Some 2,657 students in Isabela have earned while learning through the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Thursday. In a statement, DOLE-Isabela chief Evelyn Yango said the SPES benefic…
The National Food Authority (NFA) 5 (Bicol) has assured farmers in the region that it has sufficient funds to buy their palay (unhusked rice) harvest. In an interview on Thursday, Jaharah Shyrra Pavilando, NFA-5 information officer, said the agency
The Philippine Navy (PN) on Thursday said the missile frigate, BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), had recently launched another maritime patrol in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a Facebook post, the PN said Western Command (Wescom) chief Vice Adm.
Two female Singaporean passengers were arrested for allegedly trying to slip into the country some PHP76.1 million worth of cocaine at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City early Thursday. In a report, the Philippine Drug Enforce…
The Senate approved on Wednesday night Senate Bill (SB) No. 2221 or the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers in time before adjournment after a thorough period of amendments. The bill, which garnered 14 votes, zero negative, and zero abstention,
Some 682,117 minimum wage earners in Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Soccsksargen would benefit from wage increases in these regions. In an advisory released Wednesday night, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said the National Wages and …
