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The Department of Social Welfare and Development warned beneficiaries of the government’s cash transfer subsidy program against using their cash cards or ATM cards as loan collateral. “Anytime you pawn a cash card given to you by the government, that is illegal. It was given to you and was issued …

COVID-19 admissions in private hospitals are slowly rising, but remained manageable, the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI) said on Saturday. Meanwhile, Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr. renewed his appeal to the Departments of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Health (DOH) to fast-track …

Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said the government will assist some 815 overseas workers whose travel to Kuwait has been deferred due to the suspension of visa issuances for newly-hired Filipino workers. She said the DMW is preparing a financial aid package of P30,000 per OEC-holder (Overseas Employment Certificate) who …

CUM LAUDE. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. hands the Presidential Saber to Cadet First Class Warren Leonor, the valedictorian, during the Philippine Military Academy graduation rites at Fort Del Pilar, Baguio City on Sunday (May 21, 2023). The Lipa City, Batangas native topped the MADASIGON (MAndirigmang May DAngal SImbolo ng Galing …

(DILG PHOTO) The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has initiated a program that would improve the database system on the status of the roads, bridges and transportation assets in the National Capital Region (NCR). During the Road and Bridge Information System (RBIS) meeting, DILG-NCR Director Maria Lourdes …

Guilhungan City map (PNA file image) DUMAGUETE CITY – Four fighters of the Central Negros 1 (CN1) Front of the Communist New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in an encounter with government troopers in Barangay Trinidad, Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental on Sunday. Lt. Col. William Pesase, the Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry …

VP Inday Sara Duterte Facebook Page/MANILA BULLETIN Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval and Vice President Sara Duterte launched “One Barangay, One Product (OBOP)” at the Malabon Sports Complex on Saturday, May 20. OBOP is a project initiated by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and Malabon City Tourism and Cultural Affairs …

The Philippine National Police will ask the Anti-Money Laundering Council to conduct a financial investigation on its personnel assigned to the PNP-Drug Enforcement Group as part of efforts to weed out so-called ninja cops involved in illegal activities. Ninja cops are those suspected of involvement in returning to the black …

Image Credit: theguardian.com At a Glance Severe tropical storm Mawar could become a typhoon within 24 hours. The storm, which was moving north-northwestward at 10 kph as of Sunday afternoon, will be given the local name “Betty” once inside PAR. Mawar’s enhancement of the southwesterly surface wind flow could lead …

Canada is being hit by a demographic crisis, sometimes called “the grey wave.” While the economy is adding jobs, economists say the crisis is more than a numbers game and ageism might be costing firms invaluable institutional experience and productivity.  Changing the discourse around older workers can benefit employee and …