Bill lowering gov’t retirement age to 56 gets House nod
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a measure lowering the optional retirement age of government employees from 60 to 56. During...
DOT sees swifter PH tourism recovery with Chinese group tours
The arrival of 190 Chinese tourists on Tuesday is seen by the Department of Tourism (DOT) as an opportunity for the Philippines to accelerate...
Astronaut performs Pinoy student’s zero-gravity experiment proposal in Int’l Space Station
A Filipino student's microgravity experiment about the rotation of dumbbell-shaped objects in space has been performed on the Japanese Experimental Module "Kibo" on the...
Marcos says PH, China yet to reach compromise on Pinoy fishers’ plight in WPS
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday said the Philippines and China have yet to reach a “compromise” that will allow Filipinos to fish...
Report erring local officials, cops involved in illegal drugs
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. on Friday urged the public to report to the DILG any police...
PBBM staying as DA chief for now
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Friday he prefers to do the “hard things” while he is the head of the Department of Agriculture...
PH Red Cross ramps up relief ops to flood-hit communities
Amid the continuous weather disturbances caused by the shear line and low-pressure area, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is ramping up its relief and...
PH won’t concede territorial claims in SCS: PBBM
The Philippines will not relinquish its territorial claims in the hotly-contested South China Sea (SCS), President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. maintained on Tuesday (Zurich...
GOODBYE MOJOS? Is Shakey’s mojos really phased out?
A lot of Shakey’s fans were heartbroken for not being able to order the pizza joints well-loved mojos for quite some time now. Since...
Bill establishing Muslim cemeteries hurdles House panel
A bill in the House of Representatives that would create Muslim-Filipino cemeteries in cities and towns has passed the committee level. During a hearing on...
U.S. launches P1 billion e-commerce project to support digitalization of Filipino SMEs
The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), launched on January 11 a five-year, one billion peso ($18 million) partnership...
DA approves entry of initial 5.7K MT imported onions
Only 5,775 metric tons of the approved 21,060 metric tons (MT) of fresh imported onions have been initially cleared to enter the country before...
