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Senate hearing on franchise rules for TNVS set August 3

MANILA, July 28 -- Ride-sharing applications Grab and Uber will be given a chance to air their sentiments on franchise rules set by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)...

DOTr relocates to Clark

MANILA, July 28 -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday has started moving to Clark its first batch of employees. The DOTr is the first national agency to transfer outside of...

Power fully restored in 3 quake-hit Visayas provinces: DOE

MANILA, July 28 -- Power has been fully restored in Leyte, Samar and Bohol provinces, which were recently hit by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced Friday. Energy...

NEA proposes tax exemption for ECs

Manila, July 28 -- National Electrification Administration (NEA) chief, Edgardo Masongsong, said he is pleased that the Tax Reform Act is being deliberated in Congress, particularly the issue on taxing electric...

House panel approves proposed ‘Anti-Power Line Disturbance Act’

MANILA, July 28 -- The House committee on energy chaired by Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco (Lone District, Marinduque) this week approved a substitute bill which seeks to prevent obstructions and...

‘Gorio’ intensifies into typhoon; Batanes faces stormy weather

MANILA, July 28 -- Stormy weather will be experienced over Northern Luzon's Batanes province, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 24-hour forecast released Friday afternoon. Rains with...

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