MANILA – The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) on Monday filed a wage petition pushing for a PHP470 increase in the daily minimum wage in Metro Manila.... Read full article
MANILA – A decline of oil prices overnight partly improved the risk-on sentiments in the local bourse resulting in the positive close of both the main equities index and the peso on Tuesday. ... Read full article
ISABELA CITY, Basilan – Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo called on residents here to help maintain the province's image as a haven for peace and an attractive tourist destination.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Tuesday said he would start talking about the May 9 elections and candidates in due time, as part of his job as the head of the country.... Read full article
MANILA – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) said it has more than sufficient grounds to show that the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA)... Read full article
TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed PHP21.25 billion worth of infrastructure projects in Eastern Visayas in 2021 in support of the government's “Build, Build, Build” program.... Read full article
BACOLOD CITY – A total amount of PHP5.27 million was released by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to eligible rice farmers in Moises Padilla in central Negros Occidental as cash assistance from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF).... Read full article
MANILA – There are now more Filipinos who are aware of the health benefits of low-glycemic index (GI) rice, a study from the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PRRI) showed.... Read full article
MANILA – The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) on Friday said a total of 228,213 passengers have taken a ride on its trains on Thursday, the highest recorded number of daily passengers since the line resumed operations amidst the Covid-19 pandemic on... Read full article
LAOAG CITY – Baby sea turtles emerged from a guarded hatchery in Bangui, Ilocos Norte and were guided back to the wild before the dark on Monday.... Read full article