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Asia · Brisbane CitySEN. Bong Go has filed Senate Bill 669, which aims to amend Republic Act 10121, also known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010.A key provision of the measure is to provide tax-exempt hazard pay to disaster response personnel and accredited community disaster volunteers during a declared state of calamity.Go said that the Philippines, being located in the Pacific Ring of Fire and typhoon belt, is one of the most d…See the Story
Bill Seeks Tax-Free Hazard Pay for Disaster Workers, Volunteers
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Queensland, Australia · QueenslandGlencore (LSE:GLEN,OTC Pink:GLCNF) is preparing to shut down its final two Australian copper mines next week, ending more than six decades of upstream operations in Queensland. The closure of the underground Enterprise and X41 mines in Mount Isa comes as uncertainty grows over the future of the adjacent copper smelter, which the company says could also be shut down without urgent government support.The Swiss commodities giant first announced its…See the Story
