Enhanced community quarantine (ECQ)-level measures for public transportation will still be imposed in Metro Manila, Laguna, and Bataan even as the quarantine status in these areas will be downgraded to a modified ECQ (MECQ) until the end of the month, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said....
Vice President Leni Robredo urged concerned government agencies and officials to not take the reports of the Commission on Audit (COA) the wrong way, saying these were actually opportunities to be more transparent when it comes to government spending. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP Screenshot)...
The government and private sector are teaming up to explore the proposed vaccination of public utility bus drivers against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to help ensure safe mobility. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA amid heightened movement restrictions in Metro Manila in this...
The government is willing to look into the proposed deployment of public transport vehicles for fully vaccinated passengers once population protection is attained at least in Metro Manila. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus...
The Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) has been recognized by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) for its initiatives to promote Filipino language through its projects and programs....
AllDay Marts Inc., the Villar Group’s supermarket chain, has filed its registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its planned initial public offering worth up to P6 billion. Documents at the SEC show, the firm is planning to offer up to 6.86 billion common shares at a...
Over 3,000 public transport workers have already received their first dose of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) inoculation program. (Photo from Department of Transportation Secretary Art Tugade's Facebook) The workers, who include...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has labeled as "misleading" the news reports saying that only a measly 1 percent of its P5.56-billion fund for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic ended up being...
Turning public art into technology-infused SM-art The great idea behind public art is that it’s accessible, easily viewed by people from all walks of life as it blends into the urban landscape. It runs counter to the notion of art being elitist, reserved for the few, or even accessible only by...
The Commission on Audit has never “flagged or flogged” any government agency as claimed by President Rodrigo Duterte but will remain faithful to its constitutional mandate to audit financial transactions and expenditures of all government agencies and instrumentalities. Chairman Michael...
There's a battle for public attention at least every Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a taped public address on August 16, 2021. (Malacañang) With his taped weekly address often aired late at night and running long, President Duterte is letting the public make a choice: Be informed about...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Tuesday, August 17, that a total of 15,687 private and public establishments in the country have been awarded a Safety Seal certification by the local government units after having complied with the minimum public health standards...
