MANILA: A party-list lawmaker said Wednesday the Philippines’ bilateral labor agreements (BLAs) with other countries must have teeth to protect the rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa Magsino made the statement aft…
MANILA: Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) wushu champion Marianne Mariano is setting her sights on the gold medal in the Asia-Oceania Sambo Championships scheduled on June 29-30 at the Forum de Macau stadium in Macau.
The 35-year-old Air Force techical se…
BACOLOD: Eight indigent Negrense children with complex heart conditions are getting a new lease on life after undergoing surgeries through ‘Project Paglaum (Hope),’ a partnership between the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) and the Corazon Locsin Monteli…
MANILA: House Human Rights Committee chairperson Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr. on Wednesday warned the Philippine National Police (PNP) officers that they would be held in contempt if they would not stop taking photos of the alleged extrajudicial kill…
MANILA: The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) on Wednesday urged livestock farmers to report sick animals to prevent outbreaks in the country.
This came after the DA-BAI depopulated 94 imported goats from the United States …
MANILA: The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) on Wednesday expressed support for the Department of Migrant Workers’ (DMW) policy not to allow Filipino seafarers to sail on ships attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and other …
MANILA: The Board of Investments (BOI) said it has awarded the best set of fiscal incentives for domestic market activities for projects within Metro Manila under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) law to a beneficiary …