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Day: October 14, 2023

Agham, BIR Roads in QC renamed Defensor-Santiago Avenue

The bill renaming Agham Road and BIR Road in Quezon City after the late Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago has lapsed into law. Republic Act (RA) 11963, renaming Agham Road and BIR Road in Quezon City, stretching from North Avenue and traversing thro…

PBBM cuts LandBank’s dividend rate to 0% for 2022

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has adjusted the percentage of annual net earnings to be declared by the state-run Land Bank of the Philippines for 2022 to support its financial viability. Under Executive Order (EO) 43 inked by Marcos on Oct. 11 and…

955 loose firearms confiscated in Bicol

The Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 (Bicol) said Saturday a total of 955 assorted loose firearms were confiscated in different operations in the past five months. Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, said these consisted of 116 long firearms a…

Soldiers to be deployed to Negros Oriental voting centers

Soldiers will be deployed inside all the 549 clustered voting centers in Negros Oriental alongside Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel to ensure a safe, peaceful, and orderly conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on …

7 transport groups not joining Manibela-led strike on Monday

The Malayang Alyansa ng Bus Employees at Laborers Para sa Karapatan sa Paggawa (Manibela) vowed to push through with a nationwide transport strike on Monday but seven other groups said they will not be part of it. As of Saturday, Manibela has not reca…