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00:08The Department of Foreign Affairs reminded the Filipinos in Syria
00:12to be careful and follow the actions of the Islamic rebels in the Syrian capital.
00:17According to the Philippine angels,
00:19the Philippine embassy in Damascus is under attack.
00:21According to the media, the rebels announced that they will investigate President Bashar al-Assad
00:26who ended more than 20 years of his rule.
00:29As of now, the situation in Syria is under alert level 4 due to the civil war.
00:33According to the agency, 703 Filipinos are still there as of December 2023.
00:40The DFA called on all parties to avoid violence so that the civilians will not be harmed.
00:49Meanwhile, the Department of Labor and Employment warned the private sector
00:53about the proper pay rules this December 8,
00:56according to the Immaculate Conception of Mary.
00:58According to the dollar, all employees who joined this week
01:01will have a 30% increase in their basic wage in the first 8 hours.
01:06Also, an additional 30% per hour for their overtime.
01:10If the special day is under the rest day,
01:13they should be given an additional 50% from their basic wage.
01:18This is in accordance with the guidelines of Republic Act 10966
01:22which declares the Feast of the Immaculate Conception as a special non-working holiday.
01:29And those are the news for this time.
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01:35I am Joshua Garcia for Pagbansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
