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MANILA: The looming PHP35 increase in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers in Metro Manila can still be appealed, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Tuesday.

In an interview, Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said those…

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Kim Jin-pyo, chairperson of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s global innovation research association and former Speaker of the country’s National Assembly, in Seoul on July 2.

Source: Vietnam News Agen…

MANILA: Philippine shares continued to decline on Tuesday due to profit taking, while the peso depreciated.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went down by 39.81 points to close at 6,358.96.

All Shares also shed 16.80 points, closing at 3,46…

BAGUIO: The Department of Health in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH-CAR) said it continues to exert effort to increase the immunization rate among children aged zero to five years.

In a Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines) briefing at the DOH…

DAVAO: The third Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service (BUCAS) center will open in this city next month, the Department of Health in Davao Region (DOH-11) said on Tuesday.

Dr. Annabelle Yumang, DOH-11 Director, said the BUCAS Center will open at …

ILOILO: The Philippine National Police (PNP) is reconfiguring its offices to pull out policemen and replace them with non-uniformed personnel to intensify deployment on the ground.

‘What we are doing now, we want to bring our policemen on the ground….