Around 60 Filipinos are flying to Israel this week, the first batch of Filipino workers in the government-to-government labor agreement for hotels between Tel-Aviv and Manila. Relatedly, Israel announced they need 2,000 more Filipino caregivers. Israeli Ambassador Ian Fluss and Philippine Migrant Workers Secretary Abdullah Mama-o sent off the first…
RE-ELECTED Liloan Mayor Christina Garcia Frasco has accepted President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s offer for her to be Secretary of Tourism. In a statement posted on her Facebook page on Tuesday, she also promised to support Marcos Jr.’s aim to revive the tourism industry, even as she vowed to closely collaborate…
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks to create the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR). House Bill (HB) 5687, also known as the Cordillera Autonomous Region bill, proposes to create a politically autonomous Cordillera, reflecting the hopes and aspirations of Cordillerans, as well…
THE Supreme Court has ruled that a public officer may file a libel case in the regional trial court (RTC) where he or she held office or in the province or city where the libelous article was printed and first published. Thus, the SC denied the petition for review filed…
Incoming Social Welfare Secretary Erwin T. Tulfo said he will be pushing for the digitalization of the distribution of government cash aid once he starts his term.In an interview with CNN Philippines on Tuesday, Tulfo said these were the marching orders of president-elect Ferdinant "Bongbong" R. Marcos, Jr. to him to ensure…