Kien Giang fishermen urged to keep IUU fishing fight

Kien Giang: A working group from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Rach Gia City Fisheries Association in the southern province of Kien Giang on February 18 visited local fishermen before their first voyage in the Lunar New Y…

Asia Pacific University 3×3 cagefest qualifier set March 15-17

One Dream Sportsman, headed by basketball coach Dr. Norman Afable, on Monday announced the staging of the Asia Pacific University 3×3 tournament from March 15 to 17 at Marikina City Sports Gymnasium and Bulacan Center in Malolos.

The top four teams …

Meralco earmarks P280-M for Metro Manila’s subway switching station

The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Monday said it will invest PHP280 million for a new switching station that will support stable and reliable source of electricity for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP).

The electricity business unit of t…

DMW to regulate deployment of OFWs to Korea under sisterhood deal

MANILA: The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) will release next week the third set of guidelines for the deployment of Filipino seasonal workers to Korea.

In a press briefing on Monday, DMW officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac said they…

‘High time’ to hike minimum wage in private sector – Legarda

MANILA: Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Monday said workers in the private sector deserve the proposed PHP100 minimum wage increase as the last legislated national wage hike was 35 years ago.

Legarda said the last legislated national wa…

PSA-Negros begins nat’l ID registration for kids below 5 years old

DUMAGUETE CITY: – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Negros Oriental has already started its registration of children below five years old for the national identification program, an official said Monday.

Engr. Ariel Fortuito, chief Statist…

Over 1.4 million people benefit from HCM City’s Tet assistance

HCM City: Ho Chi Minh City delivered assistance worth nearly 1.3 trillion VND (53 million USD) to over 1.41 million people on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, its Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs reported.

Funding f…