MANILA: Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe said on Wednesday the House Committee of the Whole will hold hearings three times per week to “exhaustively” discuss Resolution of Both Houses 7 (RBH 7), which proposes economic amendments to the 1987 Constit…

MANILA: Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) head for jobs and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Wednesday suggested the proposed PHP100 wage hike should be implemented on a staggered basis and not just in one go.

In an interview with Bagong Pi…

MANILA: Real estate brokerage and consultancy firm KMC Savills said on Wednesday that most middle-market consumers now opt to avail of housing loans from Pag-IBIG Fund to finance their dream homes outside Metro Manila.

“What we’ve seen is that becaus…

MALOLOS: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Bulacan Provincial Office is targeting 20 barangays in the province covering all the congressional districts to implement the ‘Gabay sa Barangay: Enterprise Development Program’.

In a statement on W…

BUENAVISTA: The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is urging more local government units (LGUs) in Antique to allocate funds to process blood requests of their indigent constituents.

‘Although the blood is for free, PRC is charging PHP1,800 per bag for proce…

MANILA: Individuals employed under contractual, sub-contractual agreements or manpower agencies would be included in the bill proposing a PHP100 increase in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers, a senator assured Wednesday.

Senate Minori…

MANILA: The United States Embassy in Manila on Wednesday has expressed confidence that the embattled Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy will ‘face justice’ amid the various charges hurled against him before a US court.

The embassy…

ILOILO CITY: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Western Visayas held a simultaneous voter education and registration fair with the youth sector as among its audience at the West Visayas State University (WVSU) on Wednesday.

‘We are coming out with…