Philippines Headlines
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:52:00 +0800Hontiveros, Pangilinan back work-from-home set-up for call center workers
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) earlier moved to refuse the extension of work-from-home arrangements of business processing outsourcing (BPO) employees, citing that such a set-up was a "temporary measure" adopted during the height of the pa...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:59:00 +0800DOH notes slow decline in new COVID-19 cases
“Our epidemic curve shows that while a swift decline followed the peak of cases, this decline has markedly slowed down over the past weeks,” DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said.
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:12:00 +0800Media watchdog raises alarm on attacks vs journos as polls near
A media watchdog raised alarm on increasing attacks on members of the Philippine press as the 2022 national elections come near.
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:08:00 +0800Ex-Ombudsman Carpio-Morales: Attending debates an imperative for presidential, VP bets
"It is imperative — let me emphasize the word imperative — that candidates for these positions should participate in the debates," retired Justice Secretary Conchita Carpio-Morales said during opposition coalition 1Sambayan's virtual celebration ...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 11:04:00 +0800Fact check: Guinness not disputing historical fact on 'greatest robbery of a gov't'
A Facebook post claimed that the Guinness World Book of Records deleted its entry for the “greatest robbery of a government” attributed to the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos Sr. because it was baseless. This is false.
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 10:13:00 +0800Bicam approves creation of EDCOM II
In 2020, five senators called to revive the EDCOM to help the executive branch improve the state of education in the country.
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0800Gibo, Panelo next on DZRJ series
DZRJ 810AM and RJTV, in partnership with The Philippine STAR, launched “Straight From Radyo Bandido” and continued its series of one-on-one interviews with candidates last March 8.
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0800BIR confirms demanding P203.8 billion in taxes from Marcos
The Bureau of Internal Revenue confirmed to the camp of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno that it has sent a written demand to the Marcos heirs regarding their still unpaid P203.8-billion estate tax debt.
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0800‘Despite denials, Smartmatic had serious security breach’
Despite denials, there had been a “very serious” security breach in the operations of Smartmatic, the provider of election software to be used in the May 9 polls, senators said after an executive session of the Senate committee on electoral refor...
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:22:00 +0800Presidential bets back creation of Cordillera autonomous region
Labor leader Leody de Guzman, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso, Sens. Ping Lacson and Manny Pacquiao and Vice President Leni Robredo's representatives all say their principals are supportive of the passage of a law that will grant the Cordillera reg...