Cebu guv seeks end to Korea deployment moratorium

CEBU CITY: Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Tuesday vowed to seek early resolution to the moratorium on sending seasonal workers to South Korea.

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has suspended the Seasonal Worker Program, a tie-up with South K…

Degamo widow pleased over continuous gov’t action on murder raps

MANILA: Mayor Janice Degamo of Pamplona town in Negros Oriental on Tuesday thanked the Department of Justice (DOJ) for its commitment to help solve the assassination case of her husband Governor Roel Degamo.

The mayor met with DOJ officials in Manila…

PDEA-Ilocos tightens coastal watch to curb drugs smuggling

DAGUPAN: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Ilocos will strengthen border control in seaports and coastal areas, focus on village drug-clearing operations, and partner with other agencies to increase the drug-cleared villages in the regi…

NIA turns over 16 projects, hikes subsidy for 4K farmers in Bulacan

MANILA: Around 4,466 farmers from 15 Irrigators Associations (IA) will benefit from the 16 completed projects of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Bulacan.

In a news release on Tuesday, the NIA reported the turnover of several projects …

Pag-IBIG dividend rates hit 6.55% for regular savings, 7.05% for MP2

MANILA: The Pag-IBIG Fund on Tuesday said its regular savings dividend rate reached 6.55 percent and its Modified Pag-IBIG 2 (MP2) savings increased to 7.05 percent in 2023.

During the Chairman’s Report at the Philippine International Convention Cent…

Manila LGU says new law bolsters gov’t support for senior citizens

MANILA: The Manila City government on Tuesday welcomed the enactment into law of Republic Act 11982 or the Amendment to the Centenarians Act of 2016, noting that this would boost government support for the elderly.

Mayor Honey Lacuna said the city’s …

CHED underscores HEI internationalization at EURIE Summit in Trkiye

MANILA: The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Tuesday underscored the need to boost internationalization efforts for higher education institutions (HEIs).

In a featured speech during the 9th annual EURASIA Higher Education (EURIE) Summit in Is…