GOV. Arthur Defensor Jr. presents the number of dengue cases in Iloilo during a meeting. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has assured aid for towns badly hit by the mosquito-borne disease dengue from the provincial government. “We are ready to augment and provide what is...
Incoming Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista will meet with his outgoing counterpart, Secretary Art Tugade, this week. "The DOTr Transition team is exerting all efforts to ensure a smooth, full, and transparent transition - one of cooperation, one of support, and one that...
The P3-billion Unified Grand Central Station, also known as “common station” in North EDSA, Quezon City, will be completed this June after eight years of delays. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) issued the statement Thursday, June 16, with the remainder of the project now in full,...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) assured the public that the P488 billion Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), one of the Philippines’ largest infrastructure projects, will be completed after the historic lowering of the projects's first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) over the weekend. The...
ILOILO Gov. Arthur ‘Toto’ Defensor Jr. and Iloilo Rep. Lorenz ‘Noy’ Defensor, with their mother Cosette, after they were proclaimed winners by the Commission on Elections last May 11. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Reelected Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. was the highest spender in Iloilo...
DOMESTIC flights have resumed at the Iloilo Airport, and international flights are possibly next after Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. says he is open to their resumption but with certain protocols. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. is open to the resumption of...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) successfully activated an additional crew change hub at the Port of Cagayan De Oro on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, bringing a total of 12 hubs in the country, Secretary Art Tugade announced. The hubs include the Port of Manila, Currimao, Poro Point (La Union),...
GT Capital Holdings, Inc., the holding company of the family of Dr. George S.K. Ty, announced the appointment of Francisco C. Sebastian as chairman of the company’s Board of Directors as former Chairman Arthur V. Ty takes the back seat as director in a move to further professionalize the...
San Jose Del Monte (SJDM) City lone district Rep. Florida "Rida" Robes and her husband, SJDM City Mayor Arthur Robes both attained landslide victories in the just-concluded May 9 elections. San Jose Del Monte (SJDM) City Rep. Florida Robes (left) and her husband, SJDM City Mayor Arthur Robes...
ILOILO CITY – Former Iloilo provincial governor Arthur Defensor Sr. has warned that electing presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. might bring another dictatorship to the country. “If you’re voting for Marcos, that’s a vote for a possible restoration of dictatorship,”...
After cementing his reputation as a top solo music artist with the smash hit “Pagsamo,” Arthur Nery proves once again his mettle with his recent single “Isa Lang” among songs in Spotify’s popular Top 50 playlist charts. "Isa Lang" is Arthur’s most recent single. Released last December,...
The pandemic has set back the opening of the P488-billion Metro Manila Subway by three years, to 2025, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has confirmed. Originally, target start date for partial operations for the subway's first three stations from Valenzuela – Mindanao Avenue Station,...
