House to hold hearings on economic Cha-cha 3x weekly

MANILA: Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe said on Wednesday the House Committee of the Whole will hold hearings three times per week to “exhaustively” discuss Resolution of Both Houses 7 (RBH 7), which proposes economic amendments to the 1987 Constit…

Concepcion proposes staggered rollout of P100 wage hike

MANILA: Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) head for jobs and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Wednesday suggested the proposed PHP100 wage hike should be implemented on a staggered basis and not just in one go.

In an interview with Bagong Pi…

KMC Savills sees increased demand for Pag-IBIG housing loans

MANILA: Real estate brokerage and consultancy firm KMC Savills said on Wednesday that most middle-market consumers now opt to avail of housing loans from Pag-IBIG Fund to finance their dream homes outside Metro Manila.

“What we’ve seen is that becaus…

DTI-Bulacan targets 20 villages for ‘Gabay’ business dev’t program

MALOLOS: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Bulacan Provincial Office is targeting 20 barangays in the province covering all the congressional districts to implement the ‘Gabay sa Barangay: Enterprise Development Program’.

In a statement on W…

DTI-Bulacan targets 20 villages for ‘Gabay’ business dev’t program

MALOLOS: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Bulacan Provincial Office is targeting 20 barangays in the province covering all the congressional districts to implement the ‘Gabay sa Barangay: Enterprise Development Program’.

In a statement on W…

Antique LGUs urged to allot funds for processing blood requests

BUENAVISTA: The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is urging more local government units (LGUs) in Antique to allocate funds to process blood requests of their indigent constituents.

‘Although the blood is for free, PRC is charging PHP1,800 per bag for proce…

Hontiveros pushes for contractual workers inclusion in P100 wage hike

MANILA: Individuals employed under contractual, sub-contractual agreements or manpower agencies would be included in the bill proposing a PHP100 increase in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers, a senator assured Wednesday.

Senate Minori…