Laws on passport, driver’s license, free Internet signed
By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral
Reporter
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte has made good on some his promises during his first State of the Nation Address by...
New bus routes, schedule in BGC by Aug. 7
ADDITIONAL routes, some with less stops, and extended service hours for buses plying within Bonifacio Global City (BGC) will be launched on Monday, Aug....
Locked in by a landslide, Benguet folk take a backhoe ride
THE COUNTRY’S northern highlands, home to many major mining operations, are no stranger to landslides. So when residents of Virac in Itogon town, Benguet...
DoJ upholds indictment of funeral homeowner in Korean kidnap-slay case
THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DoJ) upheld the state prosecutors’ resolution that found probable cause to indict GREAM funeral owner Gerardo Santiago for his alleged...
Another dam project lined up as Jalaur remains suspended
WHILE CONSTRUCTION for the P11-billion Jalaur megadam in Calinog, Iloilo has yet to start more than seven years after its groundbreaking, another dam project...
Delgra tells LTFRB-Region 7 office to decide on 815 Uber, Grab applications
OFFICIALS OF the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in central Visayas have been directed to resolve the 815 pending applications for Uber...
20 reclamation projects in Consolacion illegal, says PRA
THE PHILIPPINE Reclamation Authority has identified 20 illegal reclamation projects in the town of Consolacion in northern Cebu, have of which have already been...
Coast Guard issues new shipping traffic schemes
NEW SHIPPING traffic separation schemes (TSS) in various parts of the country would be implemented starting this month by the Philippine Coast Guard following...
Increase in funeral benefits under SSS, GSIS takes effect this Aug.
THE Executive Order (EO) increasing funeral benefits for employees in both the private and public sectors was published yesterday, putting it in effect within...
Military to communists: Stop pretending you are pro-progress
THE ARMED Forces of the Philippines (AFP) slammed anew the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), saying it should stop its “false...
Duterte threatens newspaper owners anew
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte on Wednesday said he is studying the possibility of filing charges against the owners of newspaper Philippine Daily Inquirer for...
UN experts say more executions reported under Duterte gov’t
REPORTS OF summary executions, including of children, are multiplying in the Philippines, three United Nations (UN) experts said Monday, urging the government to investigate...