President Marcos has assured motorists that by the end of 2025, the San Juanico Bridge will be passable for 12-ton vehicles such as vans, buses, and private cars. It will, however, remain closed for trucks, Marcos said. The President made the assurance during the grand launch of the national fiber...
Motorists who would commit traffic violations captured by artificial intelligence-capable cameras would now receive a notice of violation through a short messaging system (SMS) and electronic mail. This, after the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) launched on Monday, July 7, the SMS...
President Marcos said the government’s ongoing rollout of fiber optic infrastructure will not only connect more areas nationwide but also lower internet costs for millions of Filipinos by giving telcos access to public broadband infrastructure. Marcos said this as he led the launch of the...
PALO, Leyte – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the fast and efficient completion of the P500-million project to strengthen the San Juanico Bridge. The project aims to restore its 33 metric-ton load capacity. Ang target natin sa pagtatapos ng taong ito, dapat ay kaya nang tawirin ng...
It would be a feather on the cap of President Marcos if an anti-political dynasty bill gets enacted before the end of his administration. Thus, said Bukidnon 2nd district Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores, one of lawmakers in the 20th Congress who are pursuing the long-sought measure. In a recent...
The Department of Education’s (DepEd) 2025 summer Literacy Remediation Program (LRP) significantly improved reading proficiency among Grade 3 students previously classified as “Low Emergent Readers,” according to the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2). Citing DepEd’s...
Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez agrees with President Marcos on the need to expand and modernize the country’s cold chain system, which directly affects the livelihood of fisherfolks nationwide. “Malaki ang maitutulong ng pagdami ng mga fish ports at cold storage facilities para...
The Philippine government transported 25 more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel back into the country in the continuing repatriation program as several Filipinos chose to leave despite the improved security situation in the Middle East. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans...
PEACE BY PEACE The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) has certainly gone a long way since Professor Nur Misuari decided to leave behind the academic community in the 1970s to form the group that would wage a decades-long armed struggle. The turning point came when the Government of the...
After the successful bidding to privatize the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plants, the government and private-sector players may next look forward to another public-private partnership (PPP) in rehabilitating the decades-old Agus-Pulangi hydropower complex in Mindanao. Power...
Despite some improvements in the national government’s debt payments in May, over half a trillion pesos was still slashed from total payments in the first five months of the year, resulting in a 42.4 percent decline by end-May. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed that the Marcos...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) vows to comply with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 's directive to streamline its processes, aligning with the Marcos administration’s vision of an inclusive and efficient capital market that can help pave the way for a financially secure future...
