PH determined to comply with EU standards for seafarers

MANILA – The national government will do “everything” to address deficiencies in local seafarer training and education to prevent job losses among Filipino seafarers deployed to work...

PDLs allowed to vote in Dec. 17 Baliwag plebiscite

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has allowed persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to vote in Saturday’s plebiscite for the cityhood of Baliwag town in Bulacan...

Surprise fire, earthquake drills in schools required: DepEd

MANILA – All public schools nationwide must conduct unannounced fire and earthquake drills, according to the Department of Education (DepEd). Based on DepEd Order (DO) 53, signed...

PBBM on proposed Maharlika Fund: ‘Let Congress perfect it first’

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday appealed to critics to give lawmakers a chance to create a “perfect” version of the proposed PHP275-billion Maharlika...

Bacolod mayor vows to support PCUP efforts to address poverty

MANILA – Bacolod mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has vowed to cooperate with the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) to uplift every Filipino family from poverty....

Marcos leaves for Brussel’s 3-day ASEAN-EU summit

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. left for Brussels, Belgium on Sunday night to attend the Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN)-European Union (EU) Commemorative Summit from...

BJMP urges PDL to sign up for 2023 polls

PNP drive vs. ‘guerrilla’ e-sabong ops nets 283 persons

MANILA – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 arrested 283 individuals in the past six days as the regional police have stepped up the campaign against the...

Customs modernization program can address smuggling

MANILA – The Senate Ways and Means Committee will conduct an ocular inspection and walk-through of the Bureau of Custom (BOC) in Port Area, Manila on Monday....

Solon eyes $6K tax-exempt shopping perk for OFWs, balikbayans

MANILA – House of Representatives Minority Leader Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan wants to raise to USD6,000 the aggregate tax-exempt purchase that returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and other...