Korean actor and “Squid Game” and “Train to Busan” star Gong Yoo’s official Instagram account has reached 1.9 million in three days. His agency, Management Soop, announced the opening of the Instagram account for the 42-year-old actor ( @_gongyoo_official_ ) last Dec. 1. Posts on Gong...
Operations at the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) will be temporarily suspended on three Sundays this November and on January next year to complete the necessary works for the upgrade of its existing signaling system. (Photo from Light Rail Manila Corporation) The Light Rail Manila Corporation...
The House Committee on Ways and Means is leaning towards the approval of a bill that would suspend for six months the excise taxes on diesel and kerosene and reduce similar imposition on gasoline. Gasoline pump picture In an initial discussion of six legislative measures containing various...
A principal author of the law that imposed excise taxes on fuel is now seeking the reduction of the much-criticized imposition but with an effectivity of just six months - from December 1, 2021 to June 1, 2022. Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda Albay Rep. Joey Sarte-Salceda, chairman of the House...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported that no Filipinos were hurt when a man in a Joker costume launched an attack on a train in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, October 31. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) The DFA made the assurance following reports that 17 people were injured during a knife...
media Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), the private operator of LRT-1, received its twelfth brand-new 4th Generation (Gen-4) train set at its Baclaran Depot in Pasay Oct. 25, 2021. LRT-1’s newest trains will be deployed for revenue use by mid-2022, after undergoing complete safety checks,...
Vice presidential candidate Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday urged the government to consider granting fuel discounts or subsidy for those in the transportation industry and other strategic sectors to help cushion the impact of the recent oil price increases. Go said the Department of...
Although she is happy now that other presidential aspirants are joining the chorus to freeze the excise taxes on fuel, Vice President Leni Robredo said that she has proposed this move back in 2018. However, being part of the opposition, her pitch wasn't given much attention. Vice President Leni...
Aside from planning to temporarily stop the collection of excise taxes, the Department of Energy (DOE) is also studying the possibility of suspending the imposition of value added taxes (VAT) for petroleum products. If the pass on of 12-percent VAT -- which is another layer of taxes enforced on...
On the right track to Manila Explore Manila through the LRT-1. Illustration by Ralph Justin Ulep and cover design by Jules Vivas Among the most utilized in the public transport system of the National Capital Region (NCR) is the Light Rail Transit (LRT), particularly line one, which stretches from...
Commuters would not have to wait until 2028 to enjoy the convenience of the Metro Rail Transit Line 4 (MRT-4) as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will implement a partial operability scheme for the project. Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade during the contract signing between the...
A 68-year-old woman miraculously escaped death after her car was hit by a Philippine National Railways (PNR) train in Sampaloc, Manila on Thursday night (Sept. 2). (Manila District Traffic Enforcement Unit photos / MANILA BULLETIN) The driver of the car was identified as Melly S. Yeo, 68, a doctor...
