Category: General

DMW pushes for more no-placement fee countries for OFWs

MANILA: The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is working to expand further the list of no-placement fee countries for Filipinos who are applying work abroad.

DMW Undersecretary for Policy and International Cooperation Patricia Yvonne Caunan, in an …

3 nabbed, P4.4-M smuggled cigarettes seized in Zambo Sibugay

Authorities arrested three individuals and seized approximately P4.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a checkpoint operation in Zamboanga Sibugay province, a senior police official reported Wednesday.

Brig. Gen. Bowenn Joey Masauding, the…

House approves Phivolcs modernization bill on final reading

MANILA: The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved on the third and final reading a measure seeking to modernize the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

A total of 183 lawmakers voted in favor of Hous…

Agustin, An rule 13-15 category at JPGT Malarayat

MANILA: Filipino John Paul Agustin Jr. and Korean Yunju An ruled their respective divisions in the 13-15 age category in the ICTSI Junior PGT Series 6 at Mount Malarayat Golf and Country Club in Lipa City, Batangas on Wednesday.

,Agustin, a 15-year-o…

PAGCOR: Physical winding down of POGOs to start in October

MANILA: The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) on Wednesday told senators that the process of winding down the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country will start next month.

In his third State of the Nation Addre…