COTABATO CITY—The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RTWPB-BARMM) has approved a P50-increase in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers. Labor Minister Muslimin Sema said the wage adjustment, approved after a series of public consultations, “is reflective of the region’s improving economy, where gains should

LEGAZPI CITY—Residents living near the slopes of Mayon Volcano in Sto. Domingo, Albay, are asking to be voluntarily evacuated after a strong sulfur dioxide (SO2) odor and intensified rumbling heightened fears over the volcano’s escalating unrest. Mylene Masarate, 42, of Barangay Sta. Misericordia, said her family was particularly worried about the health of their 4-year-old

BACOLOD CITY—Former SunStar Cebu and SunStar Bacolod editor in chief Marchel Espina voluntarily surrendered to authorities and posted bail on Friday after a Batangas court issued a warrant for her arrest in connection with an unjust vexation case. The complaint stemmed from an opinion piece written by a contributor and published in SunStar Cebu in