The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) completed the overhaul of 52 of its train cars as part of its efforts to ensure the safety and proper operation of its rolling stock and increase the number of operational trains. In a Facebook post on Thursday, the MRT-3 said out of the 72 train cars that need to be overhauled, only 20 remain unfinished. “Sa ilalim ng overhauling, pinapalitan ng mga bagong piyesa ang mga depektibong components ng mga bagon o train cars at pinipinturahan ding muli ang loob at labas ng mga ito (As part of the overhaul, new parts
More than 200 public school teachers protested Thursday their removal as electoral board members for Cotabato City. Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi, who is seeking reelection, said the teachers were summoned to a supposed orientation by the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MBHTE-BARMM) but were taken aback by what transpired. “The teachers were surprised upon learning that they were removed and others were designated to handle the Vote Counting Machines (VCMs),” Sayadi said in an interview over state-run Radyo Pilipinas. Sayadi said the teachers have complained that their replacements, who are Islamic teachers from Madaris
The country’s oldest voluntary national organization of lawyers on Thursday called on candidates to ensure clean elections this Monday. In a statement, the Philippine Bar Association reminded bets and their supporters that “while to win is the goal of every campaign, let it only be through fair and just means.” The group urged them to “ensure fair and safe access to the polls for every voter; maintain respect for local and national elections officials; protect public school teachers who are frontliners in safeguarding our votes; and remind their supporters to exercise patience and understanding as this democratic exercise unfolds.” About
Philippine Sports Commission Commissioner Ramon Fernandez boosted the confidence of Filipino athletes from beach handball, and kickboxing in their quest to capture medals in the 31st Southeast Asian Games here. Fernandez, the Team Philippines chef de mission to the Games, visited the billeting areas of these sports and inspired the Filipino athletes with an inspirational talk for them to compete at the highest level and make the country proud. “Our athletes have prepared well for the SEA Games, and I trust that all of them will put in their best effort to deliver those medals,’’ Fernandez in a news release
The top-seeded Phoenix Suns had a 2-0 lead in the West Semifinals with a 129-109 win over the Dallas Mavericks late Wednesday. Despite being down at halftime with a score of 60-58, the Suns sealed a comfortable win after dominating the fourth quarter with a 40-26 lead. The 12-time All-Star Chris Paul and Devin Booker combined for 58 points to power the Suns to the Game 2 victory at the Footprint Center. Booker played with 30 points and Paul added 28 points. Jae Crowder finished with 15 points. Mikal Bridges put up 11 for the winning side. Luka Doncic’s 35-point
The Bayaning Tsuper (BTS) party-list has vowed to push for the legalization of the “habal-habal” (motorcycle cabs) operation should they win a seat at the House of Representatives in the forthcoming polls. Lawyer Aminola Abaton, BTS’s first nominee, noted Thursday that “habal-habal” are allowed to operate and carry passengers as a “single motorized taxi” in other places of the country such as in Manila, Cebu, and Davao. However, Abaton said many local governments disallow habal-habal’s operation because they are “colorum” or illegal. “There is a double standard. In other places, they are allowed to operate, but here in our city
