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Volume VIII, No. 214
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
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Solon urges DepEd: Probe collapse of covered court Since
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By DIVINA M. SUSON, Correspondent with ROSE MONDEJAR, Contributor
SECOND district Rep. Juliette Uy of Misamis Oriental yesterday appealed to the education department and other concerned government agencies to conduct an immediate investigation for the collapse of multi-purpose covered court in Naawan town. “I appeal to Education Secretary Leonor “Liling” Magtolis Briones and Public Works Secretary Mark Villar, and Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año to (please) order an investigation into the collapse of an alleged substandard covered See PROBE, page 11
Rep. Juliette Uy
MILF, MNLF appeal for free, credible poll in Lanao Norte By DIVINA M. SUSON, Correspondent
CAGAYAN de Oro City--After the twoday Reflective Listening Forum that started January 1, the 32 representatives of the mujahideens of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MNLF) have come up with an appeal for a free and credible Bangsamoro plebiscite in Lanao del Norte on February 6. In a media forum facilitated by a civil society organization Pakigdait,
Inc., held in Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, Atty. Salahoden Benhamza, legal counsel of MILF North Western Mindanao Front, read the statement, on Friday (February 1), they have crafted which have made them “reminisced the sacrifices of their forebears in waging the struggle of Moro’s self-determination.” “We also affirmed our ever-burning desire for peace to take root in our land,” Benhamza read. The MILF and MNLF commanders, See FREE, page 11
‘No work, no pay’ applies on Chinese New Year: Labor dept THE “no work, no pay” policy will apply on today (February 5), which was declared a special non-working day, as the country celebrates Chinese New Year. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), in Labor Advisory No. 15, series of 2018 released pay rules in observance of the annual event. “If the employee does not report for work, the ‘no work, no pay’ principle shall apply unless there is a favorable company policy, practice or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) granting payment on a special day,” it said. On the other hand, those who will report to work on Tuesday are entitled to receive an additional 30 percent of the worker’s daily pay. “The pay rules for these holidays provide that for work done on these days, an employee shall be paid an Dragon dance performers from Kong Hua School pose with Lim Ket Kai Luxe Hotel General Manager Jerome de la additional 30 percent of his/her basic wage on the first Fuente (seated, left) and Marketing Officer Mylene Sison during the pre-Chinese New Year celebration at said hotel on Sunday, Feb. 3. Photo by Gerry Lee Gorit
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