President of the State Audit Organization (SAO) Viengthavisone Thepphachanh received a courtesy call from newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Lao PDR Jung Yung Soo in Vientiane on May 10.Expressing a warm welcome to the guest, M…
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Negros Oriental province has released over PHP44.9 million in funding from January to May this year that assisted more than 7,000 workers under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced…
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Thursday it would comply with the status quo ante order (SQAO) issued by the Supreme Court (SC) on the disqualification case of Legazpi City mayor Carmen Rosal during the May 2022 polls. In a statement, Comel…
Over 400,000 first-time job seekers were able to secure free preemployment documents from different government agencies in 2022. In separate social media posts on Thursday, the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE), an attached agency of the Department of …
The employers’ sector on Thursday expressed bullishness over the country’s 6.4 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the first quarter, saying this development heralds the opening up of more employment opportunities for Filipinos. In an inter…
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) will conduct joint research on crops, specifically onion and corn. The two will map and monitor these crops using satellite data, PhilSA announced on Thursday, adding that far…
The province of Ilocos Norte has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and agreement with the newly-created Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) for the construction of affordable houses here. Under President Ferdinand R….
The city government here has formed a task force to mitigate the effects of the El Niño phenomenon on residents and the agriculture sector. In Executive Order 10 issued on Thursday, Mayor Belen Fernandez, the chairperson of the task force, said coordi…
Ranking members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) can participate in local peace talks. In a statement on Thursday, Presidential Peace Adviser Isidro Purisima said this would support th…
The Sandiganbayan anti-graft court has acquitted a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) personnel who was charged with graft for allegedly failing to deposit USD15,805 embassy funds to the DFA’s bank account. Saula Payumo Cruz had been assigned as a fi…
Exasperated by the long process that workers had to go through before their complaints against abusive employers are acted upon, Senator Raffy Tulfo on Thursday proposed a one-strike policy against abusive employers who are not complying with the coun…
The Bureau of Customs-Port of Legazpi is optimistic that it will hit and surpass its monthly revenue collections in the coming months and years after facilitating its first-ever fuel importation this week. In a statement Wednesday, the bureau reported…
