CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Bantay, Ilocos Sur – A 65-year-old fisherman was gunned down in Sitio Ermita East, Barangay San Sebastian, San Vicente, this province, on Thursday, December 28. MAP of Ilocos Sur with the municipality of San Vicente highlighted. Police identified the victim as Ciriaco Realon of Barangay San Sebastian. …
Read More »As only 1 in 3 jeeps in NCR meet consolidation deadline Two in three jeepneys in Metro Manila have yet to consolidate into cooperatives before today’s deadline, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said even as the government downplayed the possibility of a transport crisis. “In major thoroughfares in …
Read More »REMEMBERING PEPE. President Marcos (inset) leads the flag raising ceremony to mark the 127th martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal at the Luneta Park in Manila on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. The national hero, who went by the nickname Pepe, was only 35 year old when he was shot to death …
Read More »SIMULATED INJURY. Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa demonstrates how a patient of a firecracker-related injury will be treated at the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center in Santa Cruz, Manila, on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. Norman Cruz The number of firecracker-related injuries soared to 107, the Department of Health said on Saturday, …
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The implementation of the “No Registration, No Travel” policy will be strictly implemented after the holiday break, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced on Friday, Dec. 29. In a statement, LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II warned delinquent motor vehicle owners of the strict implementation of the policy …
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Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (Facebook) Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas reiterated her call to President Marcos to “set aside if not totally scrap” the Dec. 31 franchise consolidation deadline to avert the threat of a “massive transport crisis”. “The Dec. 31 deadline for the mandatory franchise consolidation forces over …
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(Department of Labor and Employment) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has expressed support for the “Caregivers’ Welfare Act,” which implements legislation meant to safeguard domestic caregivers’ welfare and rights. On November 23, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act No. 11965, or An Act Establishing Rules for the …
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The Dec. 31 deadline for consolidating public utility vehicle (PUV) operators and drivers will remain, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista said on Friday, Dec. 29. The transportation department is pushing for the PUV modernization program in a bid to modernize the country’s land transportation sector. “The PUV consolidation …
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Task Force Bangon Marawi ordered to wind up ops Thousands of residents await to pass through a military checkpoint after authorities allowed them to visit their destroyed houses at the main battle area in Marawi City on April 1, 2018, more than a year after the city siege. / AFP …
Read More »LAST-DITCH RALLY. Members of the transport groups PISTON, Manibela, and No To PUV Phaseout Coalition – along with their families and children (photo below) — join various militant groups on Friday as they trooped to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) offices to continue their protests against the …
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