Sen. Robin Padilla has filed a bill that aims to provide Muslim Filipinos with digital access to Sharia courts. Padilla, in filing Senate Bill 2462, sought to amend some provisions of Republic Act 9997, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos Act of 2009, to make Sharia courts more...
The country's unemployment rate plunged to 4.4 percent, equivalent to 2.21 million jobless Filipinos in August, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The latest number is lower than the 4.8 percent or 2.27 jobless individuals recorded in July and the 5.3 percent or 2.68 million...
Due to lack of information, only 17 individuals out of the 9,245 reported cases of serious adverse effects (SAE) from Covid-19 vaccines were able to file their claims with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), the Commission on Audit (COA) revealed. In its audit of the...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara has called on the Senate to look into the various complaints raised by Muslim Filipinos against the National Council on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF). Angara, who filed Senate Resolution No. 768, said the Upper Chamber should look into the reports of subpar...
President Marcos hailed the 10 outstanding Filipino teachers, soldiers, and police officers for reminding the nation of the greatness of the Filipino nation. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. bestows the medallion of excellence to Filipino teachers, soldiers, and police who have been...
Honoring 10 outstanding Filipinos made President Marcos reflect that the Filipino people do not have "a damaged culture." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. bestows the medallion of excellence to Filipino teachers, soldiers, and police who have been conferred the 2023 Metrobank Foundation...
Sen. Robin Padilla on Monday, Sept. 11 pushed for clearer regulations on Halal certification amid the confusion brought by having two different agencies involved in the certification and accreditation. Sen. Robin Padilla presides over the Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs...
The government will continue to attract job-generating investments as the unemployment rate shrunk to 4.8 percent in July, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the government will maintain a sound macroeconomic environment and pursue...
An estimated 2.27 million Filipinos found themselves without employment in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In a briefing on Friday, Sept. 8, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said the preliminary results of the PSA’s Labor Force Survey showed that the number of jobless...
Vice President Sara Duterte was the recipient of praises for Filipinos by three foreign envoys who paid courtesy calls to her on Tuesday, July 11. (From left) Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Bruce Hartman pays a courtesy call on Vice President Sara Duterte in her Mandaluyong City...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured Filipinos that his administration will continue to work hard to ensure there will be no more hungry Filipinos. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot)* Marcos said this during the 56th-founding anniversary celebration of...
Two Filipino nationals who were sentenced to death after drug conviction and another one serving a 15-year imprisonment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been pardoned by the emir government, Malacañang announced on Friday, June 23. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Friday...
