MANILA: The fate of the bill seeking to allow e-registration and voting among Filipinos abroad is now in the hands of the Senate, Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said on Thursday.

This, after the lower chamber of Congress voted 188-0 to pass Ho…

ISTANBUL: The death toll from floods and cold lava in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province climbed to 58 on Wednesday, the country’s disaster management agency said.

Up to 35 others are missing as cold lava – a mixture of water and rocks – flows down Mt…

MANILA: Unscrupulous persons have shifted their operation of sending fake GCash messages from text to online messaging apps, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Thursday said.

CICC Executive Director Alexander Ramos said th…

MANILA: The National Food Authority (NFA) on Thursday expressed hopes for more suspension lifting following the order of the Office of the Ombudsman to reinstate 72 warehouse supervisors.

“We are happy that our warehouse supervisors are back to work….

MANILA: The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) has signed a USD25-million investment agreement with a Singapore-based renewable energy (RE) company, promoting green developing in investment promotion agencies.

APECO and Pacif…

MANILA: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday assured that it would comply if Congress decides to grant an across-the-board legislated wage increase for workers nationwide.

In a statement, the DOLE said its function and duty is t…

MANILA: The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) expressed readiness to assist an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Jeddah after her husband stabbed and killed their 9-year-old son and wounded a 14-year-old daughter.

OWWA administrator Arne…

ILOILO CITY: Over PHP68.57 million in combined aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and local government units were provided to families affected by the El Niño weather phenomenon in Western Visayas.

Data from the Office o…