Japan provides P6.1M to procure eye surgery tools for PH foundation

MANILA: The Japanese Embassy in Manila signed a PHP6.1-million grant to help a Filipino foundation procure eye surgery equipment that would benefit poor cataract patients in Metro Manila.

The grant, awarded to the Foundation of Our Lady of Peace Miss…

DSWD gives cash aid to fire-hit market vendors in Iriga City

MANILA: Some 90 public market vendors affected by a fire in Iriga City got cash relief assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), an agency official said Tuesday.

DSWD spokesperson Romel Lopez said the DSWD’s Field Offic…

Bacolod City to issue PWD ID cards with data security feature

BACOLOD: The city government here will issue persons with disability (PWD) identification (ID) cards with added QR (quick response) codes starting next week to ensure data security and curb indiscriminate issuance.

On Tuesday, the city government ann…

DOLE: Only 3 regions yet to hike domestic workers’ pay

MANILA: Only three regional wage boards in the country have yet to issue pay hike orders for domestic workers (kasambahay), a labor official said Tuesday.

In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Undersecretary…

ARTA, ECCP sign deal to improve ease of doing business

MANILA: The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further improve the ease of doing business in the Philippines.

“Basically, (in) the MOU…

ARTA, ECCP sign deal to improve ease of doing business

MANILA: The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further improve the ease of doing business in the Philippines.

“Basically, (in) the MOU…

Senate inquiry into cyberattack targeting gov’t websites sought

MANILA: Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday sought an inquiry into the recent cyberattack on some Philippine government websites, including those involved in safeguarding the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

In her proposed Senate Resolution 923, Hontiveros…