Marcos signs order for gov’t workers’ wage hike, extra allowance

Luisa Cabato 08/03/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed on August 2 the order for government workers’ salary increase and additional allowance, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Saturday. According to the PCO, Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin…

Pagasa: Habagat to bring cloudy skies, rains this Saturday

Luisa Cabato 08/03/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The prevailing southwest monsoon, locally called habagat, was seen to bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms to different parts of the country on Saturday, August 3. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical…

DOJ won’t block ICC ‘drug war’ arrest warrants

Luisa Cabato 08/01/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla stated that the Philippine government will not obstruct any arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) in relation to the International Criminal Court’s…

DepEd data: Enrollment in PH schools declining

Luisa Cabato 07/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Enrollment in public and private schools in the country declined over the past three consecutive years, data from the Department of Education (DepEd) showed. DepEd reported that for the incoming School Year (SY) 2024-2025,…

Marcos to INC members: Be instruments of change for a new PH

Luisa Cabato 07/27/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) to be instruments of change to achieve a new Philippines that benefits everyone. In his message for the INC’s 110th founding anniversary…

Pagasa: LPA, monsoon, thunderstorms to bring cloudy skies, rains

Luisa Cabato 07/27/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A low pressure area (LPA), a prevailing southwest monsoon, and localized thunderstorms will make cloudy skies and rains persist nationwide on Saturday. In an early Saturday morning advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical…

Angara: Teachers to receive P5,000 chalk allowance on July 29

Luisa Cabato 07/23/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The P5,000 “chalk allowance” for teachers will be released on the opening of classes on Monday, July 29, newly installed Education Secretary Sonny Angara said on Tuesday. “‘Yung chalk allowance will be released very…

Pagasa: Tropical Depression Butchoy exits PAR

Luisa Cabato 07/20/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Depression Butchoy has now left the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. Based on Pagasa’s 11 a.m. advisory, Butchoy was located 565 kilometers (km)…

Kanlaon posts 13 volcanic earthquakes in 24 hours, says Phivolcs

Luisa Cabato 07/06/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Mt. Kanlaon had 13 volcanic earthquakes during the last 24-hour monitoring of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the state seismologist reported Saturday, July 6. Phivolcs also said the volcano discharged 2,578…

Alice Guo may face raps for election-related offenses – Comelec

Luisa Cabato 06/30/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo may face election offense charges from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) following revelations from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) that her fingerprints match those of Chinese passport…

OVP says it didn’t request confidential funds for 2025

Luisa Cabato 06/30/2024

MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Vice President (OVP) did not request confidential funds from the proposed P6.3-trillion national budget for 2025, Vice President Sara Duterte announced. “For the Office of the Vice President, no, wala…

DOLE chief: Filipinos losing jobs to AI

Luisa Cabato 06/26/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma on Wednesday admitted that Filipinos are already losing jobs to artificial intelligence (AI) but noted that the government is working on preparing workers to adapt to digital workplaces. When asked…

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