The Department of Health (DOH) has launched a wellness movement program to its three major hospitals in the Ilocos Region that aims to improve the mental health and well-being of health care workers (HCW) in their workplace. In a statement on Tuesday,…
An office that will have jurisdiction over claims and disputes involving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will ensure a more focused and streamlined approach to address their specific needs, a proposal under House Bill 8805 that seeks to create the Mi…
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has appointed a vice-rector of the Pontificio Collegio Filippino (PCF) in Rome, Italy. Fr. Gregory Ramon Gaston, PCF rector, said Tuesday that Fr. Marvin Tabion from the Archdiocese of Jaro wa…
The Philippines and Japan inked on Tuesday the exchange of notes formalizing the JPY30 billion or about PHP11.79 billion post disaster standby loan for Manila. The Post Disaster Standby Loan Phase 3 (PDSL 3) seeks to provide quick-disbursing budgetary…
Japan and the Philippines signed an exchange of note for a 1.1 billion Japanese yen or approximately PHP433 million to help the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) procure a state-of-the-art satellite data communication system. The Japanese Embassy in Manila…
The Supreme Court has finally ruled to grant the petition of Maguindanao del Norte to have a provincial treasurer following the division of Maguindanao into two provinces late last year. The decision published online Tuesday ordered the regional offic…
Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) said outstanding loans to agriculture and rural development reached PHP713.8 billion in the first half of the year. In a statement on Wednesday, Landbank said the amount accounts for about 69 percent of its PHP1…
The country’s manufacturing sector continued to grow in June but at a slower pace than the expansion seen in May, according to the data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries rel…
The Philippines ranked second in Southeast Asia for its progress in terms of digital and sustainable trade facilitation, according to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Tuesday. “This accomplishment reflects our nation’s dedication to embracing technologi…