The state socioeconomic planning agency warns that micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which historically account for over 99 percent of businesses nationwide, might not be able to afford the proposed P100 across the board increase in daily minimum wage

Among the key findings of the report on online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA), jointly designed and implemented by the End Child Prostitution and Trafficking organization, International Criminal Police Organization, and the United Nations Children’s Fund, and funded by

An association of small fishers has urged government to take immediate action against Chinese fishermen engaged in illegal poaching activities in the West Philippine Sea, to prevent the continued plunder of the country’s marine resources. According to the Pambansang Lakas

The Department of Social Welfare and Development has begun a pilot test of a new program that seeks to empower single parents with expanded services to provide emotional and financial support, with the yearlong “Solo” or “Strengthening Opportunities for Lone

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Department of Transportation (DOTr) have started talks on regulations for electric motor vehicles amid their growing numbers on public roads. “The proliferation of e-vehicles has become a cause for concern,” MMDA acting chair

Democratic standards across the world fell in 2023, amid the spread of wars, authoritarian crackdowns, and declining levels of trust in mainstream political parties, according to a recent study by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Despite the number of countries

Emerging Asian markets, including the Philippines, will continue to drive gas-to-power demand until 2033, as power sectors are seen to remain “carbon intensive” amid rising demand, according to international think tank BMI. BMI, a unit of the Fitch Group, said

The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives has proposed a bill that would significantly increase teacher’s salaries in the country. House Bill No. 9920, filed by Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas, Kabataan Rep. Raoul Manuel, and ACT Teachers Rep. France

The Global Alliance for Tobacco Control (GATC) has awarded the notorious “Dirty Ashtray” to the Philippine delegation for its statements that are inclined to favor the tobacco industry and interpellators that obstructed the agenda of the 10th Conference of Parties

As public school teachers await the full implementation of the Department of Education policy fully relieving them of administrative duties by the end of March, some public schools fear that they may lose their administrative officers (AOs), even during the