Palace hails poverty drop as proof of progress for Filipinos

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos | Philippine News Agency The decline in poverty incidence is a testament to the efforts of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s administration in giving Filipinos a more comfortable life, Malacañang said Friday. In a press briefing, Palace Press Officer...

PH raises Alert Level 3 in Israel, Iran

By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora | Philippine News Agency The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday raised Alert Level 3 in both Israel and Iran effective immediately, enjoining all overseas Filipinos (OFs) in the two warring countries to return to the...

Palace on Harry Roque’s possible arrest: ‘Wait and see’

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos | Philippine News Agency “Wait and see.” This was Palace Press Officer Claire Castro’s response to former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s challenge for the Marcos administration to “come and get (him).” In a Palace press briefing on Friday, Castro said...

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Maynilad Management and Supervisors’ Union sign new CBA

West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) recently signed a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Maynilad Water Supervisors’ Association (MWSA), further strengthening the collaborative relationship between the management and the union representing more than 350 supervisory employees.  The signing...