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Day: August 19, 2023

Switch to faster RFID payment system, motorists told

Motorists using expressways in Luzon are encouraged to switch to RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) as the dry run for cashless transactions begins Sept. 1 in select toll plazas. In an advisory over the weekend, the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) said…

New Masbate office to decongest other DSWD-Bicol service areas

The new satellite office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development – Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (DSWD-AICS) program in Masbate province is now ready to serve clients and help decongest existing operation areas during payo…

Family of 3 killed in Negros town road accident

A family of three and another person were killed while one was hurt in a road accident along the national highway in Barangay North Poblacion, Bacong town in Negros Oriental Saturday morning. A report from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office …

Niyogyugan Festival back in Quezon after 3-year halt

The Niyogyugan Festival, Quezon province’s annual event to celebrate its coconut farmers, resumed after a three-year halt, bringing in an average of 20,000 tourists daily. The 11-day long festival that ended Saturday is part of the province’s commemor…

Little League to retire No. 24 jersey of Bago City softbelle

With a record 85 strikeouts in the just-concluded 2023 Junior League Softball World Series, pitcher Erica Arnaiz of this city in Negros Occidental earned a spot in the Hall of Fame of the Little League international headquarters in South Williamsport,…