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MANILA, Philippines: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has been urged to certify as urgent a proposed bill that seeks to provide civil service eligibility and permanent appointment to all government casual and contractual employees who have rendered at least three years of outstanding government service.
TWO more Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted on Monday tailing the Philippine, American and French warships taking part in the «multilateral maritime exercise» (MME) of this year's Balikatan drills. Western Command spokesman Capt. Ariel Joseph Coloma, in a message to the Philippine News Agency, said the PLAN ships were detected some 4 to 5 nautical miles as the participants in the MME were sailing 33 nautical miles northwest of Quezon, Palawan. The PLAN ships, with bow numbers 793 and 167, were reported at around 9 a.m., he added. The Balikatan exercises started on April 25.
MANILA, Philippines: The government will «expand and extend» the EDSA bus carousel routes and prioritize the promotion of active modes of transportation to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in a short video posted on Facebook on Sunday.
The social media page allegedly recruiting soldiers and persons with military backgrounds allegedly run by China has been shut down, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Wednesday.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Sabuddin Abdurahim as secretary of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF).
MANILA, Philippines: The Department of Education (DepEd) confirmed Monday the suspension of in-person classes from preschool to senior high school in some areas due to sweltering temperatures.
MANILA, Philippines: Foreign missions in the Philippines extended their condolences to the country and the families of the two Filipino seafarers killed by a Houthi missile strike in the Gulf of Aden on March 6, 2024.
Senators unanimously approved on Monday the bill seeking to hike the salary of workers in the private sector by P100.