CAVITE – The city government officially broke ground for a new cultural center in Barangay Daang Bukid, which seeks to promote local heritage and culture. The ground-breaking ceremony for Sentrong Pangkultura ng Lungsod ng Bacoor on Thursday, May 25, was led by Cavite 2nd District Rep. Lani...
CAVITE – The city government of Bacoor strengthened its commitment to disaster response during the inauguration of its new Legislative and Disaster Resilience Building at the Bacoor Government Center on Thursday, April 13. The event was led by Cavite 2nd District Rep. Lani Mercado Revilla, Mayor...
The government would have to shell out P64.2 billion for the modernization of public utility jeepneys (PUJ) and UV Express (UVE) vans if the subsidy will be raised to P360,000 per unit. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) This was learned by congressmen Thursday, March 9 during a public briefing of...
P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon took to Twitter recently to vent about the string of "bad news" that Filipinos have been receiving. Former Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (Photo from Rowena V. Guanzon / Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "This month our...
The local government units of the cities of Navotas, Caloocan, Malabon, and Quezon have announced that face-to-face classes will resume on Thursday, March 9, after the transport strike staged by public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators ended on Wednesday. The Quezon City government said...
CEBU CITY – Transportation was normal in Metro Cebu on Monday, March 6, as no transport group joined the nationwide week-long transport strike. Transport operations were normal throughout the day but some schools decided to suspend classes and shifted to online. The city government of Cebu also...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, March 6, said that his cousin, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., was “sympathetic” to the plight of transport groups and jeepney drivers as they staged a protest against the government’s plan to modernize the traditional jeepneys. ...
For the Makabayan bloc, it would be insensitive for congressmen to debate about Charter change (Cha-cha) while public utility jeepney (PUJ) drivers are on strike. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) As such, the militant solons are asking the House leadership to postpone the...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Department of Education said classes in this city are not suspended due to the transport strike starting on Monday, March 6. City Schools Division Superintendent Hermogenes Panganiban, in a memorandum dated Friday, March 3, said that schools shall shift from...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte (DepEd/MB Visual Content Group) Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Sunday, March 5, maintained that alternative learning modes—both in-person and online—must be implemented during the looming transport strike this week that...
A group on Friday, March 3, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to be “more considerate” of the plight of both teachers and learners as well as drivers of public utility vehicles (PUV) during the transport strike set next week. MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN “DepEd's categorical...
Pouch has partnered with Strike to facilitate fast, secure, and low-cost remittance payments from the U.S. to the Philippines. Customers, including Filipino expats in the U.S., can now send U.S. dollars to the Philippines and have the funds received as Philippine pesos in a recipient's bank or...
