In a statement, Dizon said continuity is “key” to completing transport projects that will benefit the public. “Kailangan habang pinapasa ang baton, imbes na bumabagal, kailangan pang pinapabilis.

The law — which isn’t retroactive and took effect Jan. 1 — is not without its critics. It leaves out many types of health care workers and doesn’t limit the geographic scope of noncompetes.

MEDIA Prima Bhd’s revamp of NTV7 into education channel “DidikTV” has been structured for one year with the option to make it permanent, said sources close to the matter. The Ministry of Education ...