Day: September 19, 2024

Manila: Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II ordered all LTO offices to boost traffic safety through frequent and random anti-overloading operations. In a statement Thursday, Mendoza said operations should be intensified against trucks as well as public utility vehicles, not only in Metro Manila and urban areas but also in provinces. ‘Patuloy naman ang implementation nito subalit lalo pa nating pai-igtingin ito dahil nakakagawa ng mga paraan ang ilang motorista para iwasan ito. Hindi na ito uubra ngayon (We’ve been implementing this continuously but we will further intensify operations because some motorists are finding ways to

Manila: Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers on Thursday said the House Quad Committee (Quadcom) will expose and hold accountable government officials found to have betrayed the country by conspiring with the illegal activities of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs). Barbers made this remark at the sixth hearing of the joint panel investigating the interconnected issues of POGOs, the illegal drug trade, unlawful land acquisition by Chinese nationals, and alleged extrajudicial killings linked to the previous Duterte administration’s war on drugs. ‘Di alintana ang kapahamakang idudulot sa bayan, itong mga traydor na ito ay hinayaang yumabong at

Manila: Seven Americans previously convicted of sex crimes in their country have been barred from entering the country, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Thursday. In a news release, BI officer-in- charge Joel Anthony Viado said the passengers were intercepted on separate dates at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and Mactan Cebu International Airport during the past three weeks, after arriving and sought admission as tourists into the country. ‘However, they were immediately denied entry after our primary officers and their supervisors discovered that they are registered sex offenders (RSOs) due to their record of convictions for sex crimes

Manila: Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Thursday called on the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to increase their staff at the country’s ports to expedite the unloading of rice shipments to help increase the supply and bring down market prices of the staple. Lee’s call came amid reported port congestions, which has been a significant hurdle in stabilizing rice prices as noted by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. in an earlier press briefing. ‘We need to work quickly and efficiently as every delay in unloading rice cargoes not only adds to costs,

Manila: Over 700 shipping containers of rice remain unclaimed at ports under the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) despite already being cleared by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in addition to having no port congestion. In a statement Thursday, PPA General Manager Jay Santiago said these 700 containers of rice are just waiting for their consignee at ports and may be causing an artificial increase in the price of rice. He reminded cargo owners, consignees, brokers, manufacturers, and other supply chain service providers to claim cleared, ready-for-delivery, and overstaying cargoes at ports, especially at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT). ‘Our