Still reeling from supertyphoon Goni (Philippine name: Rolly), authorities preemptively evacuated Catanduanes and Albay citizens as typhoon Vamco (Philippine name: Ulysses) brought heavy rains and strong winds to the Bicol region again.
November 11, 2020
Former Philippine ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro was charged for alleged maltreatment of her Filipina staff at her residence in Brasilia, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro "Teddyboy" Locsin Jr. said Monday. Locsin tweeted the charge was served to Mauro and a corresponding memorandum was delivered right away to the Office of the President. ...
Out of the 600,000 repatriated Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who applied for the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Abot Kamay ang Pagtulong (AKAP) program, 362,000 were already approved but others have been denied due to seve...
President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden in his 2020 election win and promised to develop the Philippines’ ties with the United States under the incoming administration. “On behalf of the Filipino nation, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte wishes to extend his warm congratulations to f...
Repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced due to the COVID-19 pandemic will get P10,000 cash assistance upon their arrival in Manila. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III gave the order on Wednesday, acknowledging delays in giving out the cash aid to OFWs since the beginning of the quarantine. ...
The government promised they will give aid to the Filipina household service worker (HSW) who was caught on tape being hit by Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro, Labor Secretary Silvestre B...
The Philippine ambassador embroiled in a controversy after being caught on tape beating up a Filipina has returned to the Philippines, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin said Tuesday. November 4, 2020
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Sept. 28, complained about Facebook after it removed a network of fake accounts linked to the country’s police and military.
“Facebook, listen to me. We allow you to operate here hoping that you could help us also. Now, if [the] government cannot espouse or...
At least 500,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) lost national health coverage due to a fraudulent scheme involving fake receipts bared by a former official of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Wednesday.
Former PhilHealth auditing system specialist Ken Sarmiento said before a House probe on ...
Almost half of all adults in the Philippines were jobless last month, a Social Weather Stations survey re...
