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DOLE facilitates payment of P1.9-M back wages for Bukidnon workers

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 21 -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 10 (Northern Mindanao) facilitated the settlement of PHP1.9 million in back wages for workers in Bukidnon province on Tues... Read More


Bolts halt Bossing win streak

MANILA, July 21 -- Meralco leaned on the heroics of Chris Banchero and Chris Newsome -- and a costly error by Blackwater in the dying seconds -- to survive the Bossing, 116-114, in the PBA Season 50 G... Read More


PNP security preparations for SONA now in full swing

Manila, July 21 -- Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Tuesday said the police force has completed contingency, action and operational planning for President Ferd... Read More


P763-M drugs seized, 4.4K suspects nabbed in June ops

Manila, July 21 -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), in coordination with other law enforcement agencies, seized illegal drugs worth PHP763 million and arrested 4,413 drug personalities i... Read More


ASEAN FMs convey alarm over Middle East dev't ahead of US meet

Manila, July 21 -- The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) conveyed "serious concern" over the resumption of hostilities between Iran and the United States in the M... Read More


NCR measles-rubella vaccination campaign hits 87.1% of target - DOH

Manila, July 21 -- More than 1 million children in the National Capital Region have been vaccinated against measles and rubella, with the Department of Health (DOH) reporting Tuesday that its suppleme... Read More


T-bill rates posts mixed results

Manila, July 21 -- Rates of the Philippines' treasury bills (T-bills) posted mixed movements Monday, which an economist traced to demand for the debt paper. Average rate of the 91-day paper rose to 5... Read More


PH balance of payments surplus hits 21-month high

Manila, July 21 -- The country's balance of payments (BOP) rose to a 21-month high, recording a surplus of USD3.4 billion, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. Data released late M... Read More


LandBank, Visa launch new card to digitalize gov't transactions

Manila, July 21 -- State-owned Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) and digital payments leader Visa launched on Tuesday a new Government Purchase Card (GPC) to provide government agencies with a m... Read More


Safer cities

Manila, July 21 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) recently announced a 20.6 percent drop in the country's crime rate for the second quarter of the year even as high-profile violence cases contin... Read More