The Administration of President Marcos has renewed its commitment to further bring down the poverty rate in the country as it welcomed reports of a decline in poverty incidence in the first semester of the year. File photo The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said this after the Philippine...
LTO chief Asst. Sec. Vigor D. Mendoza II checks on the documents presented by a taxi driver during an operation conducted by the agency against colorum taxis and picky taxi drivers in Quezon City on Wednesday night, Dec. 20, 2023. (photo: LTO) Enforcers of the Land Transportation Office...
“Fake news.” The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) denied that President Marcos had issued a proclamation declaring a “special (half-working) day” on Friday, Dec. 22, throughout the country. Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said this after a copy of a document labeled...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez has urged the people to avail of the online services of the city government after it opened the Bacolod Express Service Office (BESO) at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central on Monday, December 18. BACOLOD City officials headed by Mayor Alfredo...
Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Vigor D. Mendoza II urged on Tuesday, Dec. 19, school authorities to include a visit at the agency’s newly-opened Road Safety Interactive Center (RSIC) in their educational tour in order to educate their students at a young age the importance of road...
An organization advocating for efficient land transportation services in the country has donated around four million pieces of plastic cards in a bid to help the national government to address the backlog on driver’s license. The donation was formalized with the signing of a deed of donation...
The sale of and lease rentals from state-owned properties brought in P1.2 billion to the Bureau of the Treasury this year, according to a report by the Department of Finance (DOF). Data from the DOF showed that the Privatization and Management Office (PMO) exceeded its target this year by 84.6...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has secured the delivery of around four million plastic cards for the printing of driver’s licenses. LTO chief Vigor D. Mendoza II said it means that the agency will no longer issue paper-printed driver’s licenses since the four million plastic cards are...
The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) is set to conduct an autopsy on the body and internal organs of a person who received shots of the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, PAO Chief Persida Rueda Acosta said on Thursday, Dec. 4. “Meron pa pong autopsy sa next week (We will conduct another autopsy next...
Officials of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) across the country were ordered to intensify the conduct of inspection of all passenger buses to ensure their road worthiness amid the expected influx of passengers for the Christmas break. LTO chief Vigor Mendoza II said the inspection covers all...
Metro Manila residents are poised to encounter higher expenses in the upcoming year, as the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office (MWSS) has approved a rate increase for two water concessionaires beginning January. Patrick Lester N. Ty, MWSS chief regulator, said Maynilad...
Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Vigor D. Mendoza II ordered all the agency’s regional directors to start preparing road safety and assistance amid the expected influx of motor vehicles for the Yuletide season. Mendoza said among the areas that they would focus on are the roads leading to...
