MANILA: Senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) will soon receive a 20-percent discount on the use of expressways and skyways in Metro Manila, southern Luzon, and northern Luzon, an official of the San Miguel Corp. (SMC) said on Tuesday.
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MANILA: The head of the National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Tuesday touted the agency’s initiatives on the right to privacy and protection of personal information in the Philippines during the visit of United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) Irene K…

MANILA: Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva told reporters on Tuesday that “a lot of senators” are not interested in supporting the Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 6 recently filed by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri seeking to start the dis…

MAMBURAO: Municipal authorities here have started setting up meat inspection checkpoints, among other quarantine measures within their jurisdictions, a day after Monday’s announcement by the provincial governor of an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak…

MANILA: The Sandiganbayan has cleared former Makati City Mayor Elenita Binay of graft and malversation charges arising from the procurement of PHP9.9 million worth of hospital equipment for the Ospital ng Makati (Osmak) in 2001.

In its decision, the …

MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday expressed support for government efforts to invite more overseas Filipinos to visit the country.

In a statement, Commissioner Norman Tansingco said inviting more overseas Filipinos to come home and sp…

DUMAGUETE CITY: Animal bites and suspected rabies cases in the province are expected to rise in 2024 based on the trend reported over the past two years, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) in Negros Oriental said on Tuesday.

Dr. Jennifer R…

MANILA: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launched Tuesday the Philippine Halal Industry Development Strategic Plan, which aims to turn the Philippines into a premier halal hub in the Asia Pacific region by 2028.

At the launching of the hala…