Marcos to meet Singapore leader
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and first lady Marie Louise «Liza» Araneta-Marcos will welcome Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and his spouse, Jane Yumiko Ittogi, in Malacañang on Thursday, August 15.
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Marcos Jr. doubles cash incentives for Olympic medalists
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos doubled the cash incentives given by the government to medalists of the Paris Olympics as he praised them for bringing fame to the Philippines and for demonstrating the Filipino spirit.
Councilor sworn in to replace Guo
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has appointed a municipal councilor to replace Alice Guo as the acting mayor of Bamban in Tarlac after the Ombudsman ordered her dismissal for grave misconduct.
'PhilHealth should pay health workers benefits'
SEN. Grace Poe said the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should shoulder the government's remaining payables to health workers given its increasing annual net income.
More testing centers for soil needed
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Agriculture (DA) to establish more soil testing centers across the country to help farmers increase their productivity.
Press Release - Transcript of Sen. Pia Cayetano's Co-sponsorship Speech Recognizing Filipino Olympians
Today, I rise to co-sponsor our resolution to honor our Olympians.
Press Release - Imee thanks Lower House for filing counterpart bill to accelerate passage of her 6-year fixed term push for barangay officials
Senator Imee R. Marcos expressed increased optimism for the passage of her legislative measure since 2022 seeking a fixed six-year term for barangay officials, now that a counterpart bill has been filed at the House of Representatives (HRep).
UST employees slam Manila LGU over controversial health permit policy
MANILA, Philippines – Workers from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) held a prayer rally on Friday, August 9, to protest against a measure by the City of Manila mandating employees to secure a health permit worth P625.