The decision of President Marcos not to extend the consolidation of public utility vehicles (PUVs) was supported by the "majority" of PUV operators, a transport official said. In a statement released by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), Office of Transport Cooperatives (OTC) Chairman...
Atty. Don Artes, 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) chairman, is all smiles these days. And for good reason. The 49th edition of the film fest has already earned a whopping 700 million pesos in gross receipts. This is way, way better than the 2022 MMFF, which only earned 500 million pesos. And...
The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) will get 60 more lawyers once its main offices are transferred to its new building still under construction on Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. PAO Chief Persida V. Rueda Acosta said the new lawyers will be assigned to PAO's Special and Appealed Cases Service...
Malacañang disclosed that the Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC)—Maharlika Investment Fund's (MIF) governing body— held its first board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 3. (Photo courtesy of PCO) The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Thursday that the MIC Board met to discuss fund...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines (TECO) opened the Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) Demonstration Farm on December 15 at Barangay Sapang Maragul, Tarlac City. TTM aims to boost the Philippines’ agricultural production, marketing capabilities, and food...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) reported that around P10.41 billion worth of illegal drugs were confiscated, and more than 27,000 barangays were cleared of narcotics under President Marcos' drug war in 2023. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Citing a...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is eyeing the establishment of more mobile command centers and training programs in a bid to further strengthen the disaster response in the country. OCD Administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno said the modernization program for the OCD was discussed during...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has issued a 90-day preventive suspension on the driver’s license of a motorist whose sports utility vehicle (SUV) crashed into a bank in Quezon City on Dec. 28 and left at least one person dead and six others injured. LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D....
Again, Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Chief Persida V. Rueda-Acosta warned the public against a fake social media account using her name and that of her office for various unwarranted solicitations. Acosta identified the fake Facebook account as:...
Pacific Online Systems Corporation, the lottery unit of Willy Ocier-led Belle Corporation, reported two “game-changing” milestones in 2023. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said its first achievement is the successful launch of the first-ever official E-Lotto of...
RICE DONATION — Chairman Silvestre H. Bello III of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (seated, 2nd from left) and Resident Representative to the Philippines Wallace Minn-Gan Chow of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office (2nd from right) sign the Deed of Donation and Acceptance recently for...
Taiwan has passed a minimum wage law that is set to benefit close to 124,000 Filipino factory workers, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said on Sunday, Dec. 24. MECO chairman and resident representative Silvestre H. Bello III said the new Minimum Wage Act affirmed the wage increase...
