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CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police reminded the people that a two-day liquor ban is in effect in Central Luzon on Sunday, October 29, and Monday, October 30, in line with the barangay elections. Police Regional Office-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr. said that …

A new columbarium with 12,000 available niches was recently inaugurated in the Pasig City Cemetery ahead of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days or Undas on Nov. 1 and 2. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, Vice Mayor Robert “Dodot” Jaworski Jr., Rep. Roman Romulo, city councilors and other government officials …

The Manila Bulletin has bagged three awards in the 45th Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA). Screengrab from CMMA Celebrating its 45th year, the CMMA pre-announced the winners held virtually on Friday, Oct. 27. Among the Manila Bulletin’s winning categories is Best Digital Ad – Public Service “Everyday Santa.” Screengrab from …

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) has climbed to second best in the Philippines for clinical and health subjects in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject. (Photo credit to Margaret Louise Noriega and Jose Emmanuel Pacheco of UST The Nursing Journal) In a statement from …

CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces Visayas Command (Viscom) has activated its Election Monitoring Center (EMC) at its headquarters in Camp Lapu-Lapu here. The EMC will boost Viscom’s monitoring on the deployment of security forces in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections and other election-related events throughout the Visayas. THE …

CEBU CITY – With the expected influx of passengers, all ports in Cebu will be on heightened alert with the activation of “Oplan: Biyaheng Ayos.” The heightened alert started on Friday, October 27, and will end on November 5, the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) said. PASSENGERS in Pier 1, Cebu …

UN VOTE. Screens show how members of the UN General Assembly voted for an ‘immediate humanitarian truce’ in Gaza, as the Israel-Hamas conflict raged for a 21st day at the UN in New York on Friday. The nonbinding resolution, criticized by Israel and the United States for failing to mention …

Two elementary schools in Mindanao that were to be used as polling precincts for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) were burned down, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported Saturday. This was as Comelec Chairman George Garcia urged the public to prepare for the election day on Monday …

Passengers bound to Batangas province flock at a bus station in Buendia, Pasay City on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. The Provincial bus group submit a petition for a fare increase due to the oil price increase. DANNY PATA Authorities on Saturday conducted random drug testing among bus drivers at the …

(MB FILE PHOTO) Expecting the exodus of passengers during the long weekend due to the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) and observance of “Undas”, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has allowed provincial buses to ply EDSA until Nov. 6. In a statement, MMDA Acting Chairperson Don Artes said …