MANILA: The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday reminded transport operators and drivers that they cannot force a passenger to get out of a vehicle due to body size or physical appearance.

In a statement, the LTFRB…

MANILA: Senators on Tuesday reiterated their call to ban Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country after the discovery of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) uniforms in a recently-raided POGO facility in Porac, Pampanga.

Senator Sherwin…

PUERTO PRINCESA: An official from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) here said no significant damage was reported from the 4.7 magnitude earthquake or succeeding aftershocks that hit the eastern coast of this province on…

MANILA: ENDECGROUP, a Manila-based construction and engineering company, is investing USD2.7 billion (PHP158 billion) in a data center facility in Tarlac, which it said would put the Philippines in the global hyperscale map.

On Tuesday, ENDECGROUP an…

MANILA: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has gained the support of another German company for its Industry 4.0 Pilot Factory.

The DTI said on Tuesday that Secretary Alfredo Pascual signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bosch at th…

ILOILO: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Tuesday 83,101 households in Western Visayas have been reactivated as members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program(4Ps) as of April 2024.

DSWD-6 Regional Director Carmelo Noch…

DAVAO: The City Health Office’s (CHO) Botika ng Bayan here has provided free medicines to more than 1.3 million Dabawenyos since 2018.

In an interview Tuesday, Gemma Pujanes, head of the CHO pharmacy section, said the program ensures residents have a…

MANILA: The five new capital ships of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will help boost the country’s response to tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Tuesday.

In a statement, DOTr Secretary Jaime Bau…