Day: April 29, 2025

Ilocos Norte: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is preparing to offer approximately 22,036 job vacancies for residents of the Ilocos Region during the Labor Day event scheduled for May 1. This initiative aims to provide a significant number of employment opportunities both locally and overseas. According to Philippines News Agency, the DOLE Ilocos Region director, Exequiel Ronie Guzman, announced at the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas forum that out of the total job offerings, 16,268 positions are for local employment while 5,768 are for overseas opportunities. The jobs fair will take place across six venues in the region, which

Nonthaburi: Philippine Tennis Academy player Tennnielle Madis eliminated No. 10 seed Lee Hyun-yee of South Korea, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2, Tuesday in the second round of the Nonthaburi Closed Regional Championships at the Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand hard court. According to Philippines News Agency, Madis, who pulled off a 6-3, 6-2 win over Kimiko Cooper in the first round, reached a career-high No. 208 in the ITF Juniors singles rankings last Monday. The 17-year-old from M’lang, North Cotabato will face No. 6 Kamonwan Yodpetch of Thailand in the third round. Yodpetch, ranked No. 78 in the world juniors, defeated Elizabeth

Makati: A United Nations-supported strategic action plan to help drive development in middle-income states was formally adopted in the Philippines on Tuesday. The Makati Declaration emerged following the two-day High-Level Conference of Middle-Income Countries (HLC-MICs) hosted by the Philippine government at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel from April 28 to 29. According to Philippines News Agency, the outcome document endorses recommendations to help MICs achieve sustainable growth and avoid falling into the so-called ‘middle-income trap,’ among others. It outlines key priorities, including financing for development, establishing metrics that effectively measure development beyond the traditional GDP, and debt sustainability. The declaration also

Negros Occidental: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (PAFC) are advocating for the enforcement of mandatory price tagging on consumer products in public markets across Negros Occidental. According to Philippines News Agency, PAFC’s Resolution 03-2025 aims to institutionalize the requirement for price tags on agricultural and fishery commodities throughout all public markets in the province. To advance this initiative, an online awareness session was held last Friday, attended by 75 representatives from various sectors. The session focused on key legal provisions, including the Consumer Act of the Philippines, the Price Tag Law,

New Lucena: At least 2,500 residents of the municipality of New Lucena in Iloilo benefitted from the Laboratoryo, Konsulta at Gamot Para sa Lahat (Lab-for-All) program of First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos that culminated on Tuesday. ‘During the last SONA (State of the Nation Address) of my husband (President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.), he said we bring laboratory and other primary health care services closer to our kababayan (people). So, that’s why he sent us here to fulfill his promise,’ she said. According to Philippines News Agency, during its pre-caravan services in Barangays Bilidan, Bololacao, and Jelicuon Oeste, the Lab-for-All catered