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SEVERAL LOCAL government units and schools and universities in and outside Metro Manila suspended classes in anticipation of the nationwide transport strike on Monday, October 16, 2023, Malacañang said Sunday. In a social media post, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said that the following universities have suspended face-to-face classes: De …

The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) approved an additional P0.64 per kilometer toll rate adjustment at the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) effective October 17. The new rates are part of the authorized SCTEX periodic adjustment due in 2021 and 2023 and were approved following proper regulatory procedures and thorough review …

Former President Rodrigo Duterte is threatening members of Congress with harm, in particular a militant lawmaker, just so his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, can get confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) for her offices, a former legislator said Friday. Neri Colmenares, chairman of the Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makabayan) and …

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered government agencies to come up with “strong repatriation plans” for the Filipinos fleeing the conflict in Israel and assured assistance to those who would be brought home. During a meeting in Malacañang on Thursday with government agencies directly involved in looking after the welfare …

The Department of Justice has required former Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) executive Jefferson Tumbado to appear before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday to shed light on the corruption allegations at the agency. This developed as the transport group Malayang Alyansa ng Bus Employees at …

The Department of National Defense (DND) on Friday said it is on guard against “copycat” attacks by local Hamas sympathizers following Saturday’s terrorist attack on Israel. “We are monitoring possible spillover or copycat effects but we have not yet seen anything so far,” Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said on the …

Israel on Friday gave Palestinians 24 hours to leave Gaza City ahead of an expected ground offensive in retaliation against Hamas for the deadliest attack in Israeli history. The United Nations said it had been informed of the evacuation order shortly before midnight Thursday, six days after hundreds of Hamas …

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared 20 national holidays for 2024, but the list does not include the observance of the EDSA Revolution that ousted his father in 1986. Malacañang said on Friday the President, through Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, signed on October 11 Proclamation 368 declaring next year’s regular holidays …

  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to beef up its defense against cybercriminals, as he expressed concern over recent data leaks in government agencies. “Yesterday, the President called up and he’s really very afraid of what’s happening here. And he actually …

THE remains of the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died from stab wounds last September in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have arrived “home to rest,” the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Friday. “Marjorette is home. Through the combined efforts of our Embassy in Saudi Arabia, our Migrant …