Day: April 24, 2025

Marikina City: Three people were killed and 10 others were wounded in a six-vehicle collision along Fortune Avenue in Marikina City on Wednesday night. According to Philippines News Agency, the Marikina City Police Station’s report indicated that the incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. after a trailer truck lost control on the inclined slope of the road in Barangay Fortune. The trailer truck rolled backward uncontrollably, causing its carried container to overturn and crush a jeepney, a green car, and a Hyundai. The sudden backward motion triggered a chain-reaction collision involving two more vehicles, the report added. In a radio interview

Manila: There is a possibility of a Manila port call by the escort ship of the United Kingdom’s aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, which will set sail for the Indo-Pacific region in the coming months, UK Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils said. At a media reception at her residence in Makati City on Wednesday night, the envoy noted that the HMS Prince of Wales departed from Portsmouth on April 22 for its eight-month mission in the Mediterranean and the Indo-Pacific. According to Philippines News Agency, the ambassador revealed that the HMS Prince of Wales is accompanied by a

Manila: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Thursday reported a 22.5 percent increase in annual income tax return (ITR) filings this year, attributing it to its early tax awareness campaign and digitalization efforts. During an interview on PTV-4’s Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon, BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said the increase was seen from January through the April 15 deadline, with fewer people physically visiting revenue offices. According to Philippines News Agency, the increase was due to the early kickoff of the tax awareness campaign in February, now officially designated as ‘Tax Awareness Month,” as well as the improved implementation of

Manila: One of the country’s clean energy providers, First Gen Corp., and Japan’s multinational company Sanyo Denki Co. Ltd. have signed an agreement to supply the latter’s facilities in the country with 100-percent renewable energy. According to Philippines News Agency, First Gen announced that it will supply electricity sourced from its geothermal power plant in Negros Oriental to four of Sanyo Denki Philippines’ factories located at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Zambales. Sanyo Denki Philippines president and chief executive officer Hirokazu Takeuchi stated that the initiative aligns with the company’s long-term goal to shift all production sites globally to

Manila: Regular customers of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) are hopeful that the Department of Agriculture (DA) will soon initiate a nationwide sale of affordable rice priced at PHP20 per kilogram. This anticipation follows an announcement by DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. regarding the pilot sale of PHP20/kg rice in the Visayas region. The announcement came after a closed-door meeting with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and 12 governors from the region. According to Philippines News Agency, the program will initially allow each family in the Visayas a purchase limit of 10 kilograms per week, summing up to 40