The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Tuesday urged local government units to pass ordinances that protect individuals from discrimination and ensure equality for all. The CHR commended the city government of Muntinlupa for passing City Ordinance No…
At least 36 centenarians in Eastern Visayas have received PHP100,000 cash gift each from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) during the first six months of the year. Of the 36 recipients, 13 of them are from Leyte province, three f…
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual has invited high-tech Dutch companies to invest in the Philippines as the country offers highly skilled talents. In a statement Tuesday, DTI said Pascual met high-tech companies based in…
A total of 4,279 farmers in Bago City, the top rice-producing local government unit in Negros Occidental and Western Visayas, received PHP21.39 million in cash aid under the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)…
Using a PHP4,000 capital and basic knowledge in sewing, along with an immense desire to learn and hard work, a widow from this city has raised her children with her souvenir-making business When Lucila Datuin, 63, lost her husband in 2007, she quit fr…
