OFWs warned vs bogus emergency loan offers
THE Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) yesterday warned overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) against bogus loan offers on social media.
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Anti-vape group sounds alarm on ‘vapedemic’ among the youth
AMID the growing number of youths using vaping products, the Parents Against Vape (PAV) is sounding the alarm over what it said was an emerging public health crisis among young people dubbed “vapedemic.”
CBCP head: Marriage not a simple contract
AMID the push for the legalization of divorce in the Philippines, the head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) yesterday reminded the faithful that marriage is not just a simple contract between a husband and wife.
Buying voting machines a govt policy – Comelec
AMID continuous calls for the reuse of the vote counting machines (VCMs) of Smartmatic International in the 2025 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday said the decision to tap a new voting technology is not just the poll body’s decision alone.
5 Pinoys in turbulence-hit Singapore flight injured
FIVE Filipinos sustained injuries in the Singapore-bound flight which encountered “severe turbulence” that forced it to make an emergency landing in Thailand last Tuesday, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said yesterday.
All set for NCR wage board consultations: DOLE
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday said the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in the National Capital Region (NCR) is set to hold its first public consultation for the next round of wage adjustment in Metro Manila.
Public alerted on ‘W.I.L.D’ diseases
AHEAD of the possible onset of the La Niña phenomenon next month, the Department of Health (DOH) yesterday cautioned the public to watch out for common diseases due to the expected heightened amount of rainfall.
‘No need yet for COVID travel controls, mandatory masking’
AMID the new wave of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Singapore, the Department of Health (DOH) yesterday said it is still unnecessary to impose any travel restriction or mandate the use of face masks again.