DOLE to employers: Workers entitled to Holy Week holiday pay

Zacarian Sarao 04/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday reminded employers on the proper payment of wages for work rendered during the Holy Week from April 6 to  10. April 6, 7 and 10 were declared regular…

Malacañang: Half day work in government offices on Wednesday, April 5

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 03/31/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Friday announced that it would implement a half-day work schedule in all government offices on Wednesday, April 5, to give state workers ample time to prepare for the observance of the Holy…

Bongbong Marcos aims for 7% Philippine economic growth in 2023

Philippine Daily Inquirer 01/18/2023

DAVOS2, Switzerland – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr expressed optimism that the Philippine economy could grow at a faster pace of 7 percent this year  despite all the global headwinds, more optimistic than his economic team’s projection of…

7 infected Pardo Police Station detainees to remain in cell with 17 others

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With no space yet to move and isolate 7 COVID-19 positive detainees inside the Pardo Police Station detention cell, the station’s police chief has no choice but to let them continue to stay…

Duterte: DepEd allocating P700M for internet connections of 7,000 public schools

Christia Marie Ramos 06/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) is allocating P700 million to provide internet service to 7,000 schools nationwide, in preparation for the country’s shift from basic education system to online learning in view of the…

‘Ramon’ now a tropical storm; 7 provinces under Signal No. 1

Katrina Hallare 11/13/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) No. 1 was raised over seven provinces as “Ramon” intensified into a tropical storm, the state weather bureau said Wednesday. In its 11 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric,…

NAMRIA says Philippines has over 500 new islands

Consuelo Marquez - INQUIRER.net 10/18/2019

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has over 500 new islands, making the total number of islands in the archipelago to over 7,600 from the “outdated” 7,107, the national mapping agency said. In a Facebook post from the…

PNP identifies 7 ‘election watchlist areas’ in Cebu

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 12/06/2018

CEBU CITY, Philippines- The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) has included four cities and three towns in Cebu in its Election Watchlist Areas (Ewas) to ensure the conduct of a clean and honest May 2019…

7-Eleven Run to hold another leg in Cebu

Glendale G. Rosal 11/25/2018

FOLLOWING the success of its first staging, Cebu will once again be hosting one leg in the simultaneous holding of the 7-Eleven Run on February 3, 2019. Its first staging, which started and ended at the Cebu…

Sandigan finds Imelda Marcos guilty of 7 graft counts

Inquirer.net 11/09/2018

Former First Lady and Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos has been found guilty of seven counts of graft by the Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division. According to a decision by the anti-graft court on Friday, Marcos is sentenced to…

Thelma confident Duterte will never pardon Chiong 7

Rosalie O. Abatayo 11/01/2018

The family of Jacqueline and Marijoy Chiong is hopeful that President Rodrigo Duterte will not pardon the seven men convicted for the kidnapping, rape and slay of the two sisters 21 years ago. Thelma Chiong, mother of…

7 out of 22 bodies identified – NBI-7

Nestle L. Semilla 09/25/2018

The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) has stepped in to process and help identify the unidentified bodies retrieved from the landslide site in Naga City. Dr. Rene Cam, NBI-7 medico-legal officer, said that as…

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