Senatorial candidate Guillermo Eleazar called for the immediate approval of the Department of Labor and Employment proposal to provide a PHP5,000 wage subsidy to around 1 million minimum wage earners to help them cope with rising consumer prices.
The Duterte administration has laid out “concrete” measures to ensure the recovery of the Philippine economy amid the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic, Malacañang said.
Comelec was praised for its efforts to make fuel subsidies available to public utility vehicle drivers and operators, who are trying to keep up with the country's rising oil prices.
Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso vowed to strengthen the country’s agriculture sector by including it in the current Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics courses to ensure food security.
The Philippine Genome Center has the capability to detect recombinant variant Omicron XE in case it enters the country, an infectious disease expert said.
Baguio City reminded the public to avail of the free anti-rabies vaccination for their pets, as the city attempted to exceed its 2021 figures when 53,000 animals were inoculated.
All seaports in Cebu province will be on heightened alert during the Holy Week in anticipation of the exodus of travelers from other provinces, the local port authority said.
A flood control project that could help protect residents of Nueva Ecija province has been completed along the Peñaranda River in Barangay Pias, General Tinio town.