DSWD opens e-payment as alternative mode to receive cash donation

MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now accepting payments and donations through the LANDBANK Link.BizPortal, an e-payment facility which allows clients and...

PPA heightens port security due to influx of holiday travelers

MANILA – The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has ordered heightened security in all ports under its jurisdiction to help cope with the influx of port passengers during...

Let DICT, telcos do info drive on SIM card registration: solon

MANILA – A lawmaker said Tuesday it is the responsibility of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the telecommunications companies (telcos) to facilitate the...

Bantag, Zulueta placed under immigration lookout

MANILA – Gerald Bantag, the suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director general, and deputy security officer Ricardo Zulueta, suspects in the killing of a broadcast journalist and...

2nd Senate bill eyes 13th-month pay for contractual gov’t workers

MANILA – Another senator added a proposal to grant 13th month pay to government contractual workers equivalent to the monthly basic compensation received by a regular state...

DICT to launch courses on cybersecurity to build PH capacity

MANILA – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will launch short-term courses and long-term programs on cybersecurity in 2023 to help build the country’s cybersecurity workforce....

Factbox: EU countries agree on gas price cap

MOSCOW – European Union (EU) countries agreed on a price cap for natural gas on Monday, which will be introduced if the price of fuel on the...

Marcos confident PAF will achieve new heights under Parreño

ASEAN biodiversity conservation efforts need global support

MANILA –The efforts of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) in fighting climate change have been recognized by no less than President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. In...

Romualdez vows to pass 12 remaining LEDAC-backed bills in 2023

MANILA – Following the swift passage of the PHP5.268-trillion national passage for 2023, House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday vowed to pass the remaining 12 Common Legislative...