Money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rose by 2.7% year on year in January, central bank data showed. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSTHE DEPARTMENT of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Wednesday committed to

BW FILE PHOTOA PHILIPPINE senator on Wednesday called on the Social Security System (SSS) to double its efforts to collect the more than P90-billion debt from firms before it raises contribution rates.“We also

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has issued guidelines for reimbursing the travel expenses of offloaded passengers.The agency’s joint memorandum circular outlines the criteria and procedures for reimbursing all international-bound Filipino passengers

BUREAU OF CUSTOMSTHE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) seized a total of 1,572 smuggled goods last year, amounting to P84.36 billion.“Turning to our enforcement efforts, the Bureau of Customs intensified its campaign against smuggling.

FREEPIKTHE Supreme Court (SC) has adopted the Rule on Family Mediation (Rule) to address the growing demand for domestic and international family mediation, improve family courts’ efficiency, alleviate court backlogs and prioritize children’s

STOCK PHOTO | Image by Stela Di from PixabayTHE Philippine government has allotted P7.7 billion for infrastructure upgrades to 15 airports nationwide, which could help bolster tourism and improve the country’s aging and

A POLITICAL GROUP on Wednesday urged the Philippine House of Representatives to hasten deliberations on Vice-President Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio’s ouster raps so the Senate could hold its trial by February.“We want this (impeachment

SHAUN MEINTJES-UNSPLASHCOTABATO CITY — Plainclothes policemen arrested a smuggler keeping P600,000 worth of imported cigarettes in an entrapment operation in Barangay Minaog in Dipolog City on Tuesday afternoon.Brig. Gen. Bowenn Joey M. Masauding,