Gov’t told: Pay hike, not ‘Cha-cha’
THE MARCOS administration must focus on increasing wages rather than introducing changes to the 1987 Constitution if it truly wishes to help people to...
Fire razes San Fernando market
BAGUIO CITY — A fire that razed through the entire wet section of the public market in San Fernando City, La Union in the...
Marcos to visit Germany in March
PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said on Thursday that he will be visiting Germany in March.
Mr. Marcos told German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock...
Philippine lawmakers criticize television ad as bid to revise history
MANILA - Philippine opposition lawmakers and rights activists have criticized a television advertisement as an effort to whitewash history after it blamed the country's...
Widodo pitches military aircraft deal to Marcos amid geopolitical tensions
INDONESIAN President Joko Widodo on Wednesday asked Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to buy anti-submarine aircraft from Indonesia.
38,000 drivers could lose jobs with modernization
ABOUT 38,000 jeepney drivers could lose their jobs next month as the government’ transport modernization program takes effect, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory...
Filipinos flock to Facebook for yearly Catholic feast of Black Nazarene
SOME FILIPINOS turned to Facebook to avoid the crowd and coronavirus during the return of the Black Nazarene procession in Manila, where more than...
Iloilo lost P3.8B due to blackouts — governor
ILOILO has suffered about P3.8 billion in economic losses due to the recent four-day blackout in Western Visayas, which lawmakers are looking into, according...
TUCP pushes labor-friendly laws
THE TRADE Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) urged Congress on Wednesday to pass more laws upholding workers’ right to organize, claiming it would...
SEC names 8 unregistered firms
BAGUIO CITY — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in this city has identified eight entities operating like Ponzi schemes and lacking the required...
Apo Agua supplies water in Davao
DAVAO CITY — Apo Agua Infrastructura, Inc. (AAII) has commenced supplying water to the Davao City Water District (DCWD) and is now in the...
Customs seizes P7.5-M ‘shabu’
THE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) announced on Wednesday that it intercepted an illegal shipment of methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu” valued at P7.507 million just...