The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) has fast-tracked the release of financial assistance to private workers who were affected by the continuing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. DOLE Region 12 director Raymundo Agravante said Monday they are targeting to complete within this month the distribution of the one-time PHP5,000 grant…
The provincial government of Misamis Oriental announced on Monday that it will allocate over PHP1.9 million as cash assistance to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) efforts in its 424 villages. Misamis Oriental Gov. Yevgeny Emano said during the virtual flag-raising ceremony that each village will get PHP4,500 cash to help in Covid-19 response efforts….
President Rodrigo Duterte has suspended the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States for another six months, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. announced Monday. The Filipino top diplomat said the chief executive relayed the decision to him and Philippine Ambassador to Washington D.C. Jose Manuel Romualdez on…
United City, the reigning Philippines Football League (PFL) champion, announced on Monday that it will now be known as United Clark for the upcoming season after sealing an agreement with the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) to have the Clark Freeport Zone in Angeles as the site of its new stadium. “This is a…
The Supreme Court (SC) has reconsidered a lawyer’s suspension after the latter cited undue hardships brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid 19) pandemic. In a resolution recently made available online, SC’s Special Second Division modified its earlier resolution against lawyer John Nathaniel Marasigan, deleting its earlier order of suspension for three months. Marasigan…
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended Monday with gains partly on possible easing of quarantine measures in the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus, but the peso closed weaker against the US dollar. The main equities index gained by 0.14 percent, or 9.70 points, to 6,917.49 points. All Shares trailed with a jump of 0.40…
