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Two companies bag billions worth of contracts from the Department of Public Works and Highways both behind the petition to put the long-awaited P85 wage hike in Metro Manila on hold.
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Two companies bag billions worth of contracts from the Department of Public Works and Highways both behind the petition to put the long-awaited P85 wage hike in Metro Manila on hold.
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![Hindi Ito Marites: Provisional [Mis]Understanding on Ayungin Shoal](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x7PAw9q1ncg/mqdefault.jpg "Hindi Ito Marites: Provisional [Mis]Understanding on Ayungin Shoal
A recent violent encounter between Chinese and Filipino servicemen at Ayungin Shoal has surfaced what appears to be misunderstandings surrounding a Provisional Understanding that was meant to prevent exactly the kind of misencounter that happened on the water in July 2026. Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug has the story.
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