Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Monday, Aug. 3, declined to enter a plea during the arraignment of one of the three criminal cases filed against him for alleged violation of Presidential Decree (PD) No. 46, or the anti-gift law, in connection with the alleged P75 million in undeclared donations he...
Whenever the word “cerulean” comes into a conversation, what often comes to my mind at first is that iconic monologue from the movie “The Devil Wears Prada.” But after dining at chef Francis Tolentino’s newest restaurant, Cerulean, at The Shops at Ayala Triangle Gardens in Makati City,...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) moved closer to resolving the country’s volleyball leadership crisis after all board members of the suspended Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) agreed to resign. “That’s the first step, and they all agreed to resign,” said POC President...
The P85 daily wage increase for minimum wage earners will be given in two tranches, the first installment will be on July 25, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. The wage increase was initially announced to be implemented on July 19 but the delay in the implementation was brought by...
Private company workers who do not fall under minimum wage earners category may or may not directly benefit from the P85 daily wage increase. The term is “may or may not benefit” since the decision on whether or not salary adjustment would also be implemented for non-minimum wage earners...
The Philippine Olympic Committee formally kicked off preparations for the inaugural Southeast Asian Plus Youth Games by proposing 23 sports to be staged across four venue clusters during its first executive council meeting on Saturday, July 11, at Solaire Resort and Casino in Parañaque City. POC...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on Thursday, July 9, appointed Ricky Lim as chef de mission (CdM) to the Aichi-Nagoya 20th Asian Games following the resignation of Al Panlilio. POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino made the appointment during the organization’s General Assembly...
Not all pro-workers groups in the House of Representatives saw the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announcement of a P85 daily minimum wage increase for private sector workers in Metro Manila as a negative. Trabaho Party-list, represented by Cong. Johanne Bautista in the 20th Congress,...
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) Party-list rebuked Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Francisco "Tol" Tolentino on Tuesday, June 30 for describing as "historic" the P85 minimum wage increase for Metro Manila workers. According to TUCP, calling the increase as...
All minimum wage workers in Metro Manila will receive a P85 increase in their daily wage, the highest increase approved so far according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). DOLE Secretary Francis Tolentino said the increase in the daily wage will benefit around 1.1 minimum wage...
The men’s football team gained qualification for the Aichi-Nagoya 20th Asian Games, giving the Philippines complete participation in the sport after the women’s squad was among the early birds which made the grade to the Sept. 19 to Oct. 4 competitions. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC)...
Kids from three Tagaytay City schools engaging in sports activities highlighted the Philippine Olympic Committee’s (POC) global celebration of the Olympic Day on Tuesday, June 23, at the Tagaytay CT Velodrome. With POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino leading the annual celebration, the...
