A transport group official here on Sunday said they will not join a transport strike against the jeepney modernization program beginning Monday. Freddie Bravo, interim president of the Lucena City Transport Cooperative (LCTC), cited their concern for …
A total of 890 residents and commuters of Barangay Matabao, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte, where 465 are agrarian reform communities (ARBs), would benefit from the 28.8-lineal Buenavista-Matabao universal bridge worth PHP20 million. Merlita Capinpuyan,…
Retired Philippine News Agency (PNA) executive editor Severino C. ‘Vering’ Samonte has been named among the 18 recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award of Novaliches-based Metro Manila College (MMC). The award is among the highlights of the celebr…
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday suggested that Negros Oriental be placed under a state of emergency for justice to be swiftly served following the brutal slaying of Governor Roel Degamo and eight others. Marcos, who had worked with Degamo in the Governor…
A new commander of the 1003rd Infantry Brigade (1003IB) has promised to continue the gains that his predecessor has achieved in preventing the resurgence of the New People’s Army (NPA). Col. Marion Angcao, who replaced Brig. Gen. Consolito Yecla as co…
Russia is preparing intergovernmental agreements on visa-free travel with 11 countries, said State Secretary-Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Ivanov told news agency TASS. These countries are Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, The Bahamas, Barbados, …