The three railway services in Metro Manila – LRT-1, LRT-2 and MRT-3 will offer free rides to passengers on certain hours on June 12 when the Philippines celebrates its 125th Independence Day. This year’s Independence Day celebration theme is “Kalayaan, Kinabukasan, Kasaysayan” (Freedom, Future, History). The free rides will be available from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 5:00 pm.m. to 7:00…
The United States formally turned over to the Palawan provincial government a fully equipped disaster relief shelter worth P17 million built by its Naval Engineers, popularly known as Seabees. The US Embassy in Manila said Friday the facility was built by their Seabees for residents of of Luzviminda in Puerto Princesa City as part of Washington DC’s efforts to strengthen alliance and…
Economic managers of the Marcos administration project government revenues to reach P3.73 trillion in 2023 and P6.62 trillion in 2028. The projection released last Friday is higher than last year’s forecast that revenues for 2023 and 2028 would be P3.63 trillion and P6.59 trillion, respectively. “This is reflected in our strong fiscal performance for the first four months of the…
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is currently in the process of signing memoranda of cooperation with several countries that are desirous to hire more Filipino healthcare and skilled workers. DMW Undersecretary for Policy and International Cooperation PY Caunan told media reporters Friday that among the countries that have expressed interest in hiring Filipino workers are Hungary, Austria and Portugal in Europe, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Has committed his administration to create more and quality jobs for Filipinos, as he welcomed the drop in the country’s unemployment in April 2023. “Malaking oportunidad ito para pag-igihin pa ang paghahanap at pagbibigay ng kalidad na pagkakakitaan sa ating mga kababayan ( “This is a big opportunity to strive harder to create quality…
By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) or (Provincial Board) has approved in last Friday’s special session a resolution declaring the entire province under a state of calamity due to the increasing restiveness of Mayon Volcano. Vice Governor Baby Glenda Bongao, SP presiding officer, said the declaration is needed to enable the affected local government units (LGUs) to…
House Ways and Means Chair Joey Sarte Salceda (Albay, 2nd district) has conveyed his sincere thanks to Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian for quickly responding to his request for food packs for the 9,829 families evacuated from the 6-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) and 7-kilometer danger zone around Mayon Volcano. The…
The Philippines and Isreal agreed on a strengthened partnership in agriculture, water management, as well as in establishing direct flights between the two countries, following a meeting on Monday by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen.
On Secretary Gilbert Teodoro: I would like to congratulate my former colleague in the House and in the Cabinet, Secretary Gibo Teodoro for his appointment to one of the most critical posts in the Marcos cabinet, the Department of National Defense. Gibo and I were elected to the House the same year, and everyone always regarded…
ALAMINOS CITY- Dr. Teresita A. Tabaog, Officer-in Charge, Office of the Regional Director (OIC-RD), of Department of Science and Technology Region 1 (DOST 1 ) together with Provincial Director Arnold C. Santos and team, paid a visit to Congressman Arthur F. Celeste during her rounds in the City of Alaminos on May 19, 2023, to…
