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[Summary] => In a rare show of unity, the country’s biggest business and labor organizations have jointly issued an open letter to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., urging his administration to take decisive action against what they described as “the largest and most brazen corruption scandal in our nation’s history.”
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[Title] => Employers, exporters ready to work with new administration
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