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1 month ago | 
philstar.com | Ghio Ong |Mayen Jaymalin
MANILA, Philippines — Up to 288 bags of trash such as sample ballots, plastic bottles and food packs were collected in the metropolis on election day, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. The haul was equivalent to 1.44 tons of trash. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded all candidates – both winners and losers – to take down their campaign posters.
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2 months ago | 
philstar.com | Mayen Jaymalin |Alexis Romero
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang is leaving it up to the regional wage boards to review workers’ salaries amid calls for a legislated wage hike because of rising transport costs. The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines urged Marcos to certify as urgent the P200 legislated wage hike, citing higher fares for train, jeepney, and buses.
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Mar 31, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Ghio Ong |Mayen Jaymalin
MANILA, Philippines — Employees who will opt to work today are getting double their regular daily pay, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). April 1 has been declared a holiday in observance of Eid’l Fitr or the Feast of Ramadan. During regular holidays, the DOLE said employees would be paid 200 percent of their regular salary for the first eight hours of work rendered. Work beyond eight hours will be paid an additional 30 percent of the workers’ rate per hour.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Mayen Jaymalin |Neil Jayson Servallos
MANILA, Philippines — Public schools are not allowed to engage in partisan political activities nor campaign for candidates during graduation and moving-up ceremonies, the Department of Education warned. DepEd officials said teaching and non-teaching personnel are prohibited from engaging in electioneering or partisan political activity amid the upcoming midterm polls in May, per Memorandum 27 signed on March 21 by Education Secretary Sonny Angara. Violators could face penalties, the agency said.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Mayen Jaymalin |Neil Jayson Servallos
MANILA, Philippines — Suspension of classes must be enforced region-wide when the state weather bureau reports danger-level heat warnings, according to public school teachers in Metro Manila. With many cities failing to suspend classes during Monday’s heatwave warning, relying on the decision of local government units (LGUs) to suspend classes during the summer will not ensure the protection of learners and teachers, the Metro Manila union of the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition said.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Mayen Jaymalin
MANILA, Philippines — Fewer cases of dengue and influenza-like illness (ILI) were recorded in the country this month, according to the Department of Health. DOH Assistant Secretary Alberto Domingo said 5,789 ILI cases, including one fatality, were reported from Jan. 1 to 18. The figure is 54 percent lower compared to the 12,620 recorded in the same period last year, Domingo said. Mortality due to ILI is also lower by 96 percent compared to the 26 fatalities in 2024.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Mayen Jaymalin |Jose Rodel Clapano
MANILA, Philippines — Holding parliamentary elections for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) separately from the midterm polls in May will require P2.5 billion in additional funding, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said yesterday. “And because it’s separate elections, it will be like special elections requiring separate logistics, teachers and ballots,” Garcia said.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Mayen Jaymalin
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has started interviewing possible replacements for two retiring poll commissioners as part of the vetting process ahead of the midterm elections, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia announced yesterday. “I’m happy with the lineup of possible appointees to the Comelec,” Garcia said. He did not name the candidates for the positions to be vacated by Commissioners Marlon Casquejo and Socorro Inting, who are set to retire on Feb. 2.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Mayen Jaymalin
MANILA, Philippines — As the campaign period for the May midterm polls nears, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday signed a deal with social media platform TikTok to fight fake news and disinformation. TikTok’s partnership with the poll body is “good news” as it is the leading social media platform utilized by politicians and candidates, Comelec Chairman George Garcia said.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Mayen Jaymalin
MANILA, Philippines — Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by massive wildfires in California have started to receive financial aid from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). Four OFWs initially received $850 each from the Philippine government, Migrant Workers Undersecretary Felicitas Bay said. Financial aid came from the DMW’s Agarang Kalinga at Saklolo para sa mga OFW na Nangangailangan Fund, according to the Migrant Workers Office in Los Angeles.
