MANILA: A party-list lawmaker on Thursday urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prioritize the elderly, sick, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) in recommending the grant of executive clemency to persons deprived of liberty (PDLs).
Bicol Saro Pa…
MANILA: The Bulgarian News Agency’s (BTA) acquired 30 electric vehicles (EVs) to support the work of its reporters and correspondents in Sofia and across the country.
In an official ceremony on Wednesday, Bishop Polikarp of Belogradchik blessed 30 ne…
BUENAVISTA: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Antique provincial office is in the process of procuring equipment for four shared service facilities (SSF) on salt production.
The provincial government has set aside PHP3.9 million for the proc…
BUTUAN CITY: Officials of Surigao City and the Department of Labor and Employment in the Caraga Region (DOLE-13) have inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the PHP4.1-million Kabuhayan Program.
‘The program aims to create more employment opportun…
MANILA: The number of jobless Filipinos eased to 7.9 million in September 2023, according to a survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS).
The survey, from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, found that the adult joblessness rate fell to 16.9
TACLOBAN CITY: After more than a year, red tide phenomenon has returned in the coastal waters of Biliran Island, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office reported Thursday.
Seawater samples collected in Biliran turned posi…
