2023 March 17 TORONTO- The federal government will allow thousands of foreign nationals with recently expired or expiring post-graduation work permits to extend their stays in Canada by up to 18 months, a relief for temporary residents who faced the possibility of leaving the country. “We want to continue to hang on to that talent...
2023 March 14 In an extraordinary collective demonstration and grateful expression of support, admiration, and love to the Philippine Consul General Orontes V. Castro, 8 Filipino- Canadian professionals associations in Ontario jointly held a despedida party for the genial and kind Filipino diplomat. The event was organized in honour of the departing Consul General who completed his...
2023 March 16 MANILA – A total of PHP17.7 billion has been allocated in this year’s national budget to fund the Tourism Road Infrastructure Program (TRIP), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced Thursday. In a press release, the DBM said this amount is PHP602 million higher than the PHP17.087 billion from last year’s budget....
2023 March 16 MANILA – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday underscored its support for the enactment of the Human Rights Defenders Act in view of the increasing reports of serious risks and dangers faced by human rights defenders. “The past years have been a testament to the need to protect human rights defenders....
2023 March 16 CLIMATE ACTION. Climate Change Commission (CCC) Vice Chair and Executive Director (VCED) Robert Borje receives French Ambassador to the Philippines, H.E. Michele Boccoz in this undated photo. They exchanged priorities and strategies in implementing local climate action. (Courtesy of CCC) MANILA – The Climate Change Commission (CCC) and the Embassy of France to the...
2023 March 16 TALK TO THE TROOPS. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. concludes his trip to Camarines Sur province by speaking to soldiers at the 9th Infantry “Spear” Division of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Thursday (March 16, 2023). Marcos called on the military to be “peacemakers” in the country’s whole-of-government approach against...
2023 March 16 MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is aiming to make operations at the Department of Agriculture (DA) more “high-tech” to ensure a more resilient and productive agriculture sector. In a media interview after distributing aid to beneficiaries in Pili, Camarines Sur, he said “structural challenges” remain among the DA’s biggest concerns. “We...
2023 March 16 MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday said that internment services for senior citizens are covered by the 20-percent discount provided by Republic Act 7432, or the Senior Citizens Act, as amended. In its decision, the SC en banc granted the petition filed by government lawyers and set aside a 2018 decision...
2023 March 16 MANILA – The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Thursday banked on the assurances that the AUKUS would help preserve regional peace as it noted the three-country grouping’s recently announced nuclear submarine project. The agency did not reiterate its support for the grouping but said arrangements like AUKUS must...
2023 March 16 MANILA – A measure seeking the creation of a hospital for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to provide better access to and higher quality of healthcare for them and their families hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives. During a hearing on Wednesday, the House Committee on Health, chaired by Batanes Rep. Ciriaco...