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Centrist Party on track in the Federal-Parliamentary advocacy
Thursday, 11 August 2016 17:46 Written by
“The CDP must come first in policy debates and must have a clear position as a political party.”Prof. Malou Tiquia of Publicus Asia graces as a guest speaker on Political Messaging to active members of the Centrist Democratic Party of…
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Bello issues labor advisory prohibiting labor-only contracting
Wednesday, 10 August 2016 15:44 Written by Philippine Information Agency
MANILA, Aug. 10 - Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III recently issued a labor advisory prohibiting labor-only contracting and ensuring strict implementation and enforcement of workers’ right to security of tenure. “Labor-only contracting is prohibited. This means that…
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Congress may vote separately in con-ass
Tuesday, 09 August 2016 16:07 Written by Joyce Ilas, CNN Philippines
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Congressional leaders on Tuesday met to talk about how the two chambers would vote in amending the Constitution.Congress, sitting as a constituent assembly (con-ass), may propose amendments by a three-fourths vote of all its members.
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‘Number of con-con delegates can be reduced’
Monday, 08 August 2016 12:15 Written by Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star)
MANILA, Philippines – President Duterte can do away with the multibillion-peso cost of holding a constitutional convention (con-con) if the number of delegates is reduced to 80 or even 18, according to Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman.
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Finland is about to start using crowdsourcing to create new laws
Tuesday, 02 August 2016 18:09 Written by David Meyer / GIGAOM
(This article was originally published in year 2012) Who makes laws? In most of the democratic world, that’s the sole preserve of elected governments. But in Finland, technology is about to make democracy significantly more direct.Earlier this year, the Finnish…
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UN body condemns ‘illegal’ killings of PH drug suspects
Thursday, 04 August 2016 12:50 Written by Aries Joseph Hegina / Inquirer
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said that it is “greatly concerned” on the rise in killings of suspected drug users and dealers in the Philippines.In a statement, UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov said that he shares…
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Con-ass can be used by self-serving politicians
Thursday, 04 August 2016 12:26 Written by Nestor P. Burgos Jr. / INQUIRER
ILOILO CITY — An official of the Catholic Church in Iloilo is opposing a move led by President Duterte to amend the Constitution through a Constituent Assembly (Con-ass).“A Con-ass is dangerous because this could be exploited by politicians for their…
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House bill seeks to ban balik-pwesto for senators
Wednesday, 03 August 2016 12:45 Written by Jess Diaz / Philstar
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman wants senators who ran but lost either in the presidential or vice presidential race to be prohibited from returning to their posts in the Senate.“The practice of balik-puwesto of senators will soon come to an end,”…
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