CEBU CITY, Philippines — Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña on Tuesday blamed City Administrator Albert Tan for prolonged salary delays affecting hundreds of Cebu City Hall job order (JO) and project-based workers, accusing the administration of “starving” employees who have gone months without pay. During the Cebu City Council’s regular session, Osmeña proposed a resolution urging

MANILA, Philippines — Operations of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) have returned to normal after the rail system implemented provisional services between North Avenue and Shaw Boulevard in both directions early Wednesday morning. The provisional service was implemented at 5:50 a.m. due to a technical issue between Buendia and Guadalupe stations. Normal operations resumed

MANILA, Philippines— Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano has conceded that  the camp of  Senate president Sherwin Gatchalian now has the numbers to elect a new Senate president. READ: Cayetano on ouster talks: If they have 13, congratulations “The arithmetic has changed. The Constitution has not. And now, after speaking with Sen. Joel Villanueva, it appears our

MANILA, Philippines — Partly cloudy skies and rain showers will prevail nationwide Wednesday due to easterlies and localized thunderstorms, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). In its 4 a.m. advisory, Pagasa said Eastern Visayas, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, and Davao Oriental may have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated

MANILA, Philippines — All eyes are on the Senate on Wednesday as Congress convenes in special session to tackle priority legislation and act on pending appointments, while potentially bringing closure to the leadership dispute that has divided the chamber for weeks. The session comes amid competing claims to the Senate presidency by Sen. Alan Peter

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives is expected to move swiftly on several priority measures as Congress convenes in special session on Wednesday following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call for urgent legislative action. House leaders have said they are ready to deliberate on bills aimed at expanding educational assistance, strengthening social protection programs, and