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Month: July 2024

Divorce, death penalty bills not among Senate priorities

MANILA: Senate President Francis Escudero does not consider the divorce and death penalty bills controversial but neither are they among their priorities.

At the press briefing on Monday after opening the Third Regular Session of the 19th Congress, E…

DepEd suspends submission of teachers’ performance report

MANILA: Education Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara on Monday announced the suspension of teachers’ submissions for the Results-Based Performance Management System (RBPMS).

Angara said an order would be issued within the day to give teachers ample time t…

DOLE grants extra P4.1-M livelihood aid to sectors

DUMAGUETE CITY: The Department of Labor and Employment has allocated some PHP4.1 million in additional livelihood aid to vulnerable sectors in Negros Oriental.

Rubie Cempron, Labor and Employment Officer III and Livelihood Focal Person of the DOLE-Ne…

Iloilo City conducts preemptive evacuation in coastal barangays

ILOILO CITY: The city government here has enforced preemptive evacuation of communities residing in high risk and those with high exposure to the impact of Tropical Storm Carina.

‘During our inspection yesterday, we are expecting more than a thousand…

Marcos admin expanding free trade deals

MANILA: The Marcos administration continues to diversify its trade partners by forging free trade agreements (FTAs) with various countries.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary for International Trade Group Allan Gepty said in a rece…

178 new PAO lawyers to help deliver justice for indigents

MANILA: Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Monday welcomed the hiring of 178 new lawyers in the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), saying it will boost the services provided by the agency to indigent litigants.

‘Gone are the …