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MANILA – A leader of the House of Representatives on Monday said it is high time to raise the daily minimum wage to provide Filipinos a "lifeline" as they suffer the "dual shock" of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic and the unabated oil pri... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) will assist the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the conduct of mock polls on December 29, allowing the force to observe the actual process flow for May 2022 elections.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to receive various donations and volunteering offers, boosting the government’s relief efforts for the Typhoon Odette victims.... Read full article
MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) announced that the Antipolo City Metropolitan Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) Branch 1 will be physically closed starting Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) is now monitoring localized earthquakes on the northwest flank of the Kanlaon Volcano due to an increase in volcanic activity.... Read full article
MANILA – The Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) still prevails over Taal Volcano after the phreatomagmatic eruption of the main crater on Saturday morning and subsequent twin phreatomagmatic events early Sunday morning.... Read full article
MANILA – The subnational laboratories of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) will have the capacity to test vaccine-preventable diseases – measles, rubella, Japanese encephalitis, and rotavirus this year.... Read full article
MANILA – Outgoing President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s strong support for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has enabled the military to effectively respond to threats and the pandemic in the past six years.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday reported that active coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the force further declined to 33.... Read full article