VGCL President highlights trade union’s achievements at world conference

Hanoi: President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Nguyen Dinh Khang shared VGCL’s outstanding activities at the second conference of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) Presidential Council held in Sao Paolo, Brazil from M…

Over 13K PWDs in Bicol benefit from cash-for-work program in 2023

LEGAZPI: The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5), through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) program, assisted over 13,000 persons with disabilities (PW…

Australian firm eyes investment in PH’s RE, mining, digitalization

MANILA: Australian-based global financial services firm Macquarie Group Ltd. has expressed interest in investing in renewable energy, value-added mining, and digitalization efforts in the Philippines, Malacañang said Tuesday.

The commitment was made …

Zambo Sur town celebrates ‘Kalilintad’ to highlight tri-peoples’ unity

PAGADIAN: To help promote peace initiatives in Zamboanga del Sur’s 71-year-old Labangan town, local leaders hold the Kalilintad Festival annually every first week of March.

“Kalilintad” is a Meranaw word for “Peace,” and Labangan Mayor Eduardo Relaci…

Comelec keen on enforcing ban on premature campaign in 2025 polls

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to implement a ban on premature campaigning in the May 2025 midterm polls.

Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia, in a statement Tuesday, said they would impose the ban on early campaigning a…

Children dying of starvation in Gaza, WHO chief warns

TEHRAN: Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that children in Gaza are at risk of death due to lack of food.

“Grim findings during @WHO visits to Al-Awda and Kamal Adwan hospitals in northern …

CDO dads consider legal remedies in water supply issues

CAGAYAN: The local government through the City Council is considering enforcing its police power and seeking legal remedies in addressing water supply issues.

Second District Councilor Edgar Cabanlas said he will lead an ad hoc committee meeting on T…