MANILA – Higher honoraria and additional allowances shall be given to teachers who will serve as poll workers in the May 9 national and local polls, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – The chairperson of the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday urged the government to expedite the promised relief, including the targeted cash subsidies of PHP500 for low-income families, to help them cope with rising prices of goods a... Read full article
MANILA – Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday suggested closing some shopping malls and other establishments that consume a sizeable amount of electricity to ensure enough power during the May 9 elections.... Read full article
MANILA – There are 20 wage hike petitions filed in 10 regions of the country, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported on Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) second 97-meter multi-role response vessel (MRRV) has completed its first sea trial off Shimonoseki in Yokohama, Japan.... Read full article
MANILA – The Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by a former Nueva Ecija lawmaker who challenged the Office of the Ombudsman’s findings to indict him in connection with Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) irregularities in 2007.... Read full article
MANILA – As part of efforts to advance its human rights advocacy, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a non-government organization (NGO) advocating human rights protection.... Read full article
MANILA – Close to 24,000 communist rebels who surrendered to the government are overwhelming proof of the success of the "whole-of-nation approach" being implemented under President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order No. 70 that created the National T... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of National Defense (DND) is now looking for new proponents for the Philippine Navy's (PN) procurement of six offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) due to pricing issues with Australian shipbuilder Austal.... Read full article
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