Honestbee now delivering in Cebu
FOOD AND groceries delivery service provider honestbee is now in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue, and the Singapore-based company is planning to expand...
UPLB to start mobilization for Panabo school
CONSTRUCTION OF the University of the Philippines Professional School for Agriculture and the Environment (UP PSAE) at the Agriya complex in Panabo City is...
2 major drug dealers in Davao Region nabbed
TWO DRUG dealers, considered among the top two major suppliers in Davao Region, were nabbed last week in separate buy-bust operations. The regional office...
More firearms surrendered by Sulu local officials, residents
TWENTY MORE high-powered firearms and other weapons were surrendered Friday by local officials and residents to the Joint Task Force Sulu. ”This was a...
5 Lanao del Sur coastal towns seen to benefit from ‘rido’ settlement
THE FIVE coastal towns of Lanao del Sur -- Balabagan, Kapatagan, Malabang, Marugong, and Picong -- are expected to reap economic benefits from the...
Nation at a Glance – (02/12/18)
News stories from across the nation. Visit www.bworldonline.com (section: The Nation) to read more national and regional news from the Philippines.
Malacañang confirms Duterte order to temporarily stop putting up new casinos
Malacañang on Friday confirmed that President Rodrigo R. Duterte has ordered a moratorium on new casinos, a day after Reuters reported that the country’s...
Duterte asks Filipino workers in Kuwait to leave within 72 hours
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Friday asked overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait to leave the country “within 72 hours” after receiving a report...
No need for international court probe since Duterte’s been cleared already, spokesman says
THERE is no need for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate President Rodrigo R. Duterte because even the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur...
Foreign business groups have asked gov’t to retain workers’ tax perks, Roque says
FOREIGN business groups have asked the government to retain the tax perks of employees of regional headquarters (RHQs) and regional operating headquarters (ROHQs), among...
New law gives free irrigation for farmers
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on February 2 has signed into law Republic Act No. 10969, which grants free irrigation to farmers and condones unpaid...
HIV-infected workers forced to quit jobs, face discrimination due to lack of gov’t support
THE Philippines’ labor department maintains no records of anti-discrimination cases filed by workers infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), New York-based Human Rights...