The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is continuously coordinating with the Philippine embassies in Türkiye and Syria to check on the condition of the Filipinos there after a destructive earthquake left thousands of people dead in the two countries. As of Tuesday, Feb. 7, DFA said no Filipinos...
The construction industry is expected to help solve the issue of unemployment in the country, an official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Monday, Feb. 6. DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil Sadain, who also heads the over 100,000 strong Philippine Institute of Civil...
Taiwan will reevaluate if it will extend the visa-free policy for Filipinos as it looks forward to boosting its tourism following the tourism challenges brought by Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines, the Taiwanese government is...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed the new chairperson and eight members of the Marawi Compensation Board. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos has designated Maisara C. Dandamun-Latiph as the new chairperson of the Marawi Compensation Board on Jan. 30, Malacañang said...
Filipinos, like the rest of Asians, now switch downtime pursuits into ‘up-time’ opportunities, turning to their mobile phones to relax. This was according to the third and final installment of Telenor Asia's study into people’s Digital Lives released Tuesday, January 31. At present, people in...
Overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) may enjoy tax- and duty-free balikbayan boxes if this House bill, authored by Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, is passed into law. Inspection of balikbayan boxes by Customs Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) House Bill (HB) No....
No Filipino is reported hurt following the air strikes launched by Israel against Gaza, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said over the weekend. DFA said it is closely monitoring the situation and the welfare of Filipinos in Gaza and southern Israel through the Philippine Embassy in Amman and...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a measure seeking to provide free funeral services to poor families nationwide. Tulfo, in filing Senate Bill No. 1695 or the proposed “Free Funeral Services Act,” noted there are many Filipino families cannot bear the cost of funeral and burial services in the...
The House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs has approved, subject to style and “enhancement”, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, a substitute bill that seeks to expand the legal fund provided for distressed overseas Filipinos. Overseas Filipino workers (Jansen Romero/File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday it is already aware of Filipinos being recruited as cryptocurrency scammers in Cambodia as it assured the public that the government is working on their repatriation. Citing DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Eduardo de Vega, Ma....
Fourth Quarter 2022 Social Weather Stations Report (SWS) About 11.8 percent of Filipino families, or an estimated 3 million households, experienced hunger in the 4th quarter of 2022, according to the results of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Thursday, Jan. 19. SWS defines...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnie Teves is appealing to the national government to prioritize feeding hungry Filipinos over tackling "other problems". Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnie Teves (Facebook) Teves made this call in the backdrop of his criticism against Department of the...
