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C. Visayas employers, 'kasambahays' urged to join wage, work survey

MANILA, Feb. 19 -- The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Region 7 (Central Visayas) urged employers and household workers (kasambahay) to participate in a survey aimed at determ... Read More


Fuel surcharge increases to Level 6 in March

MANILA, Feb. 19 -- Fuel surcharge, extra fees that airlines may collect in addition to the base airfare, will increase for the first time this year to Level 6 for March from the current Level 5. The ... Read More


PNP: 8.5K cops to secure People Power anniversary commemoration

MANILA, Feb. 19 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) will deploy 8,500 cops to secure activities for the 38th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Feb. 25. "We are looking at the ral... Read More


'Peace center' to rise in Baguio City

MANILA, Feb. 19 -- The first-ever "Peace Center'' in Northern Luzon will soon rise in Baguio City, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) said on Monday. O... Read More


DA wants to regain global top spot for seaweed exportation

MANILA, Feb. 19 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday underscored the need to boost the production and exportation of the local seaweed. In a news release, DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel... Read More


PH Navy gunboat aids rescue of fisherfolk from capsized boat off Sulu

MANILA, Feb. 19 -- A Philippine Navy (PN) gunboat, the BRP Jose Loor Sr. (PC-390), helped the Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier, M/V Navios Lumen, in rescuing six passengers and crew of a sunken motor b... Read More


PNP: No 'chop chop' syndicate operating in NCR

MANILA, Feb. 19 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday belied the existence of an alleged "chop-chop" syndicate targeting motorists in certain areas in the National Capital Region. "This m... Read More


14 more Filipinos leave Gaza

MANILA, Feb. 19 -- Fourteen more Filipinos have evacuated from the Gaza Strip to Cairo in Egypt through the Rafah border, the Philippine Embassy in Egypt said Sunday. The embassy reported that the Fi... Read More


Fair weather, isolated rain showers to prevail across PH Monday.

MANILA, Feb. 19 -- Fair weather with isolated rain showers caused by the easterlies and localized thunderstorms will prevail across the archipelago on Monday, the weather bureau said. "Generally fair... Read More


Easterlies to bring isolated rain showers on Sunday

MANILA, Feb. 18 -- Easterlies will be affecting the eastern section of the country, the weather bureau reported on Sunday. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to c... Read More