.  Read More »

Mock polls next month ­- Comelec

Manila, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is expected to conduct mock polls in certain parts of the country next month. Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento said the purpose of the mock polls is to correct whatever problems that might arise in the May 2013 elections. “We want to see the possible flaws so that we can avoid it in the holding of the regular polls.... 

Central Visayas wage hike confirmed

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) informed yesterday the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) 7 that the P22 increase in minimum wage for Central Visayas workers has been confirmed by the commissioners. Incoming search terms:REGIONAL TRIPARTITE WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY BOARD RB-XII 17 (1) Read More »

Judge okays Brown’s European tour

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – R&B singer Chris Brown was given the go-ahead to carry out his European tour after a Los Angeles judge said that the entertainer was “in compliance” with probation imposed for his 2009 assault on former girlfriend Rihanna.  Read More »

Luisita beneficiaries

HACIENDA LUISITA, Tarlac – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has already released on Wednesday the master list of 5,365 farmers-beneficiaries of the agrarian reform programs in this more than 6,000 hectare hacienda of the Cojuangcos. The masterlist has been released in compliance with the decision of the Supreme Court last year ordering the distribution of the lands to the... 

Better names

Manila, Philippines – Offensive and incomprehensible names of public transport companies will now be a thing of the past as the government ordered their operators to adopt business names that are comprehensible and easy to recall for passengers reporting erring drivers and unsatisfactory service. Incoming search terms:ltfrb memorandum circular no 2012-017 (13) Read More »