MANILA, Philippines — Seven manufacturers selling various commodities nationwide are set to raise prices on some of their products starting April 1, citing continued oil price hikes amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East, according to a…
MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc have refiled a bill seeking to increase the minimum salary of public school teachers to P50,000. ACT Teachers Party-List Rep. Antonio Tinio on Monday said House Bill (HB) No.…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City Health Office (CHO) has reported a 10 percent increase in dengue cases this year, attributed mainly to the recent rainfall that may have resulted to the creation of more mosquito…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported an upward trend in dengue cases with more than 28,000 cases logged as of February 1, 2025. The DOH said that the 28,234 cases saw a…
MANILA, Philippines — The Home Development Mutual Fund or the Pag-IBIG Fund said that it will raise its member contributions in February 2024. In a phone interview on Tuesday, it said that monthly contributions from employees and…
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) members will see a premium contribution hike from four to five percent this year. The increase is in line with the Universal Health Care (UHC) law, according to PhilHealth…
MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker has urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to increase by 20 percent its benefits coverage. In a statement on Sunday, AGRI party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee cited inflation as one of the…
Pump prices of petroleum products are expected to increase for the 11th consecutive week on Tuesday, with local oil companies estimating prices to climb by more than P2 per liter. Industry sources on Saturday said that based…
MANILA, Philippines — Local oil companies announced fuel prices will increase again as adjustments are set to be made beginning August 29 (Tuesday). Cleanfuel and Seaoil announced on Monday their gasoline prices would go up by P0.30…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) is still awaiting the approval of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) for its proposed 60 percent water tariff increase. In a press conference on Thursday, June…
MANILA, Philippines — A bill that seeks to implement an across-the-board increase in the daily wages of private sector workers has been filed before the House of Representatives. In a statement on Wednesday, the Trade Union Congress…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) accommodated a total of 394,136 Holy Week travelers at the different passenger terminals here in the last seven days, from April 2 to 8, 2023. Of the number,…
