Taiwan has passed a minimum wage law that is set to benefit close to 124,000 Filipino factory workers, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said on Sunday, Dec. 24. MECO chairman and resident representative Silvestre H. Bello III said the new Minimum Wage Act affirmed the wage increase...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) clarified that the unprogrammed funds in next year's budget do not contain actual money at present, and will only be utilized in the event of unexpected expenses and additional revenue. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman explained...
Dividends remitted by 49 government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs) reached P99.2 billion this year, surpassing its target and the actual collection from last year, data from the Department of Finance (DOF) showed. This figure is 30 times bigger than the P69.12 billion of cash dividends...
CEBU CITY – Police have enforced tighter security measures as hundreds of passengers begun flocking to piers and terminals here. On Saturday, December 23, Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7), led the inspection of port and bus terminals in...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) distributed P15.9 million worth of cash, food, and non-food items to victims of a massive fire that hit a coastal village in Lapu-Lapu City. DSWD / Manila Bulletin Through its Field Office 7 in Central Visayas, DSWD Regional Director Shalaine...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) piloted its new batch of Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program (FSP) to new beneficiaries in Tondo, Manila. DSWD / Manila Bulletin In a statement, Secretary Rex Gatchalian led the distribution on Dec. 22 of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has estimated that over seven million Filipinos could have escaped poverty if inflation had remained within the government's target over the last two years. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said that the high inflation rate, which averaged...
The minimum wage for workers in Northern Mindanao region will increase following the latest daily wage adjustment approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. From P423 a day, the daily wage for workers in...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 (Ilocos) has ramped up security as Christmas and New Year’s Days approach. PRO-1 chief Police Brig. Gen. Lou Frias Evangelista inspected transportation hubs and bus terminals in San Fernando, La Union and Vigan City, Ilocos Sur to ensure...
The Social Security System (SSS) has issued a reminder to employers and collection partners to remit employees' contributions for the third quarter and October before the year's end. Based on a SSS circular posted on its website, the pension fund for the private sector stated that business and...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the duration of the El Niño weather event may be shorter than initially estimated by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said on Friday, Dec. 22...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Friday, Dec. 22 celebrated the soft launch of the first phase of the National Fiber Backbone (NFB) program at the Novotel Hotel in Quezon City. National Fiber Backbone (NFB) Phase 1 plan. (Screen grab from DICT/FB) Jeffrey Ian C....
