House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto lll should recommend to Malacañang the conduct of special sessions in Congress to approve bills that would suspend excise taxes on fuel, the prices of which have been skyrocketing as of late. House Speaker Lord Allan...
LRMC and StrEAT Market partner to make commuting more fun in Manila Pinoy street food from Street Grub Always on the go and no time to visit food parks to enjoy a wide variety of food choices? Worry not! LRT-1 private operator Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) brings a one-stop shop to the...
House Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero claimed that the Department of Finance (DOF) can't block the proposed suspension of oil taxes, which he said would give Filipino consumers much-needed relief by way of fuel price cuts. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Romero, in a statement Wednesday, Feb. 23,...
Filipino motorists may have their first "price rollback relief" next week, but the Department of Energy (DOE) is still stepping up on preparation for contingency measures in case the projected $100 per barrel oil will assault on oil markets this year. International oil prices crashed to the level...
Smile Train elevates comprehensive cleft care for Filipinos in need As the global pandemic approaches its third year, there is no denying that COVID-19 has been everyone’s paramount health concern. As many continue to live with the pandemic, Smile Train recognizes, however, that children born...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), private operator of Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), has started rolling out its free random antigen testing among volunteering passengers of the rail line. LRT-1 This was in line with the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) directive to the railway...
A total of 16 passengers of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) and the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) have tested positive for COVID-19 on the first day of the rail lines' random antigen testing for consenting commuters. (Mark Balmores / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The MRT-3 and the LRT-2...
Six passengers of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) have tested positive for COVID-19 on the first day of the random antigen testing on volunteering train riders. (Mark Balmores / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The MRT-3 started Tuesday, Jan. 11, the random swab testing of consenting passengers...
Filipino consumers must brace for financial strain in this initial week of the year, as the price of diesel products will be climbing by hefty P2.40 per liter; and gasoline prices will be increased by P1.85 per liter. As stipulated in the price adjustment notices of the oil companies, the price of...
LUSAKA, Zambia -- At least 12 people were injured when a train they were traveling in derailed in western Zambia, the country's railway operator said on Saturday. The train which derailed on Friday evening resulted in two wagons capsizing, injuring the 12 people. The accident happened between the...
A world-class mode of transportation. President Rodrigo Duterte (second from left) sees the new MRT-7 train sets up close for the first time during their unveiling at Tandang Sora station on Dec. 15, 2021. (Screenshot from Facebook live) That's how President Duterte described the Metro Rail Transit...
President Duterte and Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade are set to unveil the brand new train sets from South Korea for the much-awaited Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7). MRT-7 (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The first batch of trains to be deployed for the MRT-7...
