Regular gov’t personnel to receive year-end bonus Tuesday: DBM

Labor group prods wage boards to act on workers’ pay review

MANILA – A labor group on Monday supported the directive of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Boards...

Azurin seeks eligibility review for aspiring cops from MILF, MNLF

MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Rodlfo Azurin Jr., on Monday said that he will seek a review on the qualifications of the 7,000...

Low fertility rate offers opportunities, challenges

MANILA – The decline in the country’s total fertility rate (TFR) offers both an opportunity and a challenge. For starters, it can be considered a breakthrough...

Marikina waives fees for 2022 shoe bazaar participants

MANILA – Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro on Monday said he is looking at the possibility of perpetually waiving fees for those who will participate in...

Minor in Taguig school bomb threat under social workers’ custody

MANILA – The minor suspect behind the bomb threat at a school in Taguig City is now under the custody of the city’s Social Welfare and...

Ex-PAGCOR official cleared of graft raps

MANILA – The Sandiganbayan dismissed graft and malversation charges against a former official of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) in connection with more than...

No decrease in OVP 2023 budget: senator

MANILA – Senator Sonny Angara said Monday the PHP2.3 billion proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2023 will remain intact. Angara...

No Filipinos hurt in Istanbul explosion: DFA

MANILA – No Filipinos were hurt during the explosion in Istanbul, Turkey which claimed six lives and injured 81 people, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...

Campaign period for Baliwag cityhood plebiscite starts Nov. 17

MANILA – The information and campaign period in the plebiscite for the cityhood of Baliwag town in Bulacan province will start on Thursday, the Commission on...