Philippine News

(PNA file image) MANILA – At least 28,000 vacancies are available at the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) job fairs as the department commemorates its 90th founding anniversary next month. In a press statement, the DOLE urged job seekers across the country to visit any of the 21 job fair …

IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. President Marcos is mobbed by children as he and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos lead the Christmas gift-giving tradition for children dubbed ‘Balik Sigla, Bigay Saya’ at the Kalayaan Grounds of Malacañan Palace in Manila on Sunday. Rolando Mailo and Rey Baniquet, NIB  More than 17,000 children …

THE Filipino diaspora has long been characterized by the resilience and determination of our overseas workers. While these global citizens boost the economies of their host countries, the desire to reunite with family and return home to the Philippines often looms large. In a recent survey conducted by recruiter Robert …

A man pushes a trolley along a market in Manila on May 11, 2023. (AFP / Jam Sta. Rosa)  MANILA, Philippines — The number of Filipinos who reported a decline in their quality of life over the past year has increased in the latest survey by the Social Weather Stations. …

Former Philippine senator and human rights campaigner Leila de Lima talks during an interview with AFP in Manila on November 24, 2023. (AFP / Jam Sta. Rosa)  MANILA, Philippines — Former senator Leila de Lima has called for the investigation into former Justice chiefs Vitaliano Aguirre II and Menardo Guevarra …

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri  China has agreed to include the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and Freedom of Navigation in the draft resolution to promote peace and stability in the region, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said. Zubiri made this announcement on Saturday, the …

A photo of Noralyn Babadilla who has been missing since last month and is also believed to be held hostage by the rebels. As Hamas frees one Filipino hostage in Gaza – Marcos President Marcos said the government is leaving no stone unturned to locate a missing female Filipino dual …

PARLIAMENTARIAN. House Speaker Martin Romualdez delivers a speech at the 31st annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) in Pasay City on Saturday (Nov. 25, 2023). He underscored the importance of the meeting whose primary objective is to promote understanding, collaboration and advance of peace and development in the …

Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Sunday argued that letting the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the country to investigate the alleged extra-judicial killings during the implementation of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs is not a surrender of sovereignty but an exercise of it.  “If we believe in the rule …

CANDLES FOR PEACE. Former New People’s Army rebels based in the Bicol Region raise lighted candles after pledging their allegiance to the government at the National Capital Region Police Office in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City on Jan. 24, 2023. More of their former colleagues received a new lease on life …