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Comelec: Five-year barangay term can start after November 2 polls
by Christine Boton - August 26, 2026 - 12:00am
The proposed five-year term for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials can be implemented without postponing the BSK elections scheduled on Nov. 2, Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia said ...
26 distressed OFWs return from Dubai
by Christine Boton - August 24, 2026 - 12:00am
Twenty-six distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and four dependents have returned to Manila from Dubai.
Labor groups: Lift wage hike injunction
by Christine Boton - August 24, 2026 - 12:00am
The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) and 10 labor organizations under the Nagkaisa! Labor Coalition have asked the Regional Trial Court Branch 152 in Pasig City to lift its injunction against the implementation of...
DOLE: Private employees can refuse work amid rains
by Christine Boton - August 21, 2026 - 12:00am
Workers in the private sector may refuse to work when weather disturbances and similar events pose an imminent danger to their safety and health without facing administrative sanctions, the Department of Labor and...
DOH: Leptospirosis medicines sufficient
by Christine Boton - August 20, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Health yesterday assured the public that DOH-run facilities remain operational and adequately supplied with medicines amid the increased risk of leptospirosis due to flooding.
8 Philippine seafarers home after drone strike near Russia
by Christine Boton - August 19, 2026 - 12:00am
Eight Filipino seafarers on the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier M/V Breadfan have returned to Manila after their vessel was hit by a drone while approaching the Port of Novorossiysk in Russia on Aug. 7.
DOLE wants injunction on P85 wage hike lifted
by Christine Boton - August 19, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Labor and Employment has asked a Pasig court to lift the preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of the P85 salary increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila.
21 Pinoy seafarers repatriated
by Christine Boton - August 17, 2026 - 12:00am
Twenty-one Filipino seafarers affected by separate maritime incidents overseas involving three vessels returned to Manila on Saturday.
DOLE pursues legal remedies in wage hike freeze
by Christine Boton - August 15, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Labor and Employment will pursue all available legal remedies to defend the DOLE wage order giving Metro Manila workers an P85 pay hike, which a Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) has stopped through...
Cagayan Valley kids to get measles, rubella vaccine
by Christine Boton - August 13, 2026 - 12:00am
More than 300,000 children in Cagayan Valley are expected to benefit from an intensified measles and rubella immunization campaign launched by the Department of Health.
Wage hike may proceed if…
by Christine Boton - August 13, 2026 - 12:00am
 As the temporary restraining order blocking the implementation of an P85 daily minimum wage increase in Metro Manila expires today, the TRO could end in two ways: through an order lifting it or by allowing...
Baldwin, Ateneo fined P4.9 million
by Christine Boton - August 12, 2026 - 12:00am
Over P4.9 million must be paid by the Ateneo de Manila University and former Blue Eagles coach Tab Baldwin for violating work permit rules, the Department of Labor and Employment announced yesterday.
DOH warns public vs fake P30,000 medical subsidy
by Christine Boton - August 11, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Health has warned the public against fake links, websites and social media pages falsely claiming to offer P30,000 in medical assistance.
Comelec completes Cavite ballot printing
by Christine Boton - August 10, 2026 - 12:00am
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has completed the printing of 447,387 official ballots for the Aug. 29 special election for the fourth legislative district of Dasmariñas City in Cavite.
New DOH usec appointed
by Christine Boton - August 10, 2026 - 12:00am
President Marcos has appointed lawyer Christian Lel Saquilabon as undersecretary of the Department of Health (DOH), following the courtesy resignation of Emmie Liza Perez-Chiong.
Tripartite council backs lifting TRO on NCR wage hike
by Christine Boton - August 8, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), employers and labor groups have reached a common position supporting the lifting of the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch...
Labor groups oppose plea to stop wage hike B
by Christine Boton - August 7, 2026 - 12:00am
Labor groups have asked a Navotas court to dismiss a petition filed by fishing companies seeking to stop the implementation of the P85 daily minimum wage increase in the National Capital Region.
Comelec includes conflict of interest declaration in COC
by Christine Boton - August 5, 2026 - 12:00am
The Commission on Elections has approved the inclusion of a sworn declaration of conflict of interest in the certificate of candidacy, requiring candidates to comply with existing laws that prohibit financial...
2 Pinoys injured in drone strike return home
by Christine Boton - August 5, 2026 - 12:00am
Two Filipino seafarers who were injured after a drone strike hit the Panama-flagged tanker M/T Gas Lisbon in the Black Sea arrived in Manila on Monday, according to the Department of Migrant Workers.
21 Pinoy seafarers rescued from Black Sea
by Christine Boton - August 1, 2026 - 12:00am
Twenty-one Filipino seafarers affected by drone strikes on vessels in the Black Sea were successfully rescued, the Department of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday.
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