The Kuwaiti and Philippine governments are planning to hold a dialogue following the suspension of the deployment of first-time overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Gulf state.
The government must make sure that it is resilient to internal or external shocks with or without the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement, according to Senator Francis Escudero on Saturday.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday formally directed prosecutors to withdraw cases where the chances of conviction are slim.
Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. has filed a measure seeking a no-homework policy in elementary and junior high school, saying take-home assignments lower the productivity and attitude of learners toward education, which in turn leads to more dropout rates and lesser grades.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday said the effects of the series of business meetings in Japan will be felt “very rapidly” after his five-day working visit in Tokyo.
From his reforms to his foreign relations, criticism of Pope Francis has intensified since the death of his predecessor Benedict XVI, revealing a climate of “civil war” at a time when the Catholic Church is engaged in a global conversation about its future.
Toronto mayor John Tory resigned late Friday after admitting to an extramarital relationship with a member of his office staff.
Digital activists supporting anti-government protests in Iran said they hacked an online broadcast by state television of a speech by President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday marking the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The Philippines is a “great” investment destination, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. told Japan’s business community on Friday, as he touted the country’s robust economy.
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary for Plans, Public Affairs, and Communication Margarita Gutierrez has been named among Rising Tigers Magazine’s People to Watch 2023.
