MANILA: The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) through the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) invites the students aged 15 and below to participate in its 53rd International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People to str…
Month: April 2024
Cebu City eyes more villages under state of calamity amid El Niño
CEBU CITY: The city government placed food-producing villages in this capital city into a rapid assessment to expand the number of villages under the state of calamity declaration, a local official said Monday.
Councilor Joel Garganera, chair of the …
BuCor releases 783 PDLs in March
MANILA: Some 783 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) have been released in March, bringing to 12,836 the total number released under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said Monday.
In a statement,…
Consider F2F class suspension amid extreme heat, task force asks LGUs
MANILA: The Task Force El Niño on Monday urged local government units (LGUs) to consider suspension of in-person classes amid the possible effects of rising temperatures, especially on learners.
During the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, Presidenti…
Benipayo is new Light Rail Manila Corp. general manager
MANILA: The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) –the private operator of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1)– welcomed its former chief operating officer Enrico Benipayo as its new general manager.
In a statement on Monday, the LRMC said Benipay…
Jail library boosts learning of 600 inmates in Negros Occidental
BACOLOD CITY: Some 600 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) are benefiting from a new library inside the Negros Occidental District Jail-Male Dormitory (NODJ-MD) based in Bago City.
The NOJD-MD collaborated with the Negros Occidental Provincial Library…
House to look into RFID glitches after Holy Week lags
MANILA: The House of Representatives will look into the operations and maintenance of the Radio Frequency-Identification (RFID) system after motorists experienced glitches in the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) tollways during Holy Week, House Deputy Ma…
Worries over tighter oil supply drive price rise
ANKARA: Oil prices increased on Monday with worries over tighter oil supply from tension in the Middle East and the Russia-Ukraine war.
International benchmark Brent crude traded at USD87.24 per barrel at 9:31 a.m. local time (0631 GMT), a 32 percent…
E. Visayas cops laud appointment of Marbil as new PNP chief
TACLOBAN CITY: The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) welcomed the appointment of new PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, who served as regional director here last year.
‘With his exemplary leadership and unwavering co…