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LTO launches online appointment system

MANILA -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Thursday launched it Online Personal Appointment and Scheduling System (PASS) which allows drivers to apply for licenses and renew vehicle registration online. The PASS...

DSWD gives aid to over 1K displaced workers in Boracay

BORACAY ISLAND -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 (Western Visayas) have already provided financial assistance to a total of 1,021 formal and informal workers as of Thursday afternoon. These...

Demolition of more than 1K structures in Boracay ongoing

ILOILO CITY -- The demolition of 1,020 structures along Boracay Island roads are ongoing to pave the way for the road widening project as part of the ongoing rehabilitation of the...

Russian firms seek business opportunities in PH

MANILA -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Russian companies are on the lookout for opportunities in the Philippines particularly in the sectors of transport infrastructure, aerospace, iron and...

Sotto hits ‘inappropriate’ treatment of PH embassy officials in Kuwait

MANILA -- Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III on Thursday hit back at the Kuwaiti government for its treatment of Philippine embassy officials and staff involved in the “rescue mission” of...

DFA protests envoy expulsion, arrest of Filipinos in Kuwait

MANILA--The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday served a diplomatic note to the Embassy of Kuwait in Manila conveying its "strong surprise" and "great displeasure" over the declaration of Ambassador...

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