TACLOBAN: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) intensified its inspection of private establishments in Eastern Visayas to check their compliance with the new wage order.

The 17 DOLE inspectors from the regional office and six provincial offi…

CEBU: Grand prize winners, both for the free interpretation and Sinulog-based dance categories, of the Sinulog ritual showdown on Festival Sunday will win PHP3 million, Mayor Michael Rama said Wednesday.

During the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, R…

DAVAO: The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) has warned residents to expect localized thunderstorms and rainfall for the rest of the week due to the prevailing shear line.

With this, CDRRMO head Alfredo Baloran urged residen…

MANILA: The recommendation to suspend the implementation of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s (PhilHealth) five-percent premium rate increase is being carefully weighed, Malacañang said Wednesday.

This, after Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa ba…

MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has launched a manhunt against a Jordan national who reportedly disappeared after his court hearing on Tuesday.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Bureau said Tarek Nihad Siam, 47, was initially arrested in 2022 a…

MANILA: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will be adjusting suggested retail prices (SRPs) of select items by phase to assist consumers in absorbing price increases of basic goods.

In an interview with Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon on Wednesday, D…

_: Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan hosted a reception for President of Ford Motor’s International Markets Group Kay Hart in Hanoi on January 17, during which she proposed the US company consider expanding investment cooperation in Vietnam. Congratulati…

_: Craft villages in the central province of Quang Ngai are speeding up production to meet market demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival which falls on early February this year. Customers are more interested in traditional cakes and …