Philippines Star

Controlling the rising costs of basic commodities and increasing the pay of workers remained the most urgent national concerns of Filipinos, according to a recent survey conducted by Pulse Asia.

To totally get rid of ghost voters and multiple registrants, the Commission on Elections is seeking the nullification of the national voters’ list.

It may take three to five years before public elementary and high schools can revert to the old school calendar of June to March, according to an official of the Department of Education.

The first week of July was the warmest week ever recorded, according to preliminary data from the United Nations weather agency.

On the seventh anniversary of the international arbitral ruling in The Hague invalidating China’s claim over almost the entire South China Sea, European Union member-countries and their embassies have lauded the landmark decision, which has also reaffirmed the Philippines’ maritime entitlements.

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board has allowed the screening of the Greta Gerwig film “Barbie” in the Philippines starting July 19.

There are about 124,000 licensed and registered Filipino nurses who are jobless, underemployed or are doing non-related work, a lawmaker said recently, citing data from the Department of Health.

To cushion the impact of the El Niño phenomenon on farmers, Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar is pushing for the establishment of an assistance fund for them in the form of loans, direct cash aid or cash-for-work.

The LPA was seen 575 kilometers east of Virac town, weather forecaster Chenel Dominguez said in an update. 

In a statement Tuesday, the local EU delegation and the embassies of EU member states called the award of Permanent Court of Arbitration in 2016 a “significant milestone” that is legally binding and a “useful basis” for peacefully resolving disputes between parties to the proceedings. 

Poa said that DepEd wants to remove the “stigma” associated with students joining remedial or additional classes offered at the end of regular school years.

The United Nations Population Fund on Tuesday called on governments to invest in gender equality, emphasizing its critical role in building a resilient global population.

"After four months, things have gotten worse for safety. ALI rejected the community's  proposed safety interventions. ALI even removed protected bike lanes in their neighboring development Bonifacio Global City while the [Technical Working Group] was still meeting," Make It Safer Movement said.

The Department of Education has finalized its plan to make blended learning a permanent mode of instruction to help address the shortage of classrooms and teachers in public schools.

The Department of Tourism’s Office of Public Affairs and Advocacy on Tuesday confirmed that Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco will be taking a leave this week.

CHED is working with the DOH, private hospitals and universities that “have a very good track record in having review classes” to help more nursing graduates pass the licensure exams.

The Department of Justice is filing criminal charges against National Bureau of Investigation detainee Jad Dera and other personnel of the bureau over the high-profile drug suspect’s trips outside his detention facility.

According to a Pulse Asia poll conducted last June 19 to 23, three out of five Filipinos or 63% said that controlling inflation is the most urgent concern that the national government must address.

Activists and human rights defenders criticized the designation, which they said shows how the controversial anti-terrorism law is being used against government critics and to suppress dissent.

The increase — to P610 a day from P570 for non-agricultural workers and to P573 from P533 for agricultural workers — has been acknowledged as a small victory for minimum wage earners who have been struggling to make ends.