Amid the challenges facing both drivers and commuters as fuel prices continue to rise, small acts of kindness continue to stand out—like a jeepney passenger who paid extra fare and got off immediately, leaving the change for the driver in Quezon City. In a Facebook post on March 23, jeepney...
The Manila City government and jeepney drivers operating in the city have agreed to provide free rides to commuters, with the city shouldering the earnings of participating jeepney drivers, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced on Friday, March 27. Following his meeting with the...
The Manila City local government slammed posts on social media saying that dump trucks or garbage trucks were used in its "Libreng Sakay" program to transport commuters for free as several public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators, particularly jeepney drivers, refrained from plying their...
Five persons were arrested and nearly P2 million worth of fake cigarettes and smuggled goods were seized by the authorities during a joint operation on Thursday, March 26, in Barangay San Jose, Plaridel, Bulacan. The Plaridel police, the Provincial Intelligence Bureau in Bulacan, and Philip Morris...
Nine people, including children, have been sickened in an expanding outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to raw milk and cheddar cheese made with it from Raw Farm, a Fresno, California, producer, health officials said. Two cases in California were added Thursday to the outbreak first...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a convulsing stock market, President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to buy himself more time and hold off, once again, on carrying out a threat to obliterate Iran’s energy plants over the Islamic Republic 's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said he...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States appeared at an impasse Thursday, hardening their positions over ceasefire talks and setting the stage for more potential escalation in the Middle East war as thousands more U.S. troops neared the region. Meanwhile, President Donald...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department plans to put President Donald Trump’s signature on all new U.S. paper currency, the agency announced on Thursday. The move would be a first for a sitting president, since traditionally, U.S. paper currency carries the signatures of the Treasury...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has banned its sports teams from traveling to countries it considers “hostile," Iranian state TV reported Thursday ahead of Tractor FC 's scheduled soccer game in Saudi Arabia. The ban announced by Iran’s Ministry of Sports in Tehran didn 't mention the...
Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks in North Korea’s capital on Thursday and signed a friendship and cooperation treaty as the two Russian allies draw closer in the face of their confrontations with the U.S.-led West. Lukashenko, who was in...
A community pantry in Quezon City has returned to support drivers, riders, and transport workers affected by rising fuel prices and ongoing transport strikes. Patricia Non, who started the community pantry movement during the COVID-19 pandemic, said the initiative returns with a targeted effort to...
A residential fire affected 43 families in Barangay Cembo, Taguig on March 26. The Taguig City Fire Station reported that the fire started at about 11:41 p.m. from a house owned by a 70-year-old man on Taguile Street in the barangay. Firefighters raised the first alarm at 11:48 p.m. followed by...
