A classic word appropriately describes the essential accomplishment of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s recent five-day working visit to Japan. It established the blueprint for the future of Philippine-Japan relations. Blueprints are “drawings that architects use to plan new buildings.”...
The Pasay City Sanggguniang Panglusod passed a resolution declaring every 2nd Thursday of January every year, known as National Baptist Day, as a special working holiday in the city. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the City Council, through Resolution No. 6335, Series of 2023, made the declaration...
The Philippine government will ask Japan to limit or even lift its travel advisories against some tourist destinations in the country in a bid to boost the tourism industry reeled by Covid-19 pandemic, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said on Thursday. During a roundtable meeting with the...
​President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s working visit to Japan is expected to yield 8,000 jobs for Filipino workers, the Philippines' top diplomat there said Tuesday. Ambassador Mylene Garcia-Albano made the estimate as she said around P150 billion are expected as "substantial returns...
The Philippines and Japan are set to sign seven agreements covering different areas of cooperation during President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s official working visit to Tokyo from Feb. 8 to 12, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel...
Time and time again, the contributions of millions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been highlighted as a “lifeline” of the economy. In times of crisis, we can count on their remittances to soften the blow on economically disadvantaged sectors. In search of greener pastures for their...
Employees who reported to work on Monday, Dec. 26, are entitled to an additional pay as it is a special non-working holiday, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (File photo) DOLE Sec. Bienvenido Laguesma has signed Labor Advisory No. 26, Series of 2022 which stated that employees...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has declared December 26 as special non-working day to give Filipinos ample time to celebrate Christmas with their families. Marcos signed Proclamation No. 115 as he noted that Christmas Day or December 25 falls on Sunday—which is the usual day off...
Less than two weeks after the creation of a technical working group (TWG) to thresh out the proposed amendments to the Right-of-Way (ROW) Act, a House panel on Tuesday, Nov. 29, approved the substitute bill that would improve the process of acquiring lands for ROW sites. Surigao del Sur Rep. Romeo...
The Pasay City government has announced that Friday, Dec. 2, will be a special non-working holiday in the city in celebration of its 159th Pasay Day. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the Senate and the House of Representative have enacted a law declaring Dec. 2 of every year as a special non-working...
The House Committee on Public Works and Highways has begun discussions on the proposed measures amending Republic Act No. 10752, otherwise known as the Right-of-Way Act. Surigao del Sur Rep. Romeo Momo, chair of the House Committee on Public Works and Highways, presides over the initial...
The House Committee on Social Services has approved the consolidation of a measure, which seeks to institutionalize the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Distribution of DSWD’s Assistance to Individuals in...
