The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded private sector employers to comply with wage payment rules for the four regular holidays and one special non-working day in April to ensure proper compensation for workers. In Labor Advisory No. 04, series of 2025, DOLE outlined wage...
President Marcos has declared April 1, 2025, Tuesday, a regular holiday across the country in observance of Eid'l Fitr, or the end of the holy month of Ramadan. File photos Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed Proclamation No. 839 by the authority of President Marcos on Thursday, March 20,...
President Marcos has declared March 17, Monday, a special nonworking day in Davao City for the Araw ng Pasasalamat sa 88th Araw ng Davao. Photo from the City Government of Davao Proclamation No. 825 was signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, by authority of the President, on March 11. The...
As the nation commemorates the 39th anniversary of the People Power Revolution on Tuesday, Feb. 25, teachers' groups urged President Marcos to restore EDSA Day as a special non-working holiday and reiterated their opposition to historical distortion and disinformation. The EDSA People Power...
Malacañang clarified that the Muslim holiday on Monday, Jan. 27, applies only to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and other identified Muslim areas. Photo from Bangsamoro Information Office Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said this ahead of the holiday, which was...
The Senate building Highlighting the potential impact that the bill could make, 4Ps Party-list Rep. JC Abalos urged the Senate to swiftly pass a measure declaring election day in the Philippines as a regular non-working holiday. Abalos, in a...
President Marcos has declared Monday, Jan. 20, a special nonworking holiday in Tarlac City for the 2025 Kaisa Festival. File photos Proclamation No. 773, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Jan. 17, aims to allow the people of Tarlac City to celebrate the occasion properly. "It is but...
At least eight people lost their lives in road crashes during the recent holiday season, with the Department of Health (DOH) reporting a staggering 703 traffic incidents as of Monday, Jan. 6. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The DOH highlighted the persistent challenge of...
President Marcos has declared Jan. 9 a special non-working day in Manila to mark the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene. File The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) made the announcement via a Facebook post on Friday evening, Jan. 3. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed...
ILOILO CITY – Police recorded fewer crimes in the Western Visayas region during Christmas and New Year. FIREWORKS illuminate world famous Boracay Island on New Year’s Eve. (Summertide.PH) The Police Regional Office-6 said they logged 907 criminal incidents from Dec. 16 to Jan. 1 in Aklan,...
Department of Health The Department of Health (DOH) has reported nearly 500 holiday road crashes, six of which resulted in fatalities from Dec. 22 to 6 a.m. on Dec. 31, which marks a significant increase in accidents compared to last year. It said there have been a total of 496 road accidents,...
Department of Health The Department of Health (DOH) reported 418 road accidents from Dec. 22 to 6 a.m. on Dec. 29, a 38 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023. Just in the past 24 hours, 68 new cases were recorded. The DOH said motorcycle accidents remain the most common type of...
