Travel around Luzon Island is now faster with the operation of several expressways that connect Metro Manila to many parts of the north, east, west, and south of the island. From the country’s first expressways – the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) built in...
City officials inaugurated the new Muntinlupa City Public Market in Alabang, now called the Alabang Central Market, on Wednesday, June 8, which offers new facilities. Outgoing Muntinlupa Mayor and congressman-elect Jaime Fresnedi, together with outgoing Representative and mayor-elect Ruffy Biazon,...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, June 7 said months of sluggish government response has pushed the oil-hit transportation sector to the edge. Poe issued the statement as a number of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators are set to stage a widescale transportation strike should the problem...
President Duterte’s late-night public briefing on Monday night, June 6, with Cabinet officials could be his last as his term will end on June 30. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his regular “Talk to the People” public briefing on Monday, June 6. (Screenshot from RTVM via Facebook) In his...
President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has named Engineer Manuel “Manny” Bonoan as his pick to lead the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Currently, Bonoan is the president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Tollways. Read more here:...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go stressed on Saturday, June 4 the need to continue implementing minimum public health standards amid recent proposals to lift the ‘’State of Public Health Emergency’’ and make the wearing of face masks optional in the country. “It might be too early to...
The Pasay City public market conducted “SSS on Wheels” on Thursday, June 2, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said “SSS Service on Wheel” is a project of the Pasay City Public Market Multi-Purpose Cooperative. Rubiano said the activity was held at the public market...
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifying the Philippines under the lowest travel-risk classification, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said that the country should now lift the state of a public health emergency . Presidential Adviser for...
A group urged the incoming leadership of the Department of Education (DepEd) to fully implement the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers a vintage law that supports the welfare of public school teachers. (DepEd file photo) “The full implementation of the Magna Carta for Teachers may not...
One notable law signed by President Rodrigo R. Duterte early this month is Republic Act No. 11765, otherwise known as the Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act (FCPA), which gave three financial regulators the power to speed up addressing consumers’ complaints against financial...
President Duterte cautioned the public not to be complacent and to continue observing the government’s minimum public health standards despite the low Covid-19 infection rate in the country. President Duterte (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Duterte said this after learning that the country has...
CORDON, Isabela – A public school teacher was arrested by anti-narcotics units for allegedly selling illegal drugs during a buy-bust on Thursday in Brgy. Malapat in this town. The suspect was identified as Drepol Palpallatoc , 38, an elementary public school teacher, and a resident of Brgy....
