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[Title] => Owners, contractor of collapsed Angeles building face P11 million in fines, liabilities
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[Title] => Labor, employers clash over P100 wage hike
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[Title] => Filipino jobs among most exposed to GenAI risks in ASEAN
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[Title] => 2.66 million Filipinos jobless in February 2026
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[Title] => Logistics, healthcare lead 7% online hiring growth in February
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[Title] => Do provinces have power to close mining companies?
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