Exclusive

Publication

Byline

BOC to auction luxury vehicles linked to Discayas Nov. 20

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will hold a public auction of forfeited luxury vehicles linked to the Discayas on Thursday. In a social media announcement, the BOC said the auction wil... Read More


Iloilo gets P6.8-B budget for 2026

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- The provincial government here will operate on a PHP6.88 billion budget in 2026 -- PHP5.53 billion for the General Fund and PHP1.35 billion for the Local Economic Enterprise. The b... Read More


Students in remote Bicol schools to get 'Bayanihan SIM'

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will distribute more than 41,000 SIM cards to schools and students in remote areas of the Bicol Region. DICT Assi... Read More


Minimum wage hike adjustment takes effect in W. Visayas

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- The Department of Labor and Employment in Western Visayas (DOLE-6) has appealed to employers to "implement religiously" the adjustment in the minimum wage which takes effect in the ... Read More


Suspect in 2019 Cotabato bombing surrenders to police

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- A suspect in the 2019 bombing in North Cotabato that wounded five people surrendered to police Tuesday, officials announced Wednesday (Nov. 19, 2025). The suspect, identified as "A... Read More


BFAR OKs resumption of fishing in waste spill-hit Bais Bay

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 7 (Central Visayas) on Wednesday partially lifted the fishing ban in Bais City and Manjuyod in Negros Oriental after test result... Read More


Dong Thap province tightens monitoring of vessels at sea to tackle IUU fishing

Dong Thap, Nov. 19 -- The southern province of Dong Thap is intensifying measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in a concerted effort to help remove the European Commissi... Read More


Davao City sends P6.6-M aid to quake-hit Cebu, Davao Oriental towns

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- The city government has released PHP6.6 million in financial assistance to communities in Cebu and Davao Oriental affected by recent earthquakes and typhoons. Alfredo Baloran, head... Read More


Davao City gears up for congress to stop child labor

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- The city government will host a congress for children in street situations on Nov. 27-28 to intensify its campaign against child labor. Mark Timbang, focal person for the City Soci... Read More


Malaysia reopens labour market for Bangladeshis but imposes 'unacceptable' conditions: Asif Nazrul

, Nov. 19 -- Malaysia has reopened its labour market for Bangladeshi workers but attached around a dozen conditions that Dhaka considers unacceptable, said Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment... Read More