The Philippines will soon send a delegation to Kuwait to tackle labor and migrant workers issues, including the recent suspension of new work visas for Filipinos by the Kuwaiti government, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday, May 13. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary …
Read More »End human trafficking ‘scourge,’ PBBM orders, as 6 Pinoys saved
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants the human trafficking scourge in the country eradicated, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Friday. This developed as at least six Filipinos who fell victim to a human trafficking scheme in Myanmar have returned to the Philippines, after being tortured and forced to pay up …
Read More »Bersamin: President has power to shuffle Cabinet
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has the power to appoint to his Cabinet candidates who lost in the national and local elections in May last year, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Friday. The President on Tuesday confirmed he was planning a reorganization of his Cabinet after the constitutional ban on …
Read More »PH targets to improve participation in electronics value chain
Department of Trade and Industry Assistant Secretary for Industrial Development and Trade Policy Allan Gepty (PNA photo by Robert Oswald Alfiler) MANILA – The Philippines targets to enhance its participation in the electronics and electric global value chain, specifically on wafer technology and research and development, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) …
Read More »BI chief vows to promptly respond to complaints
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco (Photo courtesy of Bureau of Immigration) MANILA – Bureau of Immigration (BI) chief Norman Tansingco has assured the public that the agency would answer all queries and complaints quickly as he ordered the implementation of the revised manual feedback forms for all its offices nationwide. In a …
Read More »Admin managing economy well, Speaker tells IMF
ECONOMIC BRIEFING. Speaker Martin Romualdez (second from left) briefs Mission Members from the International Monetary Fund on the ecomomic reforms being implemented by the government. Flanking him are Rep. Stella Quimbo and House Secretary General Reginald Velasco, while the IMF was represented by Mission Chief Jay Peiris; Resident Representative Ragnar …
Read More »Mindanao-based educators denounce DepEd’s alleged illegal sale, procurement of laptops
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Educators belonging to a Mindanao-based group have denounced the alleged illegal sale of laptops, which were reportedly procured by the Department of Education (DepEd) in retail stores and on Facebook. Apart from violating the public trust, the Media Educators of Mindanao (MEM) also stressed that …
Read More »Hypertension cases decline among Filipinos, study shows
The prevalence of hypertension among Filipino adults aged 20 years old and above has significantly declined from 2018 to 2019, a study by the Department of Science and Technology–Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) showed. (Unsplash) DOST-FNRI said that this is despite the increase in the prevalence of hypertension among …
Read More »Oil prices to go higher to P1.40/l by next week
The country’s oil firms will likely raise pump prices by as much as P1.40 per liter on Tuesday to reflect the movement of prices in the world market, an industry source said Friday. The source said the indicative movement on fuel prices next week was computed based on the first …
Read More »Zelenskyy arrives in Rome for talks with Pope Francis, Italy’s PM and president
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy arrived in Rome on Saturday for talks with Italian officials and Pope Francis, who has said the Vatican has launched a behind-the-scenes initiative to try to end the war launched last year by Russia. The pontiff, who makes pleas on behalf of Ukraine’s ‘martyred’ people, last …
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