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LTO eyeing to shorten exam for driver’s license

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) said Thursday, May 4, that it is studying the possibility of shortening the exam for driver’s license to simplify its processes and to cut down the activities of fixers.

SWS: 42% of Pinoys say ROTC should be optional

Around 42% of adult Filipinos said the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program should be optional, a recent survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) found.

PAGASA: LPA spotted off Palawan may develop into tropical depression

The low-pressure area (LPA) monitored southwest of Cuyo, Palawan may develop into a tropical depression within the next 48 hours, the state weather bureau said Thursday morning, May 4.

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Isabela

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Maconacon, Isabela on Thursday morning, May 4, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

Moderna to establish vaccine facility in PH

Malacañang said pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna is planning to set up a vaccine facility in the Philippines that will serve the entire Asia-Pacific Region. 

Palace: US solar firm mulling over $900-M solar energy investment in PH

American solar firm Maxeon is planning to invest about $900 million in solar energy in the Philippines after its meeting with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Washington D.C., according to Malacañang on Thursday.

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