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Safer roads is a concern that everyone shares.  We all want to protect the vulnerable members of society – children, pedestrians, and cyclists – from death or injury on the roads. Today, as the observance of the 7th UN Global Road Safety Week comes to a close, we call attention …

House of Representatives Speaker, Martin Romualdez. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA HOUSE Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez should man up and manage the fallout from the demotion of Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the resignation of Vice President Sara Duterte from the political party he heads. As of this writing, …

MWSS: Deteriorating Laguna Lake water quality to affect services The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System yesterday raised the alert on a possible water interruption in various parts of Metro Manila and Cavite amid the decreasing water quality of Laguna Lake. MWSS Division Manager Patrick Dizon said pollution, the presence of …

The Department of Social Welfare and Development warned beneficiaries of the government’s cash transfer subsidy program against using their cash cards or ATM cards as loan collateral. “Anytime you pawn a cash card given to you by the government, that is illegal. It was given to you and was issued …

COVID-19 admissions in private hospitals are slowly rising, but remained manageable, the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI) said on Saturday. Meanwhile, Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr. renewed his appeal to the Departments of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Health (DOH) to fast-track …

Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said the government will assist some 815 overseas workers whose travel to Kuwait has been deferred due to the suspension of visa issuances for newly-hired Filipino workers. She said the DMW is preparing a financial aid package of P30,000 per OEC-holder (Overseas Employment Certificate) who …

CUM LAUDE. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. hands the Presidential Saber to Cadet First Class Warren Leonor, the valedictorian, during the Philippine Military Academy graduation rites at Fort Del Pilar, Baguio City on Sunday (May 21, 2023). The Lipa City, Batangas native topped the MADASIGON (MAndirigmang May DAngal SImbolo ng Galing …

(DILG PHOTO) The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has initiated a program that would improve the database system on the status of the roads, bridges and transportation assets in the National Capital Region (NCR). During the Road and Bridge Information System (RBIS) meeting, DILG-NCR Director Maria Lourdes …

Guilhungan City map (PNA file image) DUMAGUETE CITY – Four fighters of the Central Negros 1 (CN1) Front of the Communist New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in an encounter with government troopers in Barangay Trinidad, Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental on Sunday. Lt. Col. William Pesase, the Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry …

VP Inday Sara Duterte Facebook Page/MANILA BULLETIN Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval and Vice President Sara Duterte launched “One Barangay, One Product (OBOP)” at the Malabon Sports Complex on Saturday, May 20. OBOP is a project initiated by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and Malabon City Tourism and Cultural Affairs …