Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz has allowed Philippine Airlines' planned mass layoff of some 3,000 employees when she affirmed DOLE's June 2010 order denying the motion for reconsideration of the ground crew union at the national flag carrier. To be affected by the retrenchment are employees in PAL's inflight catering, airport services, and call center operations.

Making a case of daily-wage workers, President Benigno Aquino III put his foot down Sunday night and said he would not make a last-minute notice to make Nov. 2 a non-working holiday.

Making a case of daily-wage workers, President Benigno Aquino III put his foot down Sunday night and said he would not make a last-minute notice to make Nov. 2 a non-working holiday.

(Updated 8 p.m.) President Benigno Aquino III arrived home after almost a week in Vietnam, where he conducted a state visit and attended a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Deadly weapons were recovered by Manila Port authorities from various passengers of a Negros Navigation ship on their way to their home provinces in Eastern Visayas to mark the All Saints' and All Souls' Days.

A former lawmaker from Iloilo province has been appointed as member of the board of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), Malacanang announced on Sunday.

To end political and security instability in the region, China and member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have decided to espouse a more legally binding code of conduct to thwart military aggression in the South China Sea.

As cyberspace bristles with negative reactions to palace speechwriter Carmen "Mai" Mislang's controversial tweets about Vietnam, a leftist group has urged President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III to fire Mislang for her conduct.

Despite an admission by the military that the Philippines is a "perennial target" of foreign terrorists because of its close ties with the United States, Malacañang on Sunday allayed fears of a new wave of attacks reaching the country, saying the local intelligence community is now keeping tabs on such threats.

Despite an admission by the military that the Philippines is a "perennial target" of foreign terrorists because of its close ties with the United States, Malacañang on Sunday allayed fears of a new wave of attacks reaching the country, saying the local intelligence community is now keeping tabs on such threats.