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by Wilnard Bacelonia on June 9, 2022
Lawmakers laud provisional fare hike
by Wilnard Bacelonia on June 9, 2022
MANILA – Senators on Thursday suggested other options for the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) other than its approval of the PHP1 provisional fare increase for jeepneys amid huge oil price hikes.... Read full article
by Raymond Carl Dela Cruz on June 9, 2022
MRT-3's record ridership continues in 3rd month of free ride
by Raymond Carl Dela Cruz on June 9, 2022
MANILA – The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) continues to log record-high daily ridership in June, the third month of its “libreng sakay (free ride)” program.... Read full article
by Filane Mikee Cervantes on June 9, 2022
PRRD urged to sign into law doubling monthly pension for elderly
by Filane Mikee Cervantes on June 9, 2022
MANILA – A lawmaker on Thursday urged President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to sign into law a measure doubling the monthly social pension of indigent senior citizens from PHP500 to PHP1,000 as a "parting gift" before he leaves office by end-June.... Read full article
by Priam Nepomuceno on June 8, 2022
PH, US Marines hold tactical, heliborne exercises
by Priam Nepomuceno on June 8, 2022
MANILA – Marine units of the Philippines and the United States are conducting exercises that would enhance their interoperability in combined tactical and heliborne operations.... Read full article
by Che Palicte on June 8, 2022
BDP projects bring progress to 32 'NPA-cleared' DavOr villages
by Che Palicte on June 8, 2022
DAVAO CITY – Davao Oriental Gov. Nelson Dayanghirang has lauded the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) for the economic development of the province's 32 insurgency-free villages under the Barangay Development Progra... Read full article
by Perla Lena on June 8, 2022
Drug-clearing program in villages boosts campaign in W. Visayas
by Perla Lena on June 8, 2022
ILOILO CITY – The Barangay Drug Clearing Program (BDCP) of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has made a huge impact on the anti-drug campaign in Western Visayas after it was strengthened under the administration of President Rodrigo R. Du... Read full article
by Christopher Lloyd Caliwa on June 8, 2022
1 killed, P61-M ‘shabu’ seized in Parañaque
by Christopher Lloyd Caliwa on June 8, 2022
MANILA – An alleged drug dealer was killed in a buy-bust operation that yielded 9 kg. of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP61 million, in Parañaque City on Tuesday night.... Read full article
by Liza Agoot on June 7, 2022
DOH, LGUs not giving up as Ifugao, Benguet log low vax rate
by Liza Agoot on June 7, 2022
BAGUIO CITY – Health authorities here continue to reach out to unvaccinated individuals, especially in Benguet and Ifugao which have registered low vaccination rates, to convince them to get jabbe... Read full article
by Kris Crismundo on June 7, 2022
ARTA chief abides by suspension order
by Kris Crismundo on June 7, 2022
MANILA – Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director General Jeremiah Belgica said he will follow the suspension order by the Office of the Ombudsman amid the graft complaints against him and four other ARTA off... Read full article
by Marita Moaje on June 7, 2022
P20 per kilo of rice possible under mega farm concept: DAR
by Marita Moaje on June 7, 2022
MANILA – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said bringing down the price of rice to around PHP20 per kilo is achievable through its mega farms project.... Read full article