Category: General

Senator wants higher honoraria, other benefits for poll workers

MANILA – Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Tuesday urged Congress to consider increasing the honoraria, allowances, and protection benefits of teachers and poll workers in the 2025 proposed national budget.

Pimentel cited complaints fro…

BI to alien POGO workers: 59-day leeway not for leisure, job hunt

MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday reminded foreign Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) workers who have downgraded their working visas to use the 59-day period to prepare for their departure.

BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval sai…

Better wi-fi connectivity available across NAIA terminals: NNIC

MANILA: A faster and more reliable free wi-fi connectivity is now available across the four terminals of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the airport’s operator said Tuesday.

About 1,000 users could connect to the “NewNAIA” wi-fi per ho…