Day: September 20, 2023

The two-week zipper lane dry run during morning rush hours along Katipunan Avenue northbound lane in Quezon City will start on Sept. 21. In an advisory, the Quezon City government said the dry run will start from 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. every weekday exce…

Senator Francis Escudero on Wednesday said the Senate’s approval for the establishment of five medical public schools in the country is a big boost to the country’s health sector. He also thanked his colleagues for supporting the 12 local higher educa…

The Philippines is close to hitting its 2023 arrival target after recording more than 3.87 million foreign tourists as of Sept. 19, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said Wednesday. At the opening of the 2023 Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX) in Ce…

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said it is looking at more charges to be filed against the man who was caught with 15 firearms inside the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters at Camp Crame, Quezon City. In a press briefing, …

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Wednesday said he would order the relief of the chief of the Bacoor City police in Cavite after two police sergeants in the city were arrested for alleged extortion. Arrested during th…

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday approved the request of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to exempt the Fuel Subsidy Program (FSP) from polls-related spending ban. Aside from the FSP, Comelec Chair Geo…

The Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 (Bicol) solved almost 95 percent of the crimes reported from Jan. 1 to Sept. 18. PRO-5 spokesperson, Lt. Col. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, said Wednesday out of the 13,616 crimes recorded over the period, 94.89 percent or…