The city government of Parañaque distributed livelihood packages and kitchen tool kits to 79 beneficiaries as part of the city's Labor Day celebration on May 1. Mayor Eric Olivarez said six residents were beneficiaries of the DOLE Assisted Livelihood Project of the Department of Labor and...
Progressive groups and other labor organizations staged massive demonstrations in Metro Manila to call for a wage hike on Labor Day, May 1. The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), Workers for People's Liberation (WPL), Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), and other militant groups gathered on...
Sixteen cities and one municipality in Metro Manila will start implementing on Thursday, May 2, the adjusted working hours of 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in a bid to help address the traffic congestion problem in the National Capital Region (NCR) and give respite to workers from the extreme heat. The adjusted...
Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando and Vice Gov. Alexis C. Castro watch as a student receives her Human Papillomavirus vaccine from Medical Officer IV Melody Santos and Provincial Public Health Office Registered Nurse Bonn Buzz Cabantog. Also in photo are Philippines Advocacy Partner for...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. The proposal, which still must...
SEATTLE (AP) — Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, was sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison for looking the other way as criminals used the platform to move money connected to child sex abuse, drug trafficking and terrorism. Changpeng Zhao U.S. District...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Law enforcement officers with an arrest warrant demanded that a man come out of a house in North Carolina before four were killed by gunfire , the victims unable to survive shots coming from inside the dwelling, a witness and officials said Tuesday. Still reeling from...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least 55 people were hurt, two seriously, when a Metro light rail train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided Tuesday along a busy thoroughfare in downtown Los Angeles, officials said. The crash happened shortly before noon along Exposition Boulevard,...
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University vowed to expel protesters who occupied a building on the New York college's grounds Tuesday as universities nationwide grapple with intensifying campus demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war. More than 1,000 protesters have been arrested on campuses in...
Photo courtesy of Parañaque PIO Maynilad Water Services, Inc. announced that four communities in Parañaque City will experience water service interruption from 10:00 p.m. of April 30 to 6:00 a.m. of May 1. According to the advisory posted on the Parañaque Facebook page, Maynilad will...
Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano (Photo courtesy of Pasay PIO) The city government of Pasay distributed P2,000 financial assistance to 5,000 residents who belong to city’s vulnerable sectors on Tuesday, April 30, at the Pasay City Astrodome . Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubin said the...
Photo courtesy of Parañaque PIO The Parañaque City government shall implement the modified working schedule of 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting May 2 until October 31, 2024. Mayor Eric Olivarez said the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) through Resolution No. 24-08,...
