DON-DELFIN ALMONTE-UNSPLASHTHE GOVERNMENT should raise taxes on tobacco and vape products to cut their use by Filipinos, according to the Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) Philippines. “The buying capacity of Filipinos has increased and it will be wise to increase

PHILIPPINE STAR/BOY SANTOSTHE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has clarified the coverage of the second tranche of salary increases for government workers this month. National Budget Circular No. 597 lays down the implementation of the updated salary schedule for civilian

STOCK PHOTO | Image by Silas Camargo Silão from PixabayA BILL granting amnesty to hospitals with denied reimbursement claims, embroiled in legal disputes with the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), has been filed at the House of Representatives. The state health

Students walk inside the campus of a high school in Quezon City, April 18, 2024. — REUTERSTHE House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a bill that seeks to overhaul the Philippine education system by dividing the tertiary

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are seen at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSTHE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is reassessing its policies on deploying overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Kuwait, aiming to bolster protections for

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASTHE Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it would resume printing ballots on Jan. 24, after the Supreme Court (SC) ordered the inclusion of two more candidates in the midterm elections this May. This followed the issuance of temporary

PHILIPINE STAR/ RYAN BALDEMORA GROUP of minority congressmen on Wednesday urged the House of Representatives’ top official to submit the consolidated impeachment complaints against Vice-President (VP) Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio to the office of the House speaker so discussions for her