In time for the commemoration of the 82 nd Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) on Tuesday, April 9, the Department of National Defense (DND) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) encouraged Filipinos to remain united in the face of adversity. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and AFP Chief...
Relief packs and cash assistance have been distributed to hundreds of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were affected by the 7.2 magnitude quake that hit Taiwan, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) announced on Sunday, April 7. The assistance package was distributed to OFWs during the...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said the mitigating measures implemented by Taiwan over the years bore fruit which was evident in the contained impact of a powerful earthquake there recently. OCD Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno said Taiwan’s preparedness has “improved a lot through the...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has directed all motor vehicle dealers to strictly observe the five-day rule for the release of Official Receipt/Certificate of Registration (OR/CR) and the license plates to their respective clients. The directive, which was issued in a form of memorandum to...
Four overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who got injured when a powerful earthquake struck Taiwan received Taiwanese $10,000 as cash assistance, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) disclosed on Friday, April 5. One of the recipients of the financial aid was OFW Christine Gumahin, who fell...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will be using the cameras of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in running after erring motorists in the National Capital Region (NCR). LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II said the agreement they have with the MMDA is that all the...
Senators on Wednesday, April 3 urged the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to provide all the necessary assistance to Filipinos affected by the magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Taiwan. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said it is imperative for the DMW to...
Following a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that rocked Taiwan, residents in coastal communities in Northern Luzon were evacuated due to the threat of a tsunami, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) bared on Wednesday, April 3. According to the OCD, a pre-emptive evacuation was conducted in Pagudpud and...
No Filipinos were hurt or badly affected when a 7.5 magnitude quake hit Taiwan on Wednesday morning, April 3, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said. MECO chairman and resident representative Silvestro Bello III said they immediately intensified the monitoring and information...
President Marcos has appointed lawyer and medical doctor Erwin Erfe as the new deputy chief public attorney of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), Malacañang confirmed late Tuesday, April 2. Dr. Erwin Erfe (PAO Chief Persida Rueda-Acosta/X) Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil confirmed this...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) cautions the public from believing disinformation online about the supposed arrival of military equipment from United States and China for the upcoming Exercise Balikatan 2024, quoting OCD Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno. (Photo screengrabbed from Youtube) The...
They say sisters make the best friends in the world. In the case of these two from Tondo, Manila, they turned out to be "partners in crime" that landed them in jail following an anti-fixing operation of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) near the agency’s Central Office in Quezon City....
