Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Bernadette Barbers has called on the government and Filipinos in general to adopt a more proactive and resilient approach in preparing for natural calamities. Barbers had this to say Tuesday, Aug. 5, a couple of weeks removed from the torrential rains and...
A total of P51.8 million in wages and livelihood assistance was released to vulnerable workers in Calabarzon as part of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) efforts to expand grassroots-level support. The aid was provided through the Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has vowed to work with Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian to ensure transparency in the budget process as deliberations on the P6.793-trillion draws near. This, after Gatchalian, who now chairs the Senate Committee on Finance, vowed to ensure transparency in the...
In celebration of Filipino design and elegance, fashion designer Michael Leyva has opened the doors to his newest flagship atelier at The Peninsula Manila in Makati City. The July 30 affair gathered Manila’s most stylish set, influential figures, industry tastemakers, and high-profile...
House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan says P20 per kilo rice remains an "unreachable dream" for many Filipinos despite President Marcos ' pronouncements in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA). Libanan, in his traditional contra-SONA on Monday, Aug. 4,...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco is pursuing a multifaceted tourism strategy that bridges cultural exchange and commercial collaboration by engaging India’s business, aviation, and creative industries during her official visit. She is part of President Ferdinand R....
While private school teachers welcomed the Department of Education’s (DepEd) decision to raise the Teachers’ Salary Subsidy (TSS), a group on Tuesday, August 5, expressed concern that the current P24,000 ceiling remains insufficient—excluding the vast majority of instructors from low-income...
The country 's 0.9 percent inflation rate is meaningless to the 49 percent of Filipinos who told a recent survey that they are poor, according to ACT Teachers ' Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio. Tinio dismissed the government 's celebration over the inflation rate—the lowest monthly...
President Marcos bared before the Filipino community in New Delhi that the Philippines and India will elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership. "For seven and a half decades, we have had excellent relations with India. But tomorrow, this relationship is going to receive a major boost,...
Slower inflation means more Filipinos will be able to purchase food items. House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave this assessment about the latest Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report on inflation, which was pegged as 0.9 percent in July. “The PSA report is a welcome development. It is a...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez says the increase the Teachers’ Salary Subsidy (TSS) for qualified private school teachers shows that President Marcos is committed to improving the quality of education in the country. Romualdez, in a statement Tuesday, Aug. 5, says the adjustment oss not only a...
A bundled unsolicited proposal for the modernization of airports in Bicol, Davao, and Siargao, aimed at facilitating tourism, will now undergo the government’s assessment, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. The unsolicited proposal seeks to upgrade and expand Southern Luzon...
