Media worker protection bill OK’d on final reading
THE PHILIPPINE Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to ensure the protection and welfare of workers in the movie and television industry.
1,204 Saudi claims processed — DMW
THE DEPARTMENT of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced on Monday that 1,204 claims for unpaid salaries of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who had lost their...
8,500 cops securing People Power anniversary
THE PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) said on Monday that it will deploy 8,500 cops to sites of activities celebrating the EDSA People Power anniversary,...
Remulla: Speed up drug probe
THE PHILIPPINE Justice Secretary on Monday urged state prosecutors to ensure timely results in their probe of officers linked to a cover-up of police...
BIR employee falls for extortion
THE BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) confirmed on Monday the arrest of one of its employees on Valentine’s Day for allegedly extorting money from...
4 soldiers killed in clash
FOUR Philippine soldiers were killed in an encounter with members of Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group in the southern province of Lanao del Norte on Sunday,...
BARMM labor code pushed
COTABATO CITY — Members of the Bangsamoro Parliament are keen on approving the proposed regional labor and employment code for three cities and provinces...
Peace, dev’t center eyed in Baguio
BAGUIO CITY — Officials are setting their sights on building Northern Luzon’s first-ever peace and development center in this city.
The proposed center, with a...
Philippines urged to ensure economic gains from US Indo-Pacific program
THE PHILIPPINES should ensure that its growing security partnership with the United States is complemented by efforts to boost their ties on the economic front, security analysts said after Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy marked its second anniversary.
Bill on education-labor matching councils filed
A BILL seeking to establish “councils” to match high school graduates with potential job opportunities has been filed at the House of Representatives.
New, broader group vows to defeat ‘most well-funded Cha-cha’ initiative
A NEWLY formed anti-Charter change coalition has vowed to defeat any attempt to revise the 37-year-old Philippine Constitution by fighting the move on all...
1% of gov’t budgets eyed for elderly
A CONGRESSMAN has filed a bill that would require national government agencies in the Philippines to allocate 1% of their respective budgets for neglected...