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LTFRB calls for nationwide public consultation on PUV fare increase petitions

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet With successive increases in fuel prices and cost of vehicle spare parts eating into the profits of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators, the Department of Transportation...

LPA outside PAR now Tropical Depression as ‘Tino’ threatens Western Visayas, Negros Island Region

By Brian Campued The low pressure area being monitored outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) has developed into a tropical depression while Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) slightly weakened as it...

D.A. eyes stronger palay prices as import ban extension OK’d

By Stephanie Sevillano | Philippine News Agency The Department of Agriculture (D.A.) on Monday expressed optimism that farmgate prices of palay (unhusked rice) will continue to strengthen as the government approved the...

On ‘red’ alert: DSWD augments relief aid to ‘Tino’-hit areas

By Brian Campued The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has begun distributing additional relief assistance to provinces affected by Typhoon Tino as the weather disturbance made landfall over Silago, Southern...

Private firm should compensate Negros fishers affected by molasses spill —DENR

By Marita Moaje | Philippine News Agency The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) on Monday said Universal Robina Corporation (URC) should compensate fisherfolk for the molasses wastewater spill...

DPWH eyes reduced prices of construction materials

By Ferdinand Patinio | Philippine News Agency The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking into reduced prices for construction materials used in government projects, including infrastructure projects, under the...

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