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Marcos admin focuses on infra for economic growth

MANILA – Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno shared with the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) the Marcos Jr. administration’s infrastructure development agenda through the National...

Number of working Koreans aged 60 and above hit 5.7M in Feb

SEOUL – The number of working South Koreans aged 60 and above has more than doubled in the past 10 years due to higher living costs amid...

DILG chief: Use barangay assembly to push BIDA anti-drugs program

MANILA – Officials of the country’s 42,046 villages must utilize assemblies to garner support for the government’s anti-drug campaign, according to Department of the Interior and Local...

2 Senate bills set protection for growing freelance industry

MANILA – With the fast-growing market for freelancers, two bills protecting them from abuses and exploitations have been filed in the Senate. Senator Lito Lapid filed Senate...

Voters approve creation of 2 new barangays in Marawi

MANILA – Marawi City, capital of Lanao del Sur in Mindanao, has now two new barangays (villages) following twin plebiscites on Saturday. Based on the Commission on...

Public urged to vaccinate pets, get immediate treatment for bites

MANILA – With the country marking Rabies Awareness Month this March, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Sunday reminded the public to have pets vaccinated and...

Higher electricity lifeline rate pushed for low-income consumers

MANILA – To further cushion the adverse impact of high commodity prices, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is proposing that the government provide an additional subsidy of PHP1 per...

BOC raids yield alleged smuggled products worth P120M in Navotas

MANILA – A series of raids of seven warehouses or cold storage facilities yielded an estimated PHP120 million worth of suspected smuggled frozen poultry and seafood products,...

BGYO marks 2nd anniversary with “Be Us” album showcase at Skydome

Celebrating with ACEs this May 12 BGYO members Gelo, Akira, JL, Mikki, and Nate are getting ready to set the stage on fire for their upcoming...

People with personality disorders are more likely to sign up for psychology studies – here’s why that’s a problem