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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) trumpeted on Facebook Tuesday, Feb. 23 the availability of bike racks at different train stations in Metro Manila that cyclists could use for free--just bring your own padlock.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) sees no need for any road closure on Thursday, Feb. 25 on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the EDSA "People Power" Revolution.

Department of Agriculture (DA) officials have once again reminded Filipinos that pork isn't the sole source of protein available to them.

The total damage to agriculture that tropical depression "Auring" caused to the country has been pegged at P2.11 million.

Amid the disconcerting wait for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to reach Philippine soil, a consumer advocacy group rued what it called the "lack of science culture" among the leaders in government.

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) is one with President Duterte's decision not to place the entire country under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) until such time that government rolls out its mass inoculation program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The day might soon come when host countries for migrant workers would make vaccination from the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a requirement before they even think of hiring such workers.

How bad does the United Arab Emirates government (UAE) want the formal deployment of Filipino workers there to resume?

Talk about earning "pogi points".

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) based in Canada are eligible to receive CAD 2,000 (Canadian dollars) worth of monetary pandemic aid for three months, a Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) official bared Monday, Feb. 22.

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Asec. Celine Pialago welcomed on Monday, Feb.22 the passage of a House measure that could be a game-changer for the agency in terms of fulfilling its mandate.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Monday, Feb. 22 bared that two national road sections in Region 13 (Caraga) were rendered impassable by Tropical Storm "Auring".

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will keep the number coding scheme suspended for the foreseeable future.

Metro Manila local government units (LGUs) might end up imposing varying guidelines on movie watchers if and when movie houses or cinemas are allowed to reopen.

Close to 450,000 displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been sent home to their provinces since May 2020, information coming from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) bared Sunday, Feb. 21.

If given a choice, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said he would side with the Metro Manila mayors who would elect to keep cinemas closed, at least for now.

Bureau of Customs agents raided over the weekend a Paranaque City warehouse containing the popular Lianhua Qingwen--an alleged cure for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)--among a collection of contraband.

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu's wife, Fe Aguillon Cimatu, has passed away.