Economy

DOTr ready to implement 75% increase in public transport capacity

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) assured that it is prepared to implement the recommendation of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to increase public transportation capacity to 75%. According to the...

Majority of MM mayors approves placing PH under MGCQ in March

Majority of Metro Manila mayors are now amenable to place the whole country under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) in March. According to Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco, 9 local chiefs have...

LTO distributes 1.5 M motorcycle plate numbers under the ‘Doble Plaka’ Law

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) proudly announced that they have distributed 1.5 million large motorcycle plate numbers in accordance with the “Doble Plaka” Law amidst the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Currently,...

6 Boracay tourists charged for fake RT-PCR results

The Department of Tourism (DOT) charged 6 Boracay tourists who have faked their RT-PCR test results. DOT-6 Boracay Field and Compliance Monitoring Office Senior Tourism Operations Officer Marc Judicpa filed the case...

Gov’t signs indemnification deal for Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines under COVAX

Vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez Jr. confirmed on Wednesday the signing of indemnification agreement with Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca vaccines under the COVAX Facility. Once the agreement is signed by the vaccine manufacturers, the...

2,000 hogs from Mindanao boost NCR pork supply

Around 2,000 live hogs from Mindanao have arrived at the Vitas Port in Tondo, Manila on Wednesday to augment the pork supply shortage in the National Capital Region (NCR). The hogs were...

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