Category: General

Marcos vows to ‘do more,’ as trust, performance scores improve

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday pledged to double his efforts in improving the Filipinos’ lives, as he welcomed the increase in his trust and performance ratings in the latest survey by the OCTA Research Group.

In a chance interv…

DOTr defers new tollway guidelines until Oct. 1

MANILA: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) deferred the implementation of new tollway guidelines until Oct. 1 to allow toll operators to fine-tune their expressway operations.

DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista announced the postponement of the polic…

Marcos vows to ‘do more,’ as trust, performance scores improve

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday pledged to double his efforts in improving the Filipinos’ lives, as he welcomed the increase in his trust and performance ratings in the latest survey by the OCTA Research Group.

In a chance interv…

Iloilo City suspends classes due to inclement weather

ILOILO: Classes from kindergarten to senior high school in public and private schools here were suspended late morning Tuesday because of inclement weather.

Mayor Jerry P. Treñas announced the suspension following the recommendation of the local Disa…

Mpox spread, Covid-19 surge not at a worrying stage: experts

ANKARA: The spread of mpox and the rise in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in various countries around the world is not a major cause for worry at the moment, according to two prominent health experts.

The spread of mpox has sparked some co…

APECO taps US to build PH’s 1st nat’l defense hub

MANILA: The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) wants to partner with the United States to build the country’s first national defense hub within its ecozone in Casiguran, Aurora in Central Luzon.

APECO executives led by preesi…