Day: May 1, 2022

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday vowed to continue giving Filipino workers “opportunities” needed to reach their full potential as the country celebrates Labor Day. “This administration, even if it is coming nearly to a close, shall remain committed to providing the people with the opportunities they need to realize their full potential,” Duterte said. Duterte […]

President Rodrigo Duterte said he will decide on the fate of e-sabong (online cockfighting) operations by Monday. In a speech in San Fernando City, Pampanga during the inspection of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital on Sunday, Duterte said the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has finished drafting a recommendation on whether […]

Small business owners here are starting to pick up after two years of pandemic-induced losses, thanks to the reopening of tourist spots. Buko (coconut) juice vendor RJ Casaclang from this municipality recommenced his business in November 2021 when the province was lowered to Alert Level 2 by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of […]

This town has achieved an 80-percent vaccination rate against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), thanks to the vaccine and people’s adherence to protocols, the mayor said on Sunday. Mayor Raldis Andrei Bulayungan, in a message during the “Gotad Ad Kiangan”, a gathering for thanksgiving after the lockdown, said they have a target of less than […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday met US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the capital Kyiv, the presidency said. Zelenskyy thanked Pelosi and shared a video of her visit, which was not announced in advance. “I am grateful to you for this signal of strong support from the United States,” he said in […]

_:“The strength of our nation lies in its workforce, in the same way that the strength of the civil service lies in our 1.7 million civil servants.” This was stressed by Civil Service Commission (CSC) chairperson Karlo Nograles on Labor Day, as he saluted government workers and emphasized the value of protecting their interests. “Today, […]