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PDEA, PNP, NICA, ISAFP validated narco list

MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Wednesday reiterated that the 207 barangay (village) officials included in President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s 'narco list' were validated by the four law enforcement...

Palace welcomes increase in number of employed persons

MANILA -- Malacañang on Wednesday welcomed independent think tank IBON Foundation’s report that the number of employed persons has increased from 39.3 million in January 2017 to 41.8 million in January this...

President Duterte signs EO vs illegal contractualization

Cebu City — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 1, signed an executive order on contractualization particularly prohibiting the illegal contracting and sub-contracting of workers. President Duterte signed the order in front...

Duterte ends ‘endo’

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Labor Day announced that he has signed the executive order (EO) banning illegal contracting or subcontracting which strengthens employees’ security of tenure. Duterte made this...

DFA hails Kuwait gesture to resolve spat

MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday welcomed Kuwait's willingness to work with Manila in ironing out diplomatic row over embassy-led rescues of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the...

Kuwait, Philippines willing to settle rift

MANILA-- With its "historic friendship" with Kuwait, the Philippines is optimistic the two nations' diplomatic rift will be fixed after Kuwait committed to cooperate with the Philippine government to maintain ties. "It...

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