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A bill mandating new Filipino doctors to work in the country for one year before they are allowed to seek employment abroad has been filed before the House of Representatives. House Bill No. 6232, the Mandatory Medical Service Bill, was recently filed in a bid to address the shortage of …

The 19th Congress has approved only four of the 42 priority legislative measures of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ahead of its sine die adjournment next week. The House of Representatives already approved 31 of the priority bills, including the four that were also passed by the Upper Chamber. Of the …

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday expressed hope that the House of Representatives will adopt the Senate version of the Maharlika Investment Fund bill, which he said would include more safeguards to avoid possible misuse. While the House passed its version late last year, Zubiri said he hopes the …

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (File photo) MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s advocacy to uphold rules-based international order has earned support from the member states of Group of Seven (G7) and Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), Malacañang said on Friday. The expression of support was relayed to Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil …

INFO CAMPAIGN. Photo shows the frontpage of the Marcos administration’s free newspaper, ‘The Philippine Gazette.’ Malacañang on Thursday launched a free newspaper in a bid to disseminate the latest information on the projects and programs of the Marcos administration. The first issue of “The Philippine Gazette” focused on the administration’s …

PBBM orders agencies to prepare for onslaught of super typhoon Photo shows a personnel of the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office preparing rescue equipment even if the typhoon is not expected to hit the capital directly. Facebook page of President Marcos, Norman Cruz  The government is taking the …

The leaders of the Conservative and Bloc Quebecois parties have both said Trudeau and Johnston are self-declared friends, that their longstanding ties are too close to allow Johnston to judge the prime minister’s actions. But is Johnston in a conflict of interest? Is he biased? Experts say that decision will …

At least one person was killed and 15 wounded in a Russian missile strike on a clinic in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Friday, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, denouncing the attack as a crime against humanity.  At least 1 person was killed, 15 wounded in attack Zelenskyy …

The world’s 20 richest countries are fuelling forced labour and account for over half the estimated 50 million people living in “modern slavery,” according to a report released by a human rights group Wednesday.  Plight of those in forced labour or marriage ‘hidden in plain sight’ around the world, human …

Four federal and provincial privacy authorities in Canada have launched an investigation into OpenAI, the company behind artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT, after receiving a complaint about the company’s disclosure of personal information.  Investigation will examine if OpenAI got ‘valid and meaningful’ information-sharing consent from Canadians. Federal and provincial privacy authorities …