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President Duterte receives Japan’s Foreign Minister in Palace courtesy call

Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu paid a courtesy on President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in Malacañang on Thursday with the Philippine leader expressing his gratitude to Japan for its continuing support to...

PRRD will sue Maynilad, Manila Water

President Rodrigo Duterte will proceed in filing a case against water concessionaires Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water Company, Inc., according to the Malacañan. The palace sees the contracts between...

PRRD signs 2020 national budget next week

On January 06, 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte signs the proposed 2020 national budget amounting to PHP4.1 trillion, according to the Malacañan citing Senator Vicente Sotto III. The Department of Budget and...

Partial deployment ban in Kuwait approved by DOLE

Following the slaying of overseas Filipino worker in Kuwait Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende by, allegedly, her Kuwaiti employer, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has approved the partial deployment ban for...

Barangay officials, functionaries to receive yuletide benefit – DILG

All barangay officials and functionaries are entitled to receive a social assistance benefit not exceeding their monthly compensation beginning December 20, 2019 under the Yuletide Social Assistance Program (YSAP), according to...

DOF thanks Congress for ratifying bill on tax hikes for alcohol, e-cigarettes

The Department of Finance (DOF) has thanked the Congress for ratifying the bill increasing excise taxes on alcohol, heated tobacco and vapor products, a reform expected to raise an additional P137.2...

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