Comelec chief won’t resign
MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia will not step down from his post amid bribery allegations concerning the purchase of new voting machines to be used in the May 2025 midterm elections.
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Workers insist on P150 legislated wage hike
MANILA, Philippines — Workers yesterday reiterated their appeal to President Marcos to certify as urgent the proposed measures seeking a P150 across-the-board wage increase for private sector employees.
South Cotabato town has new barangay
MANILA, Philippines — Residents of Tupi in South Cotabato voted in favor of creating a new barangay during a plebiscite conducted on Saturday.
P35 wage hike in Metro Manila starts July 17
MANILA, Philippines — The daily minimum wage for workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) will increase by P35 on July 17.
Garcia to AMLC: Probe ‘P1 billion offshore accounts’
MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia yesterday requested the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to investigate “baseless and defamatory” allegations that he received bribes from South Korean firm Miru Systems through offshore accounts.
Comelec studying evidence of Guo election offense
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is initiating the process for the possible filing of an election offense against suspended Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac.
Comelec sets rules for SK special polls
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set the rules for the conduct of the Sangguniang Kabataan special elections (SKSE) to fill hundreds of vacancies in community councils nationwide.
DOLE to employers: Address wage distortion
MANILA, Philippines — Employers in Metro Manila have been reminded to correct the wage distortion and issue a pay increase even among workers earning slightly higher than the prescribed daily minimum salary.