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
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Candidates for various government positions were called to "practice patriotism" during this election period by collecting withholding taxes from their suppliers of campaign materials.... Read full article
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) received major awards during the 2022 National Women’s Month culmination activity held at the regional police headquarters here Monday.... 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