The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Monday confirmed that 27 Filipino seafarers are safe following an attack by Houthi forces on a bulk cargo carrier in the Red Sea. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the all-Filipino crew of M/V Transworld Navi...

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) recently signed a data sharing agreement in a bid to prevent undesirable foreigners from using the country as a sanctuary to escape the crime they committed in their own count...

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has destroyed more than P595-million worth of smuggled cigarettes in a customs-rented warehouse in Brgy. Baliwasan, Zamboanga City. BOC Acting District Collector Arthur Sevilla Jr. said 8,816 cases and 1,014 reams of smuggle...

Majority of Filipinos are satisfied with the performance of President Marcos, the latest “Tugon ng Masa” survey of OCTA Research showed. The survey showed that 59 percent of Filipinos were “satisfied with the way the nation is being governed by the current administration” – a three percentage point increase from the October 2023 survey results. […]
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Officials of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines urged the government to use all legal means to protect Filipino fishermen from continued harassment by the Chinese Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea.In a signed statement, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas said the administration might need to seek help from other allied countries, like the […]
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Bakers are seeking a P2 increase in the price of a loaf of Pinoy Tasty Bread and a P0.20 hike in the price of Pinoy Pandesal amid rising production costs. Samahang Panadero ng Pilipinas president Chito Chavez said flour prices have risen to P950 per bag from only P700 during the last approved price increase […]
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Some 9.8 percent of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger—being hungry and not having anything to eat – at least once in the past three months, the latest Social Weather Stations survey showed. While the national average was better than the 10.4 percent reported in June, involuntary hunger in Metro Manila went up to 17.3 percent […]
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One in three adult Filipinos believe they have a better quality of life now compared to a year ago, a Social Weather Stations survey showed. Some 22 percent said they experienced worsening conditions, while 45 percent reported no change from the previous year. This resulted in a net gainer score of 11 percent which is […]
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At least half of Filipinos are dissatisfied with the K to 12 basic education program, while 89 percent prefer the previous June-to-March academic calendar, a survey by the Social Weather Station (SWS) said. The 50% rate was a combination of respondents who said they were “very dissatisfied” and “somewhat dissatisfied” at 37% and 13%, respectively, […]
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) warned local officials they would file charges against those who threaten local poll officers removing campaign posters outside of the designated areas. The poll body also warned those harassing Comelec officials serving show cause orders to Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSKE) candidates found violating election rules. Poll chairman George […]
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Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) officer-in-charge Leo Hans Cacdac vowed to continue the programs that the late Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople started in the agency. Cacdac said included in his top list is to assist at least 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who had worked for nine Saudi companies that declared bankruptcy following the economic […]
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