Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) operatives have arrested 36 employees of a printing company allegedly engaged in the lucrative distribution of fake invoices and receipts. Money/File (Manila Bulletin article) BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. said the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) held a wreath-laying ceremony at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) in Taguig City on Friday, Dec. 16, to pay tribute to all military personnel who died while in the line of duty. Photo: AFP Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, AFP Chief of Staff, led the...
The first day of "Simbang Gabi," the traditional nine-day dawn masses leading to Christmas Day, went generally peaceful and orderly, the Philippine National Police (PNP) declared Friday, Dec. 16. Thousands of Catholic faithfuls attend the first day of Simbang Gabi at St. Joseph Parish in Las Piñas...
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) on Friday, Dec. 16, warned of the new scheme of employment scams on social media platforms that victimize overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Photo: OWWA In a statement, the OWWA National Capital Region (NCR) said it was alarmed over the spread of...
Minimum wage earners in Northern Mindanao received a P15- to P22-increase in their daily take-home pay as the second tranche of the approved wage order for Region 10 took effect on Friday, Dec. 16, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Photo: DOLE Under the wage order RX-21 of...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is expected to attend the 87th founding anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) next week. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) The anniversary, slated on Dec. 21, will be highlighted by a parade of the troops and...
