MANILA: Only three regional wage boards in the country have yet to issue pay hike orders for domestic workers (kasambahay), a labor official said Tuesday.
In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Undersecretary…
MANILA: The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further improve the ease of doing business in the Philippines.
“Basically, (in) the MOU…
MANILA: Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday sought an inquiry into the recent cyberattack on some Philippine government websites, including those involved in safeguarding the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
In her proposed Senate Resolution 923, Hontiveros…
LEGAZPI: The Agdangan Tagongtong Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (ATFMPC), an agrarian reform beneficiary organization (ARBO) in Camarines Sur, has received a swine facility worth PHP5.5 million under the Integrated National Swine Production Initiat…
MANILA: Swiss Federal Councillor and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis will visit the Philippines on Feb. 8 as part of his Asia-Pacific trip to bolster Switzerland’s network of ties in the region.
The Swiss top diplomat will meet with high-level govern…
MANILA: About PHP868.74 million in indemnity checks have been released for displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the bankruptcy of Saudi Arabian construction firms in 2015 and 2016, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced on Tuesd…
MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday advised foreign residents leaving the Philippines to settle their reentry fees before departure.
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco, in a statement, said reentry permits can be obtained either …