A total of 3,364 applicants were hired on the spot during nationwide job fairs organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in celebration of the 127th Philippine Independence Day on June 12. DOLE, citing a preliminary report from the Bureau of Local Employment, said 25,876 job...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph G. Recto has ordered the swift implementation of the value-added tax (VAT) exemption on the expanded list of medicines for cancer, diabetes, and hypertension. Recto, President Marcos’ chief economic manager, has addressed this mandate to the Bureau of...
The House of Representatives, through its spokesperson lawyer Princess Abante, has finally addressed the "tambaloslos" tag that Speaker Martin Romualdez 's critics have given to him. This, after Senator Imee Marcos called him as such during an event in Malaysia that was attended by other...
Minimum wage earners can now take advantage of the government’s ₱20-per-kilo subsidized rice following its rollout in Manila led by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel and Labor Secretary Bienvenido...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez isn 't working toward a run in the 2028 elections. Thus, said House of Representatives Spokesperson Princess Abante in a strong-worded statement Friday afternoon, June 13 following the apparent tirades of Senator Imee Marcos while she was in Malaysia. "Malinaw...
Recalling what he learned from the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Senator-elect and former Senate president Vicente Sotto III said senator-judges are not allowed to make motions and may only ask for clarifications during an impeachment trial. Sotto made the remark as he described the...
After Vice President Sara Duterte called Senator Imee Marcos her hostage amid the quest to bring former president Rodrigo Duterte home, Malacañang responded by saying that President Marcos has nothing to do with whatever deal the vice president and the presidential sister had, calling them a...
Malacañang said that while President Marcos is open to facilitating a dialogue between the Senate and the House of Representatives, he will not intervene in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after the Philippine...
After Vice President Sara Duterte’s tongue-in-cheek remarks about Senator Imee Marcos in bringing her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, back to Davao, the senator made a straightforward response that she will do what is right. “Napakaraming umaasa, napakaraming inaasahan sa akin; ang...
CURRIMAO, Ilocos Norte – A pack of floating shabu weighing one kilogram and valued at P6.8 million was recovered by a local tourist in the West Philippine Sea here on Thursday, June 12. Police Brig. Gen. Lou F. Evangelista, Police Regional Office-1 director, said the contraband was spotted in a...
Malacañang rejected accusations that President Marcos is obstructing the P200 legislated wage hike currently pending in Congress, saying he respects the ongoing deliberations and supports what is best for Filipino workers. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after Kabataan...
The implementation of the EDSA upgrade may be moved to after the rainy season as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reviewed a revised rehabilitation plan aimed at adopting faster and more cost-efficient construction methods. “We are testing the structural bearing capacity of the...
