President Marcos has appointed former Department Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga as Special Envoy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM), Malacañang said on Thursday, March 19. It came 10 months after Marcos replaced Loyzaga as the DENR...
Commuters riding the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) and Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) will benefit from a 50 percent discount on fares beginning next week as the government moves to ease the impact of rising fuel prices. In a statement, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it will...
More than 70 percent of learners in the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) “Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program” (TBTP) registered significant gains in English and Filipino literacy, the agency said on Thursday, March 19, citing results from the Department of Education’s (DepEd)...
Police presence will be more visible in public markets and similar areas in a bid to prevent unauthorized price increases of basic goods amid rising fuel costs. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said territorial police units nationwide were...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is conducting assessment and review on how its patrol cars could provide free rides to as many commuters across the country amid strain in public transport due to rising fuel costs. The plan to maximize the use of patrol cars conducting beat patrols is in...
“Sa laban ng tsuper, kasama ang komyuter (Drivers fight for themselves and for commuters).” Amid the continuing rise in fuel prices, this was one of the messages of the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON), along with various groups, during a nationwide transport...
He came. He saw. He was confused. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Paolo Marcoleta was the picture of a bewildered manWednesday, March 18, during the sufficiency in grounds hearing of the House Committee on Justice on Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment case. Lucky for him, committee chairperson,...
If external shocks—particularly surging oil prices—persist, the Philippine peso may face a longer path to recovery, with expectations that it could remain near its new all-time low of ₱60.1 per United States (US) dollar. To note, close of ₱60.1 per dollar on Thursday, March 19, marks the...
Malacañang has ordered key agencies to accelerate the rollout of assistance programs as the government stepped up coordination to cushion the impact of rising fuel prices. This developed as Executive Secretary Ralph Recto convened frontline agencies following the directive of President Marcos to...
The House of Representatives is appealing to banks, remittance centers, and other financial service providers to temporarily waive or reduce transaction and remittance fees to help ease the financial burden on Filipinos in the Middle East and their families back home. This, after the 300-plus...
President Marcos has administered the oath of office of Christina Frasco as Presidential Adviser for Sustainable and Resilient Communities, formalizing her transition from the Department of Tourism (DOT). Marcos administered Frasco’s oath of office in a ceremony at Malacañan Palace on Wednesday,...
The House of Representatives elected three new deputy speakers on Wednesday night, March 18 just before it adjourned sessions for its annual summer recess. Elected as deputy speakers by Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos during Wednesday night 's session were Bacolod...
