PBBM endorses Garafil as MECO board chair

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has endorsed former Presidential Communications Office (PCO) secretary Cheloy Garafil as a member and chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), MalacaƱang announc…

Ilocos Region provinces receive 27 new ambulances from DOH

The Department of Health (DOH) distributed 27 new and fully equipped ambulances to the local government units (LGUs) of Ilocos Region’s four provinces.

The ambulance distribution is part of the Health Facility and Enhancement Program of the DOH, aim…

DOLE: Job fair for 19K displaced POGO workers set Oct. 10

Manila: A job fair for displaced workers of internet gaming licensees (IGLs), formerly known as Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), is slated next month, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Tuesday.

During the “Kapihan sa Bag…

Battle to ban TikTok in US gets underway in federal court

The battle over whether to ban TikTok in the US and remove the Chinese social media and video-sharing platform from app stores nationwide got underway Monday in a federal appeals court.

TikTok and its parent company ByteDance argued before a three-j…

DOLE-Eastern Visayas pays over P632M under TUPAD

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has paid PHP632.6 million to workers in Eastern Visayas under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program this year.

DOLE regional mediator-arbiter, lawyer Cecilio …

Sual mayor denies romantic, business links with Alice Guo

Manila: Mayor Liseldo Calugay of Sual, Pangasinan on Tuesday denied a partnership of any kind with former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo during the continuing Senate hearing on illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) Tuesday.

They’re jus…

BuCor to craft GCTA plan for heinous crime convicts

Manila: The Bureau of Corrections has formed a technical working group (TWG) to implement the Supreme Court (SC) ruling to include persons convicted of heinous crimes in the coverage of Republic Act (RA) 10592, or the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA…