Category: General

Australia to launch work, holiday visas for Filipinos soon

MANILA: The Australian government is launching its work and holiday visa for Filipino nationals “in the coming months,” the Australian Embassy in Manila said Thursday.

‘Both countries are now undertaking the administrative arrangements necessary befo…

INEC eyes tie-up with ACEN to lower power rates

LAOAG CITY: The Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) on Thursday said it is in talks with the Ayala-led ACEN Corporation for supply of clean energy and to lower the power rates in the province.

‘We are talking with power providers like ACEN to fi…

Manila LGU to implement ‘no apprehension during rush hour’

MANILA: Mayor Honey Lacuna on Thursday ordered the immediate implementation of a “no apprehension during rush hours” policy in the streets of Manila.

In a statement, Lacuna said she gave the order to the new Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau (MTPB) c…

Ex-PDEA agent Morales convicted of perjury

MANILA: A Pampanga court has found a former agent of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) guilty of lying under oath before a court of law, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reported Thursday.

In an 11-page decision written by Acting Presiding…