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‘High time’ to hike minimum wage in private sector – Legarda
February 19, 2024, 6:29 pm
MANILA – Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Monday said workers in the private sector deserve the proposed PHP100 minimum wage increase as the last legislated national wage hike was 35 years ago. Legarda said the last legislated national wage hike in the country was in 1989 through… Read More
Senate panel issues subpoena vs. Quiboloy over alleged abuses
February 19, 2024, 6:29 pm Updated on February 19, 2024, 7:49 pm
MANILA – The Senate's Office of Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) is now set to serve the subpoena issued by the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) Leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. With this, Senate Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa… Read More
GSIS to boost alternative investments as revenue soars in 2023
February 19, 2024, 6:22 pm
MANILA – The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is committed to further increase its revenue by investing on private equity (PE) and real estate. This, after the state pension fund announced to have generated a 33 percent increase in revenues last year to PHP311.3 billion from PHP234.9… Read More
Legazpi City joins UNESCO 'learning cities'
February 19, 2024, 6:04 pm
MANILA – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has chosen Legazpi City in Albay province as one of the newest members of its Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). In a statement on Monday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the city was… Read More
OPAPA, SM ink pact to address hunger among Filipino learners
February 19, 2024, 6:02 pm
MANILA – The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Poverty Alleviation (OPAPA) is poised to help address the hunger and malnutrition among young learners after signing an agreement with SM Foundation. During the signing ceremony in Pasay City on Monday, Presidential Adviser on Poverty… Read More
DA-NFRDI upholds continuous research for Filipino fishers
February 19, 2024, 5:28 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture-National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI) has reiterated its commitment to continue research to benefit Filipino fishers. During its 5th anniversary celebration on Monday, NFRDI Executive Director Lilian Garcia urged the body to keep… Read More
PH Air Force gets another C-130 aircraft from US
February 19, 2024, 5:09 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) received another Lockheed C-130H "Hercules" cargo transport aircraft from the United States. In a statement Monday, PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo said the aircraft landed at the Clark Air Base, Mabalacat City, Pampanga on Feb. 16. "The… Read More
DOJ partners with private firms on healthcare access for women PDLs
February 19, 2024, 5:07 pm
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday forged a partnership with private firms to upgrade the health and wellness of female persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). In a statement, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said the DOJ and the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW)… Read More
DOH cautions public anew vs. online fake endorsements
February 19, 2024, 4:46 pm Updated on February 20, 2024, 2:21 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health on Monday warned the public anew against online advertisements of commercial products, including milk and other supplements, claiming to be endorsed by the department. In a statement, the agency reiterated that the endorsements are “fake, misleading, and… Read More
DA, IRRI to scale up research, boost rice production in PH
February 19, 2024, 3:51 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Monday it will scale up its research and boost rice production following the signing of an agreement with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). “This agreement with IRRI will help DA realize its vision of a food-secured,… Read More
C. Visayas employers, 'kasambahays' urged to join wage, work survey
February 19, 2024, 3:49 pm
MANILA – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Region 7 (Central Visayas) urged employers and household workers (kasambahay) to participate in a survey aimed at determining current working conditions and salaries. In a social media post Monday, the Board noted that the… Read More
Fuel surcharge increases to Level 6 in March
February 19, 2024, 3:47 pm
MANILA – Fuel surcharge, extra fees that airlines may collect in addition to the base airfare, will increase for the first time this year to Level 6 for March from the current Level 5. The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) previously downgraded the fuel surcharge by one notch for February and… Read More
PNP: 8.5K cops to secure People Power anniversary commemoration
February 19, 2024, 2:14 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) will deploy 8,500 cops to secure activities for the 38th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Feb. 25. “We are looking at the rallies one in Cebu and the other rallies will be in Manila. In Cebu, we intend to deploy more or less 2,500… Read More
'Peace center' to rise in Baguio City
February 19, 2024, 2:03 pm
MANILA – The first-ever "Peace Center'' in Northern Luzon will soon rise in Baguio City, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) said on Monday. OPAPRU chief Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. and Mayor Benjamin Magalong led the groundbreaking rites and… Read More
DA wants to regain global top spot for seaweed exportation
February 19, 2024, 1:44 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday underscored the need to boost the production and exportation of the local seaweed. In a news release, DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the country has the potential to regain its global top spot in terms of seaweed exportation, just… Read More
PH Navy gunboat aids rescue of fisherfolk from capsized boat off Sulu
February 19, 2024, 12:47 pm
MANILA – A Philippine Navy (PN) gunboat, the BRP Jose Loor Sr. (PC-390), helped the Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier, M/V Navios Lumen, in rescuing six passengers and crew of a sunken motor banca off Pangutaran Island, Sulu on Feb. 17. The PN, in a statement Monday, said the M/B Lorena was… Read More
PNP: No 'chop chop' syndicate operating in NCR
February 19, 2024, 11:53 am
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday belied the existence of an alleged "chop-chop" syndicate targeting motorists in certain areas in the National Capital Region. “This misinformation has been circulating since 2017, and there have been no reported incidents to date that… Read More
14 more Filipinos leave Gaza
February 19, 2024, 11:41 am
MANILA – Fourteen more Filipinos have evacuated from the Gaza Strip to Cairo in Egypt through the Rafah border, the Philippine Embassy in Egypt said Sunday. The embassy reported that the Filipinos, along with two Palestinians, crossed the border on Feb. 17. “This latest batch of repatriates is… Read More
Teodoro assures PBBM: Task Force, LGUs mobilizing for El Niño efforts
February 19, 2024, 9:12 am
MANILA – National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. is assuring President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that Task Force El Niño and local disaster risk reduction and management councils (DRRMCs) are actively working to mitigate the impact of the weather phenomenon. During the second task force… Read More
Fair weather, isolated rain showers to prevail across PH Monday
February 19, 2024, 8:18 am
MANILA – Fair weather with isolated rain showers caused by the easterlies and localized thunderstorms will prevail across the archipelago on Monday, the weather bureau said. "Generally fair weather will prevail over a huge part of the country, although rain showers are likely in the afternoon… Read More
