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LRT to have shorter operating hours on Christmas and New Year

MANILA -- The Light Rail Transit (LRT) system will implement shorter operating hours during Christmas and New Year. The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) said the operating hours of LRT Line 1...

MMDA braces for heavy traffic over 4-day Christmas weekend

MANILA -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is implementing a "no day off, no holiday" policy for its traffic enforcers this Friday and Saturday, as the agency braces for the anticipated...

TF Bangon Marawi to turn over 500 temporary shelters on Dec. 27

MANILA -- Task Force (TF) Bangon Marawi will turn over 500 temporary shelters on Dec. 27, the Office of Civil Defense said Friday. In a statement, the office said the TF "will soon...

Public warned anew vs. use of Piccolo, other banned firecrackers

MANILA -- Two days before Christmas Eve, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reminded the public anew about the sale and discharge of Piccolo or "scratch bangers" and other...

Vis-Min power lines trip due to ‘Vinta’

MANILA -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported Friday several transmission lines were affected by tropical storm “Vinta.” In the Visayas region, the 69-kilovolt (kV) Paranas-Quinapondan line failed as of...

Ex-Pres. Aquino charged anew over Dengvaxia mess

MANILA -- A second criminal complaint was filed against former President Benigno “Noynoy” S. Aquino III before the Office of the Ombudsman on Friday in connection with the alleged anomalous purchase of...

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