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PBBM admin proposes P7.2-T budget for 2027

Manila, June 26 -- The Marcos administration is eyeing a PHP7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, which is equivalent to 21.7 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). The proposed 2027... Read More


US dev't agency approves targeted energy grant for PH

Manila, June 26 -- The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), an American international development agency, has approved a new grant to help modernize the Philippines' energy sector governance, the U... Read More


LTFRB probes taxi drivers who overcharged, stole from Thai models

Manila, June 26 -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Friday vowed to run after two taxi drivers who allegedly overcharged and stole from two Thai models and pageant w... Read More


CHED, UP Manila partner to boost mental health literacy in colleges

Manila, June 26 -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila launched a nationwide mental health literacy program that seeks to transform how colleges... Read More


PH leads ASEAN talks on migrant worker rights, labor migration reforms

Manila, June 26 -- The Philippines took the lead in regional efforts to strengthen protections for migrant workers as it hosted the 19th meeting of the Implementation of the Association of Southeast A... Read More


SC reinstates worker terminated for unauthorized absences

Manila, June 26 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has reinstated an employee who was terminated for "unauthorized absences", saying a worker's absence from work, by itself, is not enough to prove abandonment ... Read More


OFW processing center opens at Cebu airport

Manila, June 26 -- An overseas Filipino workers (OFW) processing center officially opened at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Terminal 2 on Friday. This center is a joint initiative of Ce... Read More


CPD pushes family, mental health support amid school violence

Manila, June 26 -- The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) has called for stronger family support systems, mental health services, and youth development programs to address school violence ... Read More


NMP opens 55 maritime courses for free starting Aug. 3

Manila, June 26 -- The National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) will offer all 55 of its regular maritime training courses free of charge beginning Aug. 3, its chief announced on Friday. In a virtual pres... Read More


Cop in viral gun-toting video in Zambo Norte faces raps

Manila, June 26 -- Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ordered the immediate start of legal proceedings against a police corporal caught on video allegedly pointing ... Read More