A teachers’ group on Tuesday, Jan. 3, backed the administration’s decision to suspend the scheduled Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) premium contribution increase for the calendar year 2023. (Noel Pabalate / Manila Bulletin) A memorandum released by the Office of the...
Malacañang has ordered the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to defer the increase of premium rate and income ceiling that was slated this year, saying Filipinos are still struggling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Citing "difficult times" and challenges caused by the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay -- Work in government offices and classes on all levels in the province of Albay were suspended on Monday, Dec. 19, due to heavy rains brought by the shear line, trough of low-pressure area (LPA), and northeast monsoon or "amihan." Gov. Edcel Greco Lagman issued an advisory on...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States -- Twitter suspended Thursday accounts of more than a half-dozen journalists who had been writing about the company and its new owner Elon Musk. Silencing journalists at Twitter while claiming to be a free speech champion is the latest controversy provoked by Musk since...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has suspended for three months the collection of the feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All) charge in the electric bills to soften the electricity rates being paid by consumers, especially during the Christmas season. According to the regulatory body, the...
A social organization of journalists in the Philippines expressed its support to National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Acting Administrator Benny Antiporda amid his “fight to clear his name.” Antiporda received the “full support” of the National Press Club of the Philippines (NPC) after...
Two House members have assailed the Ombudsman's unusually swift suspension of National Irrigation Administration (NIA) administrator, Benny Antiporda, saying the suspension is not only questionable but also puts to risk the country’s energy supply requirement and irrigation needs. NIA...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Due to inclement weather, schools and local government units in Leyte and Southern Leyte suspended classes in primary and secondary schools on Friday, Nov. 18. Baybay City Mayor Jose Carlos Cari issued an executive order suspending all classes in elementary and secondary in public...
Suspended National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Benny Antiporda denied on Wednesday, Nov. 16, the charges levelled against him by some of the agency's officers and employees that resulted in his suspension from work without pay for six months by the Office of the Ombudsman. In a press...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has suspended all excavation activities in Metro Manila’s national roads from Nov. 14 to Jan. 6 next year as part of the measures to address Christmas traffic woes. MMDA acting chairman Romando Artes said the suspension of excavation activities...
The city governments of Las Piñas and Parañaque announced the suspension of their vaccinations against Covid-19 scheduled on Wednesday, Aug. 24, due to inclement weather caused by tropical storm “Florita.” The city government said the vaccinations will resume on Thursday, Aug. 25. The Las...
The mayors in Las Piñas, Parañaque, and Pasay cities ordered the suspension of work and classes on Tuesday, Aug. 23, due to severe Tropical Storm "Florita." The Las Piñas City Public Information Office (PIO) posted on Facebook the suspension of classes in all levels in public schools on...
