MANILAFrom a peak of 260,000 veterans when World War II ended in 1944, only 5,500 are alive as of today, Oct. 19, 2018, including some 50 of them, whose ages are over the century mark.This is the present record we have at PVAO (Philippine Veterans Affa…
MANILA Equipment and quick response teams are ready to respond in case that The Big One occurs in Metro Manila.This is based on the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) Equipment Prepositioning and Mobilization Contingency Plan that will f…
MANILA Citing numerous nuisance bets, who filed their candidacy for senator in the 2019 mid-term polls, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is urging the Senate to hasten the passage of a bill that seeks to institutionalize the definition of nuisance candidates…
MANILAMinimum wage earners in Northern Mindanao will receive an increase in their daily wages ranging from PHP27 to PHP35 effective November, the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) said.The salary adjustments were based on Wage Order No….
MANILALumad leaders from Mindanao on Wednesday denied allegations that they are members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA)The indigenous peoples (IP) leaders’ refuted these reports during a courtesy call on Philippine…
MANILASenator Loren Legarda has called on the global community for more aggressive local actions to accelerate the adaptation of vulnerable communities to threats brought about by climate change.Legarda’s call was made during the launch of the Global C…
MANILAFair weather is expected on Tuesday as there are no signs of any tropical cyclone which may affect the country.In its 4 a.m. forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), however, said an int…
