MANILA: Leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives will meet to lessen the legal and constitutional obstacles to the economic charter change proposals.
House Deputy Speaker David Suarez (Quezon, 2nd District) said in a press conference Monday…
MANILA: Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. has met officials from the local government units (LGUs) in Metro and various government agencies to discuss a solution to the worsening traffic in the metropol…
BACOLOD CITY: The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) continues to investigate the cause of the fire that hit a portion of the Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park in La Castellana, Negros Occidental late last week.
Senior Supt. Arnold Alba, provincial fire
MANILA: The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the dismissal from the service of former North Cotabato 2nd District congressman Gregorio Ipong in connection with irregularities in the use of pork barrel funds in 2007.
In a 13-page resolution released onli…
ILOILO CITY: Developmental challenges confronting the Philippines are like the threats that veterans of World War II fought to free the country from foreign domination.
Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. said on Monday the country is still facing th…
MANILA: The House of Representatives on Monday approved on the third and final reading three bills, including a measure that would make the country’s tax incentives regime more responsive to the changing global landscape.
With 238 affirmative votes, …
MANILA: Manulife Philippines is hoping that the projected easing of inflation this year and efforts to educate Filipinos about insurance costs will translate to increased availment.
In a briefing in Makati City on Monday, Manulife Philippines chief m…
MANILA: Senior citizens and persons with disability (PWDs) of Manila will soon have a chance to work at McDonald’s, an American fast-food chain.
The city government of Manila entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the personnel provider of…
