The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced that starting today, Aug. 6, and every Wednesday for the rest of the month, Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) rides will be free for passengers who brought their national IDs with them. Free rides will be available on Wednesdays throughout...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will grant free rides to commuters who faced system issues during the trial run of the cashless payment system at Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) beginning Monday, Aug. 4. In a statement, the DOTr said it will provide free single journey tickets following...
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga – Authorities thwarted an international drug smuggling attempt Wednesday after intercepting a high-value parcel containing more than five kilograms of ketamine — an illegal party drug — valued at over P25.3 million here. In a statement, Police Regional...
President Marcos has ordered the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to expedite the activation of the remaining Dalian trains, which have been idle for a decade now. Marcos wants the remaining 45 out of the 28 Dalian trains to start operating for the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 as soon as possible....
One of the Japanese partners of Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) in the 420-megawatt (MW) Pagbilao-3 coal-fired power plant is moving ahead on the divestment of its stake in the facility as part of an investment realignment to cleaner energy technologies. According to a source privy to the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lowered the alert status of Kanlaon Volcano from Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) to Alert Level 2 (moderate unrest) on Tuesday, July 29, following signs of decreased volcanic activity since its last eruption on May 13. According to...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has launched a cashless payment system for Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3), allowing commuters to pay fares using digital wallets, debit cards, credit cards, and other methods. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon led the unveiling of the MRT-3’s...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Typhoon Emong (international name: Co-may) made its second landfall over Candon City, Ilocos Sur, at around 5:10 a.m. on Friday, July 25. Emong first made landfall over Agno, Pangasinan, on Thursday...
Typhoon Emong (international name: Co-may) remains a powerful weather system as it hovers almost stationary over the sea west of Pangasinan, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its latest Tropical Cyclone Bulletin issued at 2...
Tropical cyclone “Emong” (international name: Co‑may) has strengthened into a typhoon, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to warn that Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4 may be hoisted as it approaches its projected landfall...
Tropical cyclone “Emong” (international name: Co-may) intensified into a severe tropical storm on Thursday morning, July 24, while moving over the sea west of Ilocos Region on Thursday morning, July 24, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration...
The Police Regional Office-3 has rolled out its “Libreng Sakay” (free ride) initiative to assist commuters in Central Luzon stranded due to heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon. In a statement Tuesday, PRO-3 Director Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Peñones Jr. said he has ordered police units...
