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 …
Read More »Photo from Google Maps China continued its disinformation campaign against the Philippines Friday, claiming that Manila was not really conducting humanitarian missions in the West Philippine Sea, but merely creating incidents in the waters that Beijing illegally claims. Wu Qian, spokesman for China’s Defense Department, said he did not believe …
Read More »The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday ordered all public and private health facilities to go on “Code White” alert until Jan. 4, 2024 to prepare for accidents over the holidays. This means hospitals and health facilities are expected to prepare more medicines and supplies in their emergency and operating …
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CEBU CITY – Nineteen firecracker-related injuries have been recorded in Region 7 from December 21 to 28, the Department of Health in Central Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-7) reported. The DOH-7 said Cebu province has the highest number of cases with eight followed by Cebu City with five. Four …
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Jesuit Communications (JesCom) expressed its gratitude to all those who supported the movie GomBurZa which bagged seven awards in the 49th Metro Manila Film Festival. GomBurZa (Photo courtesy of Jesuit Communications) JesCom executive director Fr. Emmanuel Alfonso, SJ. said the critically acclaimed film highlights the life and historical legacy of …
Read More »EVOLVING ROAD ICON. A driver shows his modern jeepney with a Euro5 compliant diesel engine at the FTI Terminal in Taguig City. Operators and drivers of traditional jeepneys are protesting the government’s modernization program deadline which requires them to join a cooperative or form a corporation. Manny Palmero LTFRB to …
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