MANILA: Foreign nationals employed in the Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) and internet gaming licenses (IGL) companies will not be refunded of payment for their working visas, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday.
Immigration s…
MANILA: All persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) throughout the country’s prisons are all safe and accounted for after the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said Thursday.
In a statement, BuCor Director General Gregor…
MANILA: The possible impacts of Super Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon to the economy dampened investors’ confidence, pulling down the local index in Thursday’s trading.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dropped 1.23 percent, or 82.8…
MANILA: The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) on Thursday underscored the need for more high dams to alleviate the impacts of severe flooding, following the effects of the typhoon-enhanced southwest monsoon.
During the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon …
MANILA: The opening of classes in public schools affected by the enhanced southwest monsoon and Super Typhoon Carina will be postponed, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara said Thursday.
“Some schools will really have to postpone t…
MANILA: A price freeze is now in place in Metro Manila, five other provinces, and Cainta, Rizal after the declaration of a state of calamity.
Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, and Oriental Mindoro were also placed under a state of calamity
