Labor group appeals P35 minimum wage hike in NCR
MANILA – A labor group on Wednesday filed an appeal before the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) to reconsider its bid of a PHP597 wage increase, to…
DA: TRO on EO 62 may cause delay in imports, lowering retail rice
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said an issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the implementation of Executive Order (EO) 62 might cause delays both in…
DOH augments health services in Calabarzon with new urgent care mobile centers
CALAMBA CITY (PIA) – The Department of Health Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) CALABARZON has announced a new program aimed at decongesting hospitals and widening the coverage of state-provided healthcare…
Social protection among top priorities in PBBM-approved 2025 NEP
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will continue to fulfill its mandate to develop, implement and coordinate social protection and poverty-reduction solutions for the poor, vulnerable and…
DA urges private sector to invest in agro-industries
MANILA – The private sector can help the country realize its food security targets under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. through agro-industries investments, according to the Department of…
Taal in ‘abnormal condition’ but ‘magmatic eruption’ unlikely
MANILA – A two-minute weak steam-driven or phreatic eruption that produced 600-meter high plumes occurred at the Taal Main Crater at 9:30 p.m. Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology…
Q fever cross transmission causes mild symptoms only: health expert
MANILA – Cross transmission or transmission from infected animals to humans of Query (Q) fever causes mild symptoms only, an infectious disease expert said Monday. Q fever is a zoonotic disease…
DSWD’s ERPAT project highlights fathers’ parental roles
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday vowed to continue implementing the Empowerment and Reaffirmation of Paternal Abilities (ERPAT), an agency project that gives importance and…
DA: Climate-smart mapping to help alleviate effects of La Niña
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said climate-smart mapping of rive areas will help alleviate the destructive effects of the looming La Niña. During the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas,…
PBBM OKs laws on new Bacoor schools, engineering offices in provinces
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law several measures seeking to establish new schools in Bacoor City, Cavite and district engineering offices of the Department of Public…