QUEZON CITY, — The results from the November 2024 Labor Force Survey indicate a significant rise in employment rates, reflecting the government’s commitment to creating quality job opportunities for Filipinos. According to a statement from Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma, the employment rate reached 96.8% in November 2024, an increase from 96.4% during the same period last…
MANILA —In an earnest effort to make room for tourism, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. moved the celebration of Ninoy Aquino Day from August 21 to August 23, creating a longer weekend for working Filipinos to take a break with their families elsewhere. The amendment to the country’s holiday list was made official via Proclamation No….
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has expressed confidence it will surpass anew its revenue target for 2023, thus raising more funds for various charity programs. In 2022, the PCSO generated P57,398,945,550.90 in gross receipts from its gaming products such as Lotto, Digit Games, Small Town Lottery, Instant Sweepstakes, and Keno. It had surpassed its annual revenue target of P46.1 billion by 125 percent….
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (PIA) — The Police Regional Office Cordillera (PRO-CAR) reported a successful month-long anti-illegal drug operations in the region. In the report submitted to Regional Director PBGen. David Peredo Jr., more than P60 million-worth of illegal drugs have been seized and destroyed in the region-wide anti-drug operations from August 1 to 31, 2024….
The Philippine government under the leadership of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is firm on its commitment to promoting regional integration and cooperation within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), along with promoting freedom of information and preserving press freedom. “The Philippines adheres to our responsibility to promote regional integration and cooperation among the members…
“No matter what happens, girls support girls, and girls are always for girls.” This is the short yet meaningful response of Gecille T. Abeleda, grade 9 student of Quezon City High School, when asked about the most significant lesson she learned from joining the Tagisang Robotics Competition (TRC): Girls & Gears; and she is proof…
The Sin Tax Coalition has thanked the Speaker Martin Romualdez, House Ways and Means Committee chairman, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, and other House leaders on their decision to cancel further deliberations on HB11279, which they say will ‘sabotage’ the Sin Tax Reform Law by lowering tobacco tax rates. The Sin Tax Coalition is composed of…
ILIGAN CITY, LANAO DEL NORTE – THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) held a zonal conference on March 14, 2025, at the Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), which highlighted its PROPEL program, with the theme “Accelerating Innovations in the Philippines.” Led by DOST Secretary Dr. Renato U. Solidum Jr., the…
For Overseas Filipinos in Japan, convenience and reliability are top priorities when sending money back home. Recognizing this, BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) and Seven Bank have renewed their partnership to better serve the needs of their loyal Kabayan customers, as well as attract new ones to their growing platform. The partnership, which began in 2017,…
Silaki Island, a heart-shaped 10-hectare islet located at Brgy. Binabalian, Bolinao, Pangasinan is renowned as a marine conservation haven, home to a thriving 16-hectare population of giant clams. The beauty of the ocean surrounds Silaki Island, but beneath its natural beauty and marine biodiversity lies a pressing challenge: a scarcity of freshwater. To access potable…
