MANILA: A Pampanga court has found a former agent of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) guilty of lying under oath before a court of law, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reported Thursday.
In an 11-page decision written by Acting Presiding…
MANILA: The Australian government is launching its work and holiday visa for Filipino nationals “in the coming months,” the Australian Embassy in Manila said Thursday.
‘Both countries are now undertaking the administrative arrangements necessary befo…
MANILA: Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. has ordered the modification of training courses for prison management officers in a bid to attract more applicants and meet the requirements of the agency.
Catapang iss…
LEGAZPI CITY: The Philippine Statistics Authority 5 (PSA-Bicol) reported on Thursday that the inflation rate in the region slowed down from 4.6 percent in June to 4.4 percent in July this year.
Based on the summary inflation report, PSA Regional Dire…
LEGAZPI CITY: To provide sustainable livelihood to a farmers’ group in Albay, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5), through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), on Thursday gave a seed capital of PHP300,000 for its g…
MALASIQUI: Six boatmen associations in Alaminos City, Pangasinan have each received a motorized wooden boat from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) under its Integrated Livelihood Program.
Alaminos City Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office …
MANILA: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday attributed the low unemployment rate of 3.1 percent in June to the robust economic growth.
Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the government has provided more jobs in several sec…