Government to bring forward raising of retirement age, give employers more financial support to create flexi-load jobs

The Business Times - Oct 26, 2026

The earlier implementation date considers positive employment outcomes from previous increases

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Northern Samar develops ready-to-eat ‘champorado’

Oct 26, 2026

TACLOBAN CITY—The provincial government of Northern Samar is developing a coconut-based, ready-to-eat “champorado” (chocolate rice porridge) that could provide a convenient food option for families affected by typhoons, floods and other disasters that disrupt transportation, electricity and access to cooking facilities. Since the province is frequently exposed to tropical cyclones, flooding and other natural hazards

5 dead in Sorsogon market fire; over 400 vendors displaced

Oct 26, 2026

SORSOGON CITY—Five people died in a fire that gutted the Sorsogon City Public Market late Saturday night, as authorities worked to identify the victims and the provincial government prepared a temporary trading area for displaced vendors. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol provided P10,000 in cash assistance to each of the

Thorough, objective probe into fatal PAF plane crash ongoing --DND

Oct 26, 2026

The Department of National Defense said Monday that a thorough and objective investigation is being conducted into the fatal crash that resulted in the death of four pilots during a training flight over Fernando Air Base in Lipa City, Batangas.

Vietnamese students top South Korea's visa overstayers with over 26,200 cases

Oct 26, 2026

More than 26,200 Vietnamese students have overstayed their visas in South Korea, the highest number among all nationalities.

Gasoline prices get a rollback, diesel prices rise again on October 27

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Continued tensions and possible escalations in the Middle East conflict continue to put pressure on global supplies

Sandiganbayan allows 2 DOH officials to testify in Duque, Lao graft case

Oct 26, 2026

The Sandiganbayan on Monday allowed two Department of Health (DOH) officials to testify in the graft case against former Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and former Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao over the alleged illegal transfer of P41 billion in DOH funds to the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Newspoint] Duterte’s Frankenstein monster

Oct 26, 2026

One problem remains intractable and self-compounding, and that problem happens to be the Frankenstein monster Rodrigo Duterte created for us

'I am also fed up': Political heroes and rabble-rousers test ruler's patience

Oct 26, 2026

S'gor sultan tells politicians to stop exploiting race and religion, keep royalty out of political squabbles.

Dizon returns to DOTr, Lopez takes over DPWH in Marcos Cabinet reshuffle

Oct 26, 2026

'We are shifting gears to accelerate reform. Secretary Dizon goes to DOTr to fix the daily commute. Secretary Lopez goes to DPWH to make sure the reforms there last,' says President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Vince Dizon back as DOTr chief, Lopez goes to DPWH

Oct 26, 2026

Secretaries Vince Dizon and Giovanni Lopez will switch roles as heads of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), respectively.

DFA rejects Ombudsman Remulla's call to outsource visa processing

Oct 26, 2026

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday pushed back against Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla"s call to strip the agency of its visa-issuance functions, rejecting his allegation that it had turned the process into a business.

Sultan Sharafuddin refutes 'absolute monarch' criticism

Oct 26, 2026

Ruler says giving views does not constitute interference with the executive.

Government to bring forward raising of retirement age, give employers more financial support to create flexi-load jobs

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