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The Quebec government has reached tentative agreements on working conditions with all the unions that are part of a labour alliance called the common front. Negotiations around salaries and benefits are still ongoing. Negotiations around salaries continue The Quebec government has reached tentative agreements on working conditions with all the …

ILOILO CITY – The Alliance for Peace, Environment, and Sustainability (APES-Metro Iloilo) and Sentrong Alyansa ng mga Mamamayan para sa Bayan (Sambayanan-Panay) called for peace as the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) celebrated its 55th founding anniversary on Tuesday, December 26. FORMER communist rebels hold a rally in Iloilo …

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has recorded 15,679fire incidents in the country from Jan. 1 to Dec. 26 this year, which represented a 20.7-percent increase compared to the 12,000 fire incidents in the same period in 2022. In a news briefing on Tuesday, Dec. 26, BFP Spokesperson Supt. Analee …

(PCSO) Lotto players have the chance to win an estimated P545 million in the Ultra Lotto 6/58 draw on Tuesday evening, Dec. 26, said the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). The jackpot estimate increased to P545 million after there was no grand prize winner in the Dec. 24 draw with …

A man involved in manufacturing illegal firecrackers was arrested by the police in Bocaue, Bulacan on Sunday, Dec. 24. Based on the report submitted to Bulacan Police Director Col. Relly B. Arnedo, a 38-year-old man from Sitio Bihonan, Barangay Biñang 1st, Bocaue, Bulacan was arrested in the act of making …

(Photo from Pixabay) Christmas celebrations resulted in 16 new cases of fireworks-related injuries in the country, bringing the total number of cases this holiday season to 28, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Dec. 25. The injured individuals ranged in age from six to 35, based on DOH’s …

ILOILO CITY – An Ati Indigenous Peoples (IPs) tribe here received Christmas gifts from this city’s sole power distributor MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) of the Razon Group. “We chose the Aeta tribe because there are many children who really need help. This year and the coming years, …

CEBU CITY – An 18-year-old man spent Christmas in jail after he was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay San Nicolas here on Christmas Eve. Police said at least two kilos of suspected shabu with an estimated value of P13.6 million was seized from Angelo Flores. TWO kilos of …

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been tracked down to a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle, his spokesperson said Monday after supporters lost touch with him for more than two weeks. Lawyer for jailed Russian opposition politician saw him Monday and he's 'all right,' spokesperson says Jailed …

A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel hands out food and gift to a young girl during a gift-giving activity and feeding program in Brgy. Caminawit, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro on Dec. 24, 2023. (Photo by PCG) Amid the festivities happening around, Christmas is a reminder that, at least for the …