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Minimum wage hike adjustment takes effect in W. Visayas

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- The Department of Labor and Employment in Western Visayas (DOLE-6) has appealed to employers to "implement religiously" the adjustment in the minimum wage which takes effect in the ... Read More


Suspect in 2019 Cotabato bombing surrenders to police

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- A suspect in the 2019 bombing in North Cotabato that wounded five people surrendered to police Tuesday, officials announced Wednesday (Nov. 19, 2025). The suspect, identified as "A... Read More


BFAR OKs resumption of fishing in waste spill-hit Bais Bay

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 7 (Central Visayas) on Wednesday partially lifted the fishing ban in Bais City and Manjuyod in Negros Oriental after test result... Read More


Dong Thap province tightens monitoring of vessels at sea to tackle IUU fishing

Dong Thap, Nov. 19 -- The southern province of Dong Thap is intensifying measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in a concerted effort to help remove the European Commissi... Read More


Davao City sends P6.6-M aid to quake-hit Cebu, Davao Oriental towns

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- The city government has released PHP6.6 million in financial assistance to communities in Cebu and Davao Oriental affected by recent earthquakes and typhoons. Alfredo Baloran, head... Read More


Davao City gears up for congress to stop child labor

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- The city government will host a congress for children in street situations on Nov. 27-28 to intensify its campaign against child labor. Mark Timbang, focal person for the City Soci... Read More


Malaysia reopens labour market for Bangladeshis but imposes 'unacceptable' conditions: Asif Nazrul

, Nov. 19 -- Malaysia has reopened its labour market for Bangladeshi workers but attached around a dozen conditions that Dhaka considers unacceptable, said Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment... Read More


Iloilo City calls for help in handling bomb threats

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- The city government, through the Sangguniang Panlungsod (city council), has requested for assistance from concerned national government agencies in handling the string of bomb threa... Read More


Nat'l ID registration in Ilocos Region at 88.5% as of October

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- More than 4.6 million, or 88.53 percent, of the 5.3 million population of the Ilocos Region have registered with the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) as of Oct. 31, the Ph... Read More


HCM City seeks to boost multifaceted cooperation with Czech Republic

HCM City, Nov. 19 -- Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc on November 19 met with President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil, who is ... Read More