The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will be temporarily shut down later this year, perhaps by the summer. PNR (Wikipedia) This was confirmed by Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary for Railway Cesar Chavez during a public hearing of the House Committee on Transportation on...
Don't talk, just listen. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) gives his son Sandro a hug (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) That's basically the advice that Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos received from his esteemed father and uncle as he begins his journey in the House of...
NEW DELHI, India -- All schools will be shut in the Indian capital New Delhi for a week in the wake of current "Severe" levels of air pollution, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday. Vehicles and people move on a street in smog as air quality worsens in the Indian capital of New...
ABBA (AFP) STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Swedish pop sensation ABBA is making a comeback on Friday with their new album ''Voyage'', nearly 40 years after they split up, with a digital avatar concert eventually planned in London. Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Anni-Frid -- forming the acronym ABBA -- have not...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has padlocked 207 businesses nationwide during the first five months of the year for various tax offenses under its "Oplan Kandado" program. This effort by the agency involves temporarily shutting down the businesses by virtue of their tax violations. BIR Deputy...
Unless ABS-CBN is allowed to operate anew, the damage done to the country’s democratic institutions due to the television network’s closure can never be repaired, former vice president Jejomar “Jojo” Binay said. Binay made the statement on Wednesday (May 5), exactly a year after the network...
President Duterte is furious with two former government officials for supposedly passing the blame for the latest situation in the West Philippine Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President unleashed profanity-laced rants against former Supreme Court Justice Antonio...
