DTI reminds retailers not to sell uncertified car seats
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Wednesday reminded retailers not to sell uncertified car seats now that the demand for them has increased due to the implementation of …
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Unemployment now in ‘2nd wave’ – employers’ group
The 2,300 that would be affected by the massive retrenchment by Philippine Airlines (PAL) would add to the unemployment rate of the Philippines. The decision was difficult and painful, according …
Ammonia leak in Navotas ice plant kills 1; 59 hospitalized
An ammonia leak in an ice plant in Navotas City killed one employee while 60 were brought to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon. The family of Navotas City Mayor Toby …
Patient can test positive for multiple COVID-19 variants – DOH
The Department of Health has confirmed that it is not impossible for a person to carry more than one COVID-19 variant. That is what Maria Rosario Vergeire shared on Wednesday, …
Or. Mindoro gov requests suspension of LTO private vehicle inspection program
Oriental Mindoro governor Humerlito Dolor asked the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to temporarily suspend the implementation of the Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Center (PMVIC) program after private car owners flooded …
PGH to vaccinate 5,000 workers within a week – spox
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) targets to vaccinate around 5,000 of its workers within one week as part of its COVID-19 inoculation plan, the hospital’s spokesperson said on Wednesday. PGH …
Chinese embassy says seized dredging ship not from China
The Chinese Embassy in Manila insisted on Wednesday that the dredging ship the Philippine authorities seized recently was not from China. “Initial investigation on the identity of MV Zhonhai 68 …
Philippine Airlines to lay off 2,300 employees starting March
Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced on Tuesday that it will implement in March the company-wide workforce reduction program for the company’s recovery overhaul plan that has been severely affected by the …
12-year-old girl looking for signal raped, killed in Quezon
A 12-year-old girl looking for a phone signal to talk to her teacher was killed after being raped by a 35-year-old man in San Narciso town, Quezon. According to a …
3 Boracay tourists who faked swab test results test positive for COVID-19
Three tourists who presented fake negative swab test results to enter Boracay Island tested positive for COVID-19. The tourists who were from Metro Manila were brought to the provincial quarantine …
Plastic straws, stirrers to be banned in PH soon – DENR
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced Wednesday that plastic soft drink straws and coffee stirrers would be banned in the Philippines soon, as the world celebrates International …
PH emerging as crew change hub for seafarers in Asia – BI
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said the Philippines is emerging as a major hub of crew change for international sea vessels as it reported that it processed and cleared last …
Over P800K worth of marijuana seized from student in Bataan
A student was caught with more than P800,000 worth of suspected marijuana in a buy-bust in Mariveles town, Bataan on Tuesday. Up to 7 bricks of so-called marijuana fruiting tops …
Senators, call on DOTr, LTO to postpone car seat law
Six senators called on the Department of Transportation and (DOTr) the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to postpone the enforcement of the car seat law which requires car seats for those …
Oral arguments in SC on petitions vs anti-terror law begins
Oral arguments in the Supreme Court regarding 37 petitions against the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 or anti-terror law began on Tuesday. Among the petitioners’ lawyers who laid down …
DTI, LTO reminds parents to buy appropriate child seats
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) reminded parents what appropriate child seats should be used. According to the DTI and LTO, lateral facing …
DA, pig and poultry farmers don’t understand each other – group
For the president of the United Broiler Raisers Association, Bong Inciong, the government, the pig farmers, and the poultry farmers do not seem to understand each other. He said it …
Price cap on pork, chicken begins Feb. 8 – Dar
Agriculture Sec William Dar announced that the implementation of the price cap on pork and chicken will be moved on February 8, 20221 to ensure that the country has an …
Online survey: 56% of Filipinos willing to get COVID-19 vaccine
More Filipinos say they are willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 once it is available in the Philippines, based on an online survey. According to a survey conducted by professors …
Cases of online gender-based violence rose amid pandemic – group
The number of cases of online gender-based violence has increased since the pandemic, according to a foundation on Tuesday. According to the Foundation for Media Alternatives, based on their monitoring …
PH loses P2-B per day due to pandemic – Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that the Philippine economy has not yet recovered, which has been severely curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Araw-araw, we are losing P2 billion na pera na …
SWS: Adult joblessness drops to 27.3% of labor force
The national Social Weather Survey (SWS) of November 21-25, 2020, found adult joblessness at 27.3% of the adult labor force. This is down by 12 points from the 39.5% in …
LTO clarifies no fines, apprehension yet for violators of new face mask policy
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) clarified Tuesday that it will not impose fines or apprehend violators of its new policy that requires passengers inside private and public vehicles to wear …
Price cap on pork, chicken only applies to public markets – DA
The Department of Agriculture (DA) clarified on Tuesday that the executive order putting a price cap on pork and chicken in Metro Manila only covers public or wet markets. “Itong …
Roque ‘100% sure’ Duterte wants Magalong to remain as contact tracing czar
Malacañang said Tuesday that President Rodrigo Duterte surely wants Baguio City mayor Benjamin Magalong to remain as the country’s contact tracing czar. “I have heard with my own two ears nothing …
Hontiveros wants probe on trafficking of Filipinas to Middle East
Senator Risa Hontiveros has sought a Senate inquiry on the trafficking of Filipinas in the Middle East, noting the problem could also have been due to corruption in the Bureau …