PHL envoy bats for deployment assistance, job credential boost for Filipinos in Canada
PHILIPPINE Ambassador to Canada Maria Andrelita Austria called for more pre-deployment assistance programs, particularly for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) based in Canada and boost...
Manila keen on exploring healthcare ties with India
MANILA is keen on exploring more healthcare sector partnerships with India with its modern facilities and institutions especially those offering liver transplants, a Philippine...
Prisoner transfer program with foreign states sought
THE PHILIPPINE government should establish a prisoner transfer program with other countries in a bid to bring Filipinos incarcerated abroad back, allowing them to...
Firework injuries reach 771
THE Department of Health (DoH) late on Saturday said firework-related injuries this holiday season have breached the 700-mark.
DoH has recorded 771 cases from Dec....
NEA on track to attain 94% target
THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) is pushing to attain 94% electrification rate for remote households in 2025 through its partner electric cooperatives across the...
BuCor relieves 4 personnel
THE Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) ordered the relief and preventive suspension of four personnel from the national penitentiary, including its Acting Commander of the...
PHLPost cuts fuel cost to P67/L
THE Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) has cut the fuel price for its mail delivery vehicles to P67 per liter (L) from the previous P107...
MinDA cites key drivers for growth
DAVAO CITY — Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chair Secretary Leo Tereso A. Magno expressed optimism on the economic outlook for Mindanao in 2025, citing...
Midterm polls crucial for Davao — RDC
DAVAO CITY — The incoming 2025 midterm elections will be crucial for the future of Davao Region and the entire country, Regional Development Council...
4 fatalities in Davao City’s tragic road mishap back home
COTABATO CITY — The remains of the four fatalities had been transported late Saturday to their homes in Maguindanao del Norte from Davao City.
Mayor...
Palace signs Benguet Day into law
La Trinidad, Benguet – Benguet Day will now officially be held every 23rd of November following the recent signing of Republic Act 12099.
RA 12099,...
New EDCA site pushed after suspected Chinese sea drone found in PHL waters
A PHILIPPINE lawmaker on Thursday urged the Defense department to consider establishing a naval facility in Surigao del Norte, under the country’s 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the United States, after a suspected submersible drone from China was found in central Philippines.