More than 57,000 train passengers have so far benefitted from the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) free ride program for authorized persons outside of residence or APORs who have already received their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shots. (Mark Balmores / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) DOTr...
The rewards and perks keep on pouring for Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, with the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) awarding the weightlifter free train rides for life. In its Facebook post, the LRMC extended its congratulations to Diaz following her historic gold medal finish at the Tokyo...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said President Duterte has now accomplished eight tenths of his economic reform program that provided income tax cuts for individuals and corporations. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said Wednesday, July 28, that 85 percent of the Duterte...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has forged partnership with the local government unit (LGU) of Ilagan City to fabricate the Hybrid Electric Road Train (HERT). (DOST Region II Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the partnership between DOST-II and...
Senator Imee Marcos has appealed for the suspension of the imposition of the 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) on oil products for a year while the country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts to the economy. 18997 The chairperson of the Senate Committee on Economic...
(Clockwise from top left) 'Fast & Furious 9,' 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie-Mugen Train,' 'Soul,' “Cruella' and 'Minari' (KOFIC) “Fast & Furious 9” emerged as the No. 1 film in South Korea in the first half of 2021 based on data from the Korean Film Council...
John Mayer premiered a new music video for his new single “Last Train Home,” Friday. The new song is the first track off his upcoming new album titled “Sob Rock.” On this mid-tempo pop rock song, the prominent keyboard and first-gen style electronic drum sound definitely borrows from...
Sam, the 17-year-old daughter of Sunshine Cruz and Cesar Montano, is joining the local entertainment scene. In an exclusive interview with Bulletin Entertainment, the young star shared the reason why she's finally trying showbiz. According to her, ever since she was little, she's always been...
The continued maintenance of Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3) trains or coaches should have no problems now following the arrival of new spare parts at the MRT-3 depot. MORE SPARE PARTS-- Boxes of spare parts for the maintenance of MRT-3 coaches have arrived at the MRT-3 depot. (Photo courtesy of the...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Over 200 people were wounded, including 47 suffering serious injuries, as two metro light rail trains collided in a tunnel in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur on Monday, media reports said. The accident happened around 8:30 p.m. local time as an empty train collided head-on...
More than 200 passengers were injured in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on Monday when two metro trains collided in a tunnel, police said. Representative photo (PEXEL/ MANILA BULLETIN) The accident happened just before 9:00 pm (1300 GMT), when a packed train collided with a second that was...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents have intercepted a tanker truck loaded with around 30,000 liters of unmarked diesel during a spot inspection in Mariveles, Bataan. GOTCHA-- A tanker truck carrying around 30,000 liters of unmarked fuel was intercepted on May 21,2021 during a spot inspection in...
