The local government’s Peace 911 program and the City Information and Technology Center (CITC) have joined forces to provide Internet connections to far-flung barangays. In an interview Wednesday, Peace 911 VSAT Project focal person Javi Sucuahi said …
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has increased its license plate production to one million per month, aiming to address backlogs as well as reduce the wait time for new license plates. The license plate backlog for motor vehicles has
Members of the anti-scalawag unit of the Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested two former police officers for malversation of public property and failing to attend court hearings in relation to theft charges. In a statement Wednesday, PNP-Integrit…
Four rebels of the communist New People’s Army (NPA), listed as among the most wanted in the Caraga Region, fell in a series of recent arrests in Lianga town, Surigao del Sur, an official said Wednesday. ‘The four are
At least 1,629 farmers who recently graduated from the School-on-the-Air (SOA) program of the Agricultural Training Institute in the Caraga Region (ATI-13) will be tapped to help disseminate knowledge and information on Smart Rice Agriculture (SRA) in…
Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday said state lawyers would continue preparing to defend the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) law before the Supreme Court (SC), despite President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s order to suspend its implementatio…
The Philippine Embassy in Beirut has advised Filipinos residing near Lebanon’s southern border to evacuate amid tensions in the area. In an advisory dated Oct. 17, the embassy told Filipinos to avoid non-essential travel to south Lebanon. ‘Due to
Fewer routes have been affected by the transport strike organized by the group Malayang Alyansa ng Bus Employees at Laborers (Manibela) on its second day, and remains to have no significant impact on public transportation operations. In a statement
