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
MANILA – Those looking to pursue a career in the public sector can join the nationwide Independence Day job fairs on Sunday, a labor official said Thursday.... Read full article
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
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
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
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
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
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
MANILA – The implementing panels of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) renewed their mutual commitment to continue pushing for a comprehensive Philippine peace process.... Read full article
MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the conviction by the Sandiganbayan of a former vice mayor in Iloilo province for graft and falsification in connection with a spurious council resolution passed in 1996 to authorize quarrying.... Read full article
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