5,000 Central Luzon workers displaced
By Ding Cervantes | January 28, 2009 - 12:00am
SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Labor and Employment here said the worldwide economic crisis has already displaced some 5,000 workers in Central Luzon since November, but the local call center industry...
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Residents oppose 400% Paranaque tax hike
By Michael Punongbayan | November 28, 2008 - 12:00am
Residents of BF Homes Parañaque, the biggest residential village in the city, expressed strong opposition yesterday to the city council’s plan to increase real property tax (RPT) rates by as much as...
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DOLE clears Hanjin of health, safety violations
By Mayen Jaymalin | September 4, 2008 - 12:00am
Despite work-related deaths in its shipyard at the Subic Bay Freeport, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has virtually cleared the Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Phils. Inc....
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Las Piñas steps in to help resolve BF dispute
By Rhodina Villanueva | February 6, 2007 - 12:00am
Motorists may pass through the Las Piñas gates of BF Homes as long as they have so-called "friendship stickers" issued by the Las Piñas city government. "These friendship stickers...
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Seal of approval for P’que products
By Rhodina Villanueva | March 3, 2006 - 12:00am
Products manufactured in Parañaque can now be distinguished from those made in other cities after the city government bared its plan of having goods stamped with a seal of approval. Nelson Lacambra, spokesperson...
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Parañaque gov’t improves security at BF Homes
By Rhodina Villanueva | February 25, 2006 - 12:00am
The Parañaque City government is now putting in place security measures that would ensure the safety of residents to prevent incidents like the recent carjacking attempt that claimed the life of a 19-year-old...
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Parañaque gov’t to issue own BF stickers in April
By Rhodina Villanueva | February 8, 2006 - 12:00am
The Parañaque City government will start issuing stickers to motorists passing through the gates of city’s BF Homes Subdivision on April 1. Nelson Lacambra, spokesman of Parañaque Mayor Florencio...
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Parañaque plans to charge motorists for BF stickers
By Rhodina Villanueva | January 14, 2006 - 12:00am
The Parañaque City government has announced plans to charge motorists for stickers that will allow them to use roads within BF Homes Subdivision. Nelson Lacambra, spokesman of Parañaque Mayor Florencio...
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Taps go dry in Parañaque village
December 4, 2005 - 12:00am
Residents of BF Homes Subdivision in Parañaque City now depend on delivery trucks to provide them with water after pumps stopped working and deep wells in the area dried up. Electricity was cut off to...
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Taps go dry in Parañaque village
December 4, 2005 - 12:00am
Residents of BF Homes Subdivision in Parañaque City now depend on delivery trucks to provide them with water after pumps stopped working and deep wells in the area dried up. Electricity was cut off to...
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