DMW pushes for more no-placement fee countries for OFWs

MANILA: The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is working to expand further the list of no-placement fee countries for Filipinos who are applying work abroad.

DMW Undersecretary for Policy and International Cooperation Patricia Yvonne Caunan, in an …

PH adds operating Islamic banking unit

MANILA: The Philippines now has two operating Islamic banking units (IBUs) that aim to enhance financial inclusion across the country.

In a statement Wednesday, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Maybank Philippines, Inc. started its Islamic …

UAAP Season 87 unfolds Sept. 7

MANILA: Host University of the Philippines will face Ateneo de Manila in men’s basketball when the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 87 kicks off on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

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PBBM inspects flood-stricken Marikina, Antipolo areas

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday conducted an aerial inspection of flood-hit areas in the cities of Marikina and Antipolo during the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Enteng (Yagi).

Marcos inspected the areas after holding a si…

Marcos: No politics in OVP budget hearing

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday belied the claims of Vice President Sara Duterte that Congress is politicizing the hearing for her office’s 2025 budget.

Marcos, who was conducting an aerial inspection of areas affected by Tropi…