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...
Asticom Technology Inc. and RUSH forged an agreement to digitally transform small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and transform the country’s e-commerce and loyalty industries. Asticom Technology, a shared services company, will provide people solutions that RUSH needs to accelerate business...
Top officials in charge of the policies in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will meet on Monday, Feb, 14., to discuss the new alert level status in the country, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed on Sunday, Feb. 13. Año said...
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) will have the final decision on the resumption of the number coding scheme as heavy volume of vehicles is expected in the capital region ahead of the holiday season. A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles and people crossing the overpass days after...
GMA Network’s Hallypop, the leading Asian pop culture digital TV channel in the Philippines, has got Korean entertainment aficionados covered with two new delightful shows that will surely keep them hooked. Watch out for the one-of-a-kind variety program "We K-Pop" hosted by 2PM’s Nichkhun,...
