MANILAorientxpress, Philippines Minimum wage earners in Bicol will not be getting a pay hike just yet as the regional wage board suspended the deliberations for the salary adjustment due to the impact of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine. The Departmen...

MANILA, Philippines For the second straight year, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has been selected as regional winner and national semifinalist at the 2024 Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award of the Civil Service Commission. The CSC-National Capital Re...

DAVAO CITY, Philippines A grandson and namesake of former president Rodrigo Duterte is the latest member of the family to join politics, filing a certificate of candidacy (COC) for councilor in the first district of Davao City yesterday. Rodrigo Rig...

MANILAbetwinner, Philippines Paraaque 1st District Rep. Edwin Olivarez formalized his bid for the citys mayoralty post in the 2025 midterm elections as he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) yesterday. Edwin switched places with his younger bro...

BAGUIO CITY— Actor Roi Vinzonwinport online casino, whose full name is Roi Vinzon David, is testing his mettle into the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Benguet province.  Vinzon, who once ran but lost in the Baguio City council race...

MANILA, Philippines Sen. Cynthia Villar yesterday filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) as representative of the lone district of Las Pias a post currently held by her daughter Camille. Camille is vying for a senatorial seat in the 2025 midterm e...

MANILA, Philippines Minimum wage earners in Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon as well as Soccsksargen in Mindanao will receive a higher take-home pay after the regional wage boards approved their petitions for a salary increaseliberty slots, accordin...

MANILAtusk casino, Philippines Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David is caught in a whirlwind after Pope Francis appointed him as one of the 21 new cardinals. It felt like Elijah standing by the mouth of a cave and feeling a soft breeze that penetrat...

MANILA, Philippines The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has finally allowed the estimated 300,000 registered voters in 10 enlisted mens barrio or embo barangays in Taguig to vote for a congressional candidate in the 2025 midterm elections. The pol...

MANILAsolisbet, Philippines The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the conviction of a couple over the incestuous rape of their 14-year-old daughter, with the wife assisting the husband in committing the sexual assault. In a 14-page decision promulgate...

MANILA, Philippines Senatorial candidate Chavit Singson yesterday reiterated his commitment to improving road safety, especially for motorcycle riders. Singson made the statement during a gathering of motorcycle riders at the Iloilo Convention Cente...

MANILA, Philippines Five kilos of shabu with an estimated value of P34 million were recovered when anti-narcotics agents raided the house of a suspected drug dealer in Las Pias City on Saturday. Armed with a search warrant issued by a Las Pias court...

MANILA, Philippines — Apollo Quiboloy's submission of his Senate candidacy has caught the president of the party he is running under off-guard as he said that neither he nor other leaders of the party approved his nomination. Quiboloy'...

In line with efforts to attract more investments, President Marcos has signed into law Republic Act 12066, which broadens fiscal incentives and lowers the corporate income tax on certain foreign enterprises. Called the Corporate Recovery and Tax Inc...

MANILA, Philippines The eight million customers of power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) should brace for higher rates this month as generation costs rose due to increased demand and peso depreciation. At a press conference yesterday, Mera...