LRT-1 Dr. Santos Station in Parañaque City (Photo courtesy of Parañaque Cong. Edwin Olivarez / Facebook) The partial operation of the Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 Cavite extension is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of this year as the rail project’s first phase is now 98.2 percent...
The fare going from Quezon City to Parañaque City through the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 Cavite Extension will cost less than jeepneys and bus fares, an official from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. During a site visit on Friday, June 7, DOTr Assistant Secretary for Railways...
DAVAO CITY – Guiamel Alim, a seasoned peace advocate, backed the indefinite extension of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA). "How long do we need to hold the extension? The answer is for as long as it is necessary. We don’t put a timeframe for peace. We work for it. The violence...
ILOILO CITY – The University of the Philippines-Visayas recently opened an extension campus in Pandan, Antique. UP President Angelo Jimenez and UP Visayas Chancellor Clement Camposano led the opening of the P50-million extension campus, a project of Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda when...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading Senate Bill (SB) No. 2219 extending the period of availment of estate tax amnesty. "Narinig po natin ang panawagan ng ating mga taxpayers, at ito na po ang ating sagot sa kanila (We heard the call of our taxpayers and this is our answer to...
The extension of the SIM card registration last April would serve as the “last chance” for scammers to register numbers and come up with new methods, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy said on Tuesday, May 16. Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)...
PALO, Leyte – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made its services accessible to Eastern Visayas with the opening of its Tacloban Extension Office (EO) on Thursday, May 11. SECURITIES and Exchange Commission Chairman Emilio Aquino (right) thanks the National Economic Development...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte hailed authorities on Tuesday, April 25 for heeding his to call to defer the deadline for SIM card registration under Republic Act (RA) No.11934 or the SIM Registration Act. “We welcome...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) aims to have 70 percent of active subscriber identity module (SIM) cards registered during the recently announced 90-day extension of the SIM registration period, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Tuesday, April...
Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Cheeno Almario (Facebook) A vice chairman of the House Committee on Information and Communications Technology has joined the calls for the extension of the SIM card registration period in light of the low registry turnout. Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Cheeno...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte With hardly 40 percent of the country’s subscriber identity module or (SIM) cards registered, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said its time for authorities to think about the extension provision in Republic Act (RA) No.11934 or the...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. has sought an extention to his expired travel clearance from the House of Representatives, but it isn't a valid request, as it is. Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Facebook) House Secretary General Reginald...
