MANILA: The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) have joined hands to augment the government’s thrust in solving the jobs and skills mismatch problem in the country, coming up with an ‘enhanced work immersion’…

CEBU CITY: Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia highlighted the shared traits of the Mindanaoans and Visayans as she addressed the 200 mayors from Mindanao here for a three-day conference to end on Thursday.

The municipal mayors from Mindanao gathered here…

BACOLOD CITY: The Sugar Regulatory (SRA) is working to determine the actual volume of sugar-based products or ‘other sugars’ entering the country, believed to be affecting the demand for domestic sugar.

‘The first thing we will do is we will try to r…

MANILA: A total of PHP45 million has been allocated for the emergency employment of 1,357 individuals affected by the oil spill in Bataan, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Thursday.

DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said benefic…

MANILA: The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) on Thursday assured the sustainability of the contract growing program as it launched the sale of PHP29 per kilogram of rice in its Kadiwa site at the NIA Central Office in Quezon City.

This is the…

MANILA: Ten films that showcase Southeast Asian folklore can be viewed for free from Aug. 17 to 18 through the Tingin Southeast Asian Film Festival, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) said Thursday.

The public can watch the films…

MANILA: Local vehicle assemblers increased their sales in July 2024 by 6.1 percent to 39,331 units from 37,096 units in the same month in 2023, the joint report of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manu…

MANILA: The Japanese government is providing expertise and vital satellite imagery to support the Philippines’ response to the Bataan oil spill.

Japanese Ambassador Kazuya Endo said the Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) …