The Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation has recommended filing criminal charges against Vice President Sara Duterte ...

PHILIPPINE UNEMPLOYMENT eased to 3.1% in December amid a surge in hiring in the transport and storage sector, bringing the full-year average to a record-low of 3.8%, according to the statistics agency ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500 million policy-based loan aimed at expanding the Philippine government’s labor market programs. This initiative seeks to improve the productivity ...

BAGUIO CITY (PIA) – Child labor remains a pressing problem not only in the Philippines but in the world. In 2023, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported an estimated 1.09 million working ...

THE Philippines and Finland on Thursday signed a joint declaration of intent to seal a bilateral labor agreement this year. “Safe, ethical, transparent, and sustainable recruitment will happen and ...

The ADB said the Business and Employment Recovery Program Subprogram 2 will help the government pursue reforms and initiatives to achieve inclusive economic growth by equipping the country's labor ...

The Midland Fire Department responded to multiple incidents this week. Here’s a breakdown of some of those emergencies: ...

The Philippines and Finland signed a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI ... Minister Arto Olavi Sartonen signed the document during a ceremony at the DMW Central Office in Mandaluyong. Promoting ...

Finance Secretary Ralph Recto welcomed the unprecedented progress in the Philippines’ labor market in 2024, with the full-year average unemployment rate at its lowest level since the PSA started ...

West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE -Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte gestures as she attends a hearing at the House of ...

Filipino seafarers stand to benefit from a joint initiative between the European Union (EU) and the Philippines to enhance maritime education, training, certification, and labor conditions. In a ...