Marcos picks Erwin Tulfo as DSWD chief

MANILA – President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has named broadcaster Erwin Tulfo as the next secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In a...

PH Covid-19 cases daily average for May 23-29 up by 8.8%

MANILA – The country’s daily average of Covid-19 cases went up to 188 from May 23 to 29, or 8.8 percent higher than the previous week, the...

CSC working on IRR of law on gov’t workers’ night shift pay

MANILA – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is working on the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 11701 granting a night shift differential pay...

Solid waste segregation remains major challenge in PH: DENR chief

MANILA – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Acting Secretary Jim Sampulna said solid waste management remains a major problem for the Philippines mostly due to...

Search and rescue ops for 7 fishermen continue off Palawan

MANILA – Seven Filipino fishers are still missing after a ship collision involving their fishing boat and a cargo vessel occurred in waters off Maracanao Island in...

4 envoys vow to boost diplomatic, trade ties with PH under BBM

MANILA – President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday received ambassadors from Singapore, United Kingdom, France, and European Union during separate courtesy calls at BBM headquarters in...

Over P89-B illegal drugs seized in 6 years: PDEA

PH backs Int’l Labor Conference call for safe, healthy workplaces

MANILA – As the world of work wrestles with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Philippine delegation in the 110th Session of the International Labor Conference...

Election gun ban violators near 3.5K mark

MANILA – With still less than two weeks before the end of the election period, the number of gun ban violators reached 3,447, the Philippine National Police...

PH hospitals prepare for monkeypox outbreak

MANILA – Hospitals in the Philippines are preparing for a possible outbreak of monkeypox in the country. President of the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPI)...