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Flor Cruz: Chinese wind power firm wants to invest in PHL | Malou Talosig-BartolomeA BIG Chinese wind power company is interested in investing in the Philippines, Jaime FlorCruz, the new Philippine Ambassador to Beijing said. FlorCruz said he recently met the chief executive officer of Dajin Heavy Industry, the world’s largest maker of wind turbine towers and structural products for offshore wind power projects.…
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Global labor reps urged PHL: Haltred-tagging of workers’ unions | Samuel MedenillaLABOR representatives from Norway, United States and Indonesia called on the government to stop the “red-tagging” of trade unions during the session of the Commission on Application of Standards (CAS) of the International Labor Organization (ILO) on Saturday. The Philippines was among the countries tackled by the CAS due to…
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TUCP concerned PHL fails in producing quality jobs | Samuel P. MedenillaTHE country is still not producing enough “quality” jobs despite the lifting of restrictions on economic activities, which were imposed during the pandemic, according to the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP). The country’s largest labor group is now pushing for the government to come out with “pro-labor policies”…
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Canada visa-free portal crashes after PHL included in program | Malou Talosig-BartolomeTHE portal for tourists coming to Canada without visas crashed a few days after the Philippines was included among countries extended visa-free privileges. The online service for Canada’s Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) experienced “intermittent” connection, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said on June 9. Then the following day,…
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Sen. Imee to Sec. Gibo: Check US request for PHL asylum for Afghanistan refugees | Butch FernandezSENATOR Maria Imelda Josefa Remedios “Imee” R. Marcos has urged newly-appointed Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. and National Security Adviser Eduardo M. Año to shed light on a request by the United States to grant some Afghans special immigrant status in the Philippines. Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee…
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