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,...
To uplift up-and-coming Filipino OPM gems, Spotify unveils Radar Philippines Artists for 2022 Clockwise from top left: BINI, Alisson Shore, BGYO, and Lesha There is a growing, unplanned movement on patronizing local products and services. Filipinos are starting to realize the importance of building...
The camp of Bongbong Marcos has claimed that it now has the support of 73 out of the 81 governors in the country as far as the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer's candidacy is concerned. (BBM media team) This, after at least 15 current and former governors and trooped to the BBM...
To help more workers amid the pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has appealed to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to renew the authority of private emission testing centers (PETCs) nationwide to allow them to operate again. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III has...
DOTR Secretary Arthur Tugade during the meeting with DOTr road sectorcteam for the Cebu BRT. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is fast-tracking the P16.3-billion Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (Cebu BRT) project, which was originally scheduled to operate a crucial segment last year. Transportation...
Good news, commuters! President Duterte announced that the government will offer free rides at the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) for at least a month following the completion of its rehabilitation works. Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) (Photo from DOTr) "I’d like to announce that Secretary...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade on Friday, March 18, officially unveiled the country's first-ever eight-car Electric Multiple Train Set for the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Phase 1 (Tutuban-Malolos) at the Malanday Depot, Valenzuela City. The 160-meter train...
ILOILO CITY—Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province and Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City have been hailed as top-performing local chief executives. Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. (left) of Iloilo province and Mayor Jerry Treñas (right) of Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) In the...
President Duterte and some members of his Cabinet turned nostalgic during a public address on late Monday night, Feb. 28, after he expressed his intentions to pass them on to the next Chief Executive. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” public briefing on Monday,...
TUGADE INAUGURATES NEWLY- REPAIRED, UPGRADED NAIA TAXIWAY CHARLIE PHASE 2 DOTr inaugurates P1.1B NAIA Taxiway Charlie The Department of Transportation (DOTr) officially inaugurated the upgraded P1.1-billion Taxiway Charlie of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Feb. 25, 2022. Taxiway...
