More courses are now available in the online training program of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the agency announced on Sunday, Nov. 28. TESDA SECRETARY ISIDRO LAPEÑA (MANILA BULLETIN) TESDA said that as part of its continuous expansion, as of October 2021, there...
Over 100 feminists, women workers, and grassroot women from Asia and the Pacific called for safe and just workplaces for women amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and worsening work conditions across the globe. (Unsplash) The International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 190 (C190) and its...
The local stock market ended the week with more losses as investors grow more concerned about a potentially more dangerous variant of COVID-19. The main index dropped 90.83 points or 1.23 percent to close at 7,278.44 as the Property and Services sectors led all sub-indices in the retreat....
In an aim to boost the customer service sector in Central Luzon, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) there has partnered SM Foundation, Inc. (SMFI), the agency announced on Thursday, Nov. 25. TESDA SECRETARY ISIDRO LAPEÑA (MANILA BULLETIN) TESDA and SMFI, together with...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go" has called on Friday, Nov. 26 for the passage of the E-Governance Bill, which seeks to establish an integrated, interconnected, and interoperable information and resource sharing communications network in government for speedy delivery of public services. Senator...
The local stock market dropped due to selling pressures. The main index lost 49.83 points or 0.67 percent to close at 7,369.27 as the Holding Firms counter led the retreat although the Industrial and Mining and Oil counters managed to advance. 48775 Volume stayed in the same range with 1.31 billion...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index managed to advance although there was some profit taking after the previous day’s spike in share prices. The benchmark index added 17.94 points or 0.24 percent to close at 7,419.10 on Wednesday, Nov. 24, although only the Holding Firms and Property counters...
The local stock market jumped on further bargain hunting as investors cheered a series of good news. The main index rose 118.49 points or 1.63 percent to close at 7,401.16 as telcos and banks led the rally across the board. 48245 Volume improved to 1.55 billion shares worth P9.28 billion as gainers...
As the agency works on the country’s economic recovery program, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is also gearing up to look beyond the pandemic and prepare for the future. "We are working on two things: the current problem, and the future,” Socioeconomic Planning Secretary...
Several governors and mayors have vowed to troop to the Senate to hold protest action over the huge budget cut in the Barangay Development Program for New Peoples’ Army (NPA)-cleared barangays of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) in the 2022 budget....
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) will have the final decision on the resumption of the number coding scheme as heavy volume of vehicles is expected in the capital region ahead of the holiday season. A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles and people crossing the overpass days after...
The local stock market managed to end flat after starting the week in the red with investor sentiment stuck in the doldrums. The main index eked out a 2.1-point or 0.03 percent gain to close at 7,282.67 with only the Financials and Mining and Oil counters advancing while most sectors retreated....
