CEBU CITY - The Cebu regional police said that the Sinulog events on Sunday went well with no major untoward incidents.
This is even as thousands of spectators converged for the celebration after two years of hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
A report fr...
Manila, Philippines - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Iloilo facilitated the distribution of balikbayan boxes to recipients in Iloilo, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Negros Occidental, and Guimaras. The Port received on December 27, 2022 two containers with 164 balikbayan boxes abandoned by its deconsolidator. As of January 5, Customs said 72...
Manila, Philippines - Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople has dispatched a high-level team to Kuwait to look into the living conditions of distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) currently housed in a government-run shelter. The team, led by Undersecretary for Foreign Employment and Welfare Services Hans Cacdac, arrived in Kuwait Saturday. ...
Manila, Philippines - Shortly after the New Year's Day mess at Philipine airport as well as the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) due to an air traffic management system issue, the Department of Migrant Workers said it wants the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to notif...
Manila, Philippines Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officer-in-charge Eduardo Punay and Labour and Welfare Bureau Secretary Chris Sun of the government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) have committed on Monday (Jan. 9) to work together in protecting the well-being of every Filipino in the Philippine...
Manila, Philippines – Continuous rains have triggered flooding in Eastern Visayas, leaving major roads impassable, and driving residents to evacuation centers, and eventually leading to the suspension of work and classes in several areas of the region on Wednesday. A report from the Philippine News Agency quoting the Office of the Civil Defens...
Manila, Philippines - Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople met with Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun of the Hong Kong Government on Monday (January 9) at the Blas F. Ople Building, Mandaluyong City. This was to discuss better employment opportunities and strengthened protection of Filipino migrant workers. Ople a...
Manila, Philippines — About 88,000 devotees have joined in the “Walk of Faith” procession to celebrate the Feast of the Black Nazarene early Sunday morning, the Manila Police District (MPD) said. The procession began at 2 a.m. and the Catholic faithful walked for two hours from the Quirino Grandstand to Quiapo Church. They brought with ...
Manila, Philippines - More than 14 million subscriber identity modules (SIM) cards or about 8 percent of active cards in the country have been registered so far since the rollout of SIM registration on Dec. 27. In a press conference at the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in Diliman, Quezon City on Friday, NTC Regulation Branch Direc...
Manila, Philippines – An executive of low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) said Thursday that the 28 passengers who were unable to board their flight to Hong Kong due to long queues at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) were given options to rebook their flight for free, get a full refund, or convert their ticket to a travel fund. Th...
