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....
The Korean horror film “Exhuma” dominated the box office in South Korea in March, garnering 62 percent revenue share. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which tracks box office receipts, “Exhuma,” starring Choi Min-sik, Kim Go-eun, Yoo Hae-jin and Lee Do-hyun, bagged the...
Regional directors and other officials of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) were directed to maintain the road safety measures in their respective areas in anticipation of the return of millions of Filipino travelers to their workplaces in Metro Manila and other urban areas after the long Lenten...
Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hubert Guevara has passed this Good Friday, the Office of the President (OP) said. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hubert Guevara (file) In a Facebook post, the OP said Guevara died early March 29. "The Office of the President...
Millions of pieces of plastic cards are expected to be delivered further this year to address the backlog on plastic-printed driver’s licenses, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Wednesday, March 27. In fact, DOTr Secretary Jaime J. Bautista said that in May this year, around 2.2...
photo: LTO Facebook page A day after the delivery of around one million pieces of plastic cards, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) released a...
Government personnel practice the "duck, cover, hold" position as they participate in the First Quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on March 25, 2024. (Photo by OCD) Recognizing the fact that natural disasters could strike at any given time, the Office of...
