More than 125,000 passengers passed through seaports nationwide by midday on Sunday, Dec. 21, as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continued to manage the steady rise in holiday travel under Oplan Biyaheng Ayos: Pasko 2025. From 6 a.m. to 12 noon, the PCG recorded 65,500 outbound passengers and...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Monday, Dec. 15, directed the Office of Public Safety and Security (OPSS) to strictly enforce security and traffic measures in anticipation of the influx of people to malls and other places of convergence in the city this Christmas season. “Inatasan natin ang...
San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora aired his support for the proposed rescheduling of mall-wide sales in the National Capital Region (NCR) this Christmas to mitigate the traffic situation in Metro Manila amid the holidays. Zamora made the statement during...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) approved on Friday, Oct. 24, special permits for 847 additional passenger buses to accommodate the expected surge of commuters traveling to the provinces for this year’s observance of the All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days (Undas)....
Passengers line up in long queues to catch trips at the Batangas Port on Dec. 22, 2024. (Photo: Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog) Close to 40,000 passengers were monitored by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in various ports nationwide while thousands flocked to the Parañaque Integrated...
Metro Manila Council (MMC) President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Thursday, Oct. 19, that the council had already set up measures to address the expected Christmas rush with malls in the metropolis agreeing to adjust their operating hours to help manage traffic. Mayor Francis...
The senior vice chairperson of the House Committee on Ethics insists that the recommendation to suspend Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. for 60 days wasn't rushed. According to Nueva Ecija 3rd district Rep. Ria Vergara, no less than House Speaker Martin Romualdez himself...
CRAFTY CAROLS Part of the caroling culture in the Philippines are do-it-yourself tambourines made of tansan Joseph was jolted awake by the street carolers singing, at the top of their lungs, “ Pasko na Naman” as they struck their makeshift tin can drums and shook their bottle cap...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is now allowing shopping malls in Metro Manila to resume their normal operating hours after the expected holiday traffic volume did not occur. MMDA Chairman Romando Artes said the order for the shopping malls to resume normal operations is also...
The influx of passengers in seaports and terminals is already evident a little over a week before Christmas Day, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. Photo: PCG On Saturday, Dec. 17, the PCG monitored 45,271 outbound passengers and 35,554 inbound passengers in all ports nationwide. The monitoring...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco assured the public of uninterrupted service in all ports for arriving and departing passengers this Christmas holiday. The BI chief said they have implemented several measures to maximize the BI’s manpower during the peak season....
LAOAG CITY (PNA) – The Ilocos Norte provincial government has ordered event organizers to refrain from holding events on major thoroughfares in the province during rush hour to avoid traffic congestion. Through Executive Order 198-22 signed Wednesday, August 17, Gov. Matthew Joseph Manotoc...
