The Department of Labor and Employment has ordered all wage boards across the country to look into the need to increase the salaries of workers amid soaring oil prices.
In his International Women’s Day message, Duterte said he is proud of the Philippines' distinction as a “shining beacon” of gender equality and women empowerment in the world.
Registered voters are entitled to only one ballot to cast votes, so they should handle it with care to prevent it from being invalidated, said Election Officer III Alice Bernadette Pama-Naranjo.
Approximately 1,000 newly purchased textbooks and reading materials were donated to the pre-school, elementary and high school students in the most vulnerable sectors through Handog Benildyano: Gift of Reading.
UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque said there is a need to revive the country's tourism industry which was badly hit by the pandemic by providing credit facilities to the private sector and creating more jobs for the people.
The Philippines has already received all the 10 million doses of Sputnik Covid-19 doses ordered from the Russian government, National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., said Tuesday.
In celebration of National Women's Day, the Department of Transportation announced on Monday that women will receive free Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) rides on Tuesday, March 8.