More payout for unpaid Saudi OFWs expected in few weeks: DMW

MANILA: The Department of Migrant Workers is expecting more payout and encashment of checks for displaced Saudi Arabia overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with unpaid wages in the coming weeks.

In a press release on Friday, DMW officer-in-charge Underse…

Cignal secures first finals berth in PNVF Champions League

MANILA: Cignal HD fought back from two sets down to beat College of Saint Benilde on Friday and secure the first finals berth in the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Champions League.

Glaudine Troncoso finished with 12 attacks and thr…

For Chinese New Year, why not visit QC’s own Chinatown

MANILA: Binondo’s Chinatown is probably the country’s most popular one. But did you know that Quezon City has its own Chinatown, which at 591.9 hectares is said to be one of the largest in the world?

For this Chinese New Year, this area could be the …

4 Dinagat villages get P26.7-M roads, bridge projects

BUTUAN: Four villages in Dinagat Islands received newly completed infrastructure projects consisting of road access and enhancements.

All the projects were funded under the 20-percent Provincial Development Fund, Gov. Nilo Demerey Jr. told the Philip…

DTI ‘Kapatid Mentor ME’ program in NegOr open for all

DUMAGUETE: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental is now accepting qualified applicants of all ages for its Kapatid Mentor ME (micro entrepreneurs) Program (KMMP) to provide them with the skills to improve and professionalize th…

Cebu City seeks MMDA help to solve traffic woes

CEBU: Two Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) programmers are now here to conduct an assessment of the current traffic light systems in the capital city, a local official said Thursday.

The city government has earlier sought the help of MMDA to…

Jeepney driver, jobless man yield over P8-M shabu in Cebu

CEBU: A jeepney driver and a jobless man were arrested in a sting operation and yielded over PHP8 million worth of suspected shabu, the police reported Friday.

Jeepney driver Rogelio Alforque Gajudo, 56, resident of Barangay Buhisan, Cebu City yielde…