The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reminded private companies to submit their 13th month pay compliance report by Jan. 15 to ensure workers receive their rightful benefits. DOLE said timely submission promotes transparency and strengthens the enforcement of labor laws protecting...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Friday, Jan. 2, that minimum wage increases approved across 14 regions in 2025 raised the incomes of more than 5.2 million workers nationwide, including private sector employees and domestic workers. Wage adjustments for private sector workers...
Filipino commuters rely heavily on public transport, and the condition of the vehicles that serve them continues to shape everyday road safety. During a recent roundtable in Taguig City, the Vehicle Inspection Center Operators Association of the Philippines (VICOAP) and several advocacy groups...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) leadership on Friday, Dec. 5, directed a thorough investigation into a reported robbery of P14 million in cash from a private contractor in Porac, Pampanga which allegedly involved five policemen. Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., acting PNP chief,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, December 3, welcomed strong support from the country’s major private school associations during the Philippine Education Conference (PhilEd) 2025, emphasizing the crucial role of private schools in advancing nationwide education reforms. Speaking...
A teachers’ group on Wednesday, December 3, expressed strong opposition to proposals introducing a voucher system under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, warning that the measure could weaken state universities and colleges (SUCs) instead of improving access for poor...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco on Wednesday, Nov. 26, called on the private sector to guide the spending of the restored ₱1-billion tourism promotions budget for 2026. The DOT will now rely on industry input to identify target markets, flagship products, and...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is deploying smartphones and Internet of Things (IoT) devices to make travel across the Philippines safer and more efficient for every visitor. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the initiative empowers tourists with reliable technology and accurate tourism...
A bill seeking to increase by 30 percent the daily minimum wage of private sector employees who are forced to go to work during strong typhoons is being pushed in the Senate. In filing Senate Bill No. 520 or the proposed Calamity Work Compensation Act, Sen. Loren Legarda said it is imperative to...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, October 30, said it is exploring the leasing of closed private schools and other idle properties to help ease the country’s classroom shortage, which reached 165,000 classrooms nationwide in 2022. In partnership with the Student First Coalition...
President Marcos renewed his administration’s commitment to making medicine more affordable to the public following the launch of a pilot program that allows licensed pharmacists to supervise multiple drugstores remotely. Marcos said this as he witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) gathered its Adopt-a-School partners and private sector allies on Friday, October 10, for a Classroom Market Scoping Activity — a key step toward mobilizing more partners to help close the country’s classroom backlog through transparent and standards-based...
