30,000 Angkas riders will now get SSS coverage
MANILA, Philippines – Motorcycle taxi app Angkas is giving 30,000 bikers across Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, and Cagayan de Oro City access to social security benefits.
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Students call for Nobel winner Yunus to lead Bangladesh after Hasina flees
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Student leaders in Bangladesh on Tuesday demanded Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus lead a caretaker government, a day after the military took control as mass demonstrations forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to flee the country.
Fatal ambush of vice mayor linked to ancestral land issues — tribal leaders
COTABATO CITY — Local leaders are certain that the fatal ambush of the vice mayor of South Upi in Maguindanao del Sur last Friday is related to his involvement in resisting heavily armed outsiders from grabbing Teduray ancestral lands in the municipality.
British Chamber hosts meat trade briefing with agri, horticulture dev’t board
The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines (BCCP) hosted the Philippine-British Meat Trade Briefing & Reception in partnership with the UK Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) on July 30, 2024. This event aims to reinforce the growing meat trade relations between the UK and the Philippines to ensure food security and competitiveness of the agricultural sector.
Vietnam's coast guard in PH for drills
A VIETNAMESE coast guard ship arrived in Manila on Monday for a four-day goodwill visit and joint exercises as the two countries attempt to put aside their own territorial disputes in the face of rising tensions with China over control of key features in the South China Sea.
Marbil vows to return VP Sara’s trusted cops
MANILA, Philippines — Senators Ronald dela Rosa and Robinhood Padilla yesterday grilled the Philippine National Police chief on the recall of Vice President Sara Duterte’s PNP security detail.
Meralco: Delay could push up power rates
THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said on Monday it would follow the temporary restraining order (TRO) extension issued by the Taguig Regional Trial Court (RTC) that suspends its 1,000-megawatt (MW) power supply biddings but warned that electricity rates could go up as a result of the delay.
30K 'Angkas' riders to get SSS coverage
MORE than 30,000 ride-hailing motorcycle riders in at least three urban areas in the Philippines will soon be covered by the Social Security System (SSS) benefits and insurance protection.