GSIS grants 6-mo loan payment moratorium
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | September 3, 2014 - 12:00am
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)  has declared a six-month moratorium on loan payments for members residing Albay, which was devastated by Typhoon Glenda.
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Qualified universities allowed to reopen programs on 3 courses
By Ghio Ong | June 30, 2014 - 12:00am
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has allowed qualified colleges and universities to reopen undergraduate and graduate programs in business administration (BA), hotel and restaurant management (HRM), and...
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Cutting of coconut trees in Aurora banned
By Ding Cervantes | December 20, 2013 - 12:00am
Starting this month, cutting of coconut trees in this province is not allowed, according to the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA).
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GSIS grants loan payment moratorium to Yolanda victims
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | December 8, 2013 - 12:00am
Members of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda may defer making  loan payments to the state pension fund  for six months without interest and penalties, the...
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SSS declares moratorium on payments for E. Visayas members
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | December 1, 2013 - 12:00am
The Social Security System (SSS) has declared a moratorium on housing and loan payments of members in storm-ravaged Eastern Visayas as part of government’s efforts to help victims recover from the devastation...
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No decline seen in hiring of maids for Singapore
By Mayen Jaymalin | September 5, 2013 - 12:00am
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sees no massive decline in the hiring of Filipino household service workers (HSWs) or housemaids in Singapore despite the deployment moratorium.
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Mandaue helps fish vendors
By Flor Z. Perolina | August 29, 2013 - 12:00am
The Mandaue City council has approved on first reading a draft ordinance which grants a moratorium on payment of stall rentals to fish vendors at the city public market.
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Deployment of household workers to HK starts to drop
By Sheila Crisostomo | March 10, 2013 - 12:00am
The Society of Hong Kong Accredited Recruiters of the Philippines (SHARP) said yesterday that the moratorium it imposed on the deployment of household service workers (HSWs) to the former British colony is now gaining...
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‘No drop in deployment of maids to HK’

‘No drop in deployment of maids to HK’

By Mayen Jaymalin | March 8, 2013 - 12:00am
At least a hundred Filipino domestic helpers are being hired in Hong Kong every day despite the moratorium on the deployment...
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Motorcycles-for-hire Mandaue expected to lose P3.2M on moratorium on mayor's permit
By Flor Z. Perolina | January 12, 2012 - 12:00am
The Mandaue City government may not require motorcycle-for-hire operators to get a mayor’s permit this year.
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