MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and the First Family greeted everyone a prosperous 2024 as he looked forward ‘to build better and more’ this year, looking back at the significant milestones in 2023.

‘(A)s friends and family gather, our

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday again reminded overseas Filipinos to register as voters for the 2025 midterm elections.

‘As of January 1, 2024, you only have 273 days to register as an Overseas Voter. Deadline is September

MANILA: At least 4.1 million minimum wage earners have benefited from the salary adjustments in 15 regions in 2023.

‘A total of 15 wage orders were issued by the RTWPBs (Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards) for workers in the

SEOUL: South Korea issued alerts on rising sea levels in parts of the East Sea on Monday following a major earthquake off Japan’s west coast.

The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said a tsunami caused by a 7.6 magnitude quake hitting

MANILA: The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Monday imposed a license suspension and summoned the driver of a sports utility vehicle (SUV) that crashed into a bank in Quezon City, killing one person and injuring several others.

In a statement,

MANILA: Risks from elevated inflation rate and external factors kept the Philippine monetary authorities on their toes in 2023.

And while the policymaking Monetary Board (MB) tightened further the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) key rates to a 16-…