Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla on Friday expressed full support for the Department of Foreign Affairs ' (DFA) condemnation of China Daily over its publication of AI-generated videos and editorial materials depicting Filipinos as monkeys in relation to the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. said that an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video released by a Chinese state-run media organization portraying Filipinos as “stupid monkeys” clad in a Barong Tagalog justified the Philippines’ policy of avoiding...
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima says that China Daily 's racist depiction of Filipinos reeks of China 's "insecurity" toward the Philippines, which refuses to get bullied over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. "The racist depiction by China Daily, a Chinese...
Despite at least 1,000 cyberattack attempts logged daily, the government’s eGov app has not been successfully hacked, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Tuesday, March 24. “‘Yung attempts, marami iyon. Wala pa kaming alam na naging successful breach sa...
Ahead of the 2025 Binibining Pilipinas grand coronation night, the candidates participated in an enjoyable Q&A session with members of the entertainment press at Ibis Styles Manila in Araneta City recently. The excitement filled their discussions, covering topics such as advocacy, activism,...
As the country commemorates Labor Day, senators on Thursday, May 1 pressed for higher wages for workers amid the soaring prices of goods and services. Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri reaffirmed his full commitment to push for a daily minimum wage increase whether the P100...
“If there’s a will, there’s a way.” Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, April 29 made this point as he urged the House of Representatives to pass the bill increasing the daily minimum wage of workers in the private sector before the present 19th Congress ends on June 30. ...
Senators on Tuesday, July 2 criticized the decision of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) to approve a mere ₱35 daily minimum wage increase for workers in the National Capital Region (NCR). Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero called the move “grossly...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III told the public to shun the narrative that the proposed P100-minimum wage hike would be catastrophic for the country as this could further aggravate inflation. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Pimentel said that the country has to think out of the...
The Senate approved on Wednesday, Feb. 14 on second reading a bill proposing an increase of P100 in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers in the entire country, which is estimated to benefit over 4.2 million minimum wage earners. Once enacted, Senate Bill (SB) No. 2534 or the P100 Daily...
A 71-year-old page of the Manila Daily Bulletin dated March 30, 1953 is on display at the “Karaang Butang” (old artifacts) display competition, an annual activity as part of the Arts Month celebration in Panglao town, Bohol. A 71-year-old page of the Manila Daily Bulletin is on display in an...
The Philippine IT-business process management (IT-BPM) sector has warned that the potential of rising wages in the country is a threat to the industry’s cost-effective advantage. Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) Managing Director Rosario Cajucom-Bradbury shared insights at the...
