MANILA - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to resume next week the payout of financial assistance to 50,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.... Read full article
MANILA – Yolanda Romero's story sounds familiar to many other Filipinos whose goal of working abroad is to provide a better life for the family.... Read full article
MANILA – Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William "Butch" Ramirez rued the latest roadblock to the potential reconciliation between the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) and pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena.... Read full article
DAVAO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration in Davao Region (NIA-11) through the Davao Oriental Irrigation Management Office (IMO) said Friday the agency has turned over the PHP22.5-million Small Irrigation Project... Read full article
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Navy, through Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), will conduct the five-day Exercise “Pagsisikap 2021” in littoral areas and seawaters off Basilan and Sulu provinces.... Read full article
MANILA – The government opted to conduct risk-based testing for Covid-19 infections rather than mass testing that is deemed unsustainable.... Read full article
TACLOBAN CITY – More than 2,000 members and staunch supporters of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered in Leyte, Southern Leyte, and Biliran provinces in 2021, stalling the rebel group’s attempt to recruit new members in these provinces.... Read full article
MANILA – Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Monday welcomed the appointment of Liloan, Cebu Mayor Christina Frasco as the new chief of the Department of Tourism (DOT), noting that the agency is ready for a “smooth turnover” to the new admin... Read full article
TACLOBAN CITY – Flooding has rendered some road sections in Eastern Samar and Northern Samar provinces impassable due to incessant rains in the region the past days.... Read full article