UN meet to tackle climate change, Covid, US-China tensions
In person and on screen, world leaders returned to the United Nations’ foremost gathering for the first time in two years on Tuesday with...
Demand still high for PH health workers abroad
Filipino health care workers (HCWs) are still in high demand abroad, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).
POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia said on...
Fintech group warns public of abuses by lending platforms
The Fintech Alliance PH on Tuesday warned the public to be wary of lending applications (apps) that violate the right to privacy.
This, as a...
Manila mayor to run for president in 2022
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso will be running for president in 2022, making the upcoming polls next year a 5-cornered fight at this...
DOH logs for 4th straight day more Covid recoveries vs new cases
The nation's overall tally of Covid-19 patients who beat the disease reached 2.194 million with 21,974 new recoveries recorded on Tuesday.
This is the fourth...
House deliberations on P5-trillion 2022 budget starts
The House of Representatives on Tuesday started its plenary deliberations on the proposed P5.024-trillion budget for 2022, which is 11.5-percent higher than this year's...
Business group urges govt to allow LGUs, private sector to buy Covid vaccines
The Makati Business Club (MBC) is urging the national government to allow local government units (LGUs) and the private sector to directly purchase their...
Negros Oriental struggling with oxygen supply as Covid cases surge
The head of the Negros Oriental Medical Society (NOMS), an organization based in Dumaguete City, said the supply of medical grade oxygen in the...
K-pop band BTS makes pitch for vaccination, earth before UN
K-pop band BTS made a unique pitch for Covid-19 vaccination, the youth and the health of the earth in a speech before the United...
PFP sets formal nomination of Bongbong Marcos as presidential bet
The Partido Federal Pilipinas (PFP) has set the formal nomination of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as its presidential bet for 2022 in...