MANILA: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday clarified that Davao City is not exempted from the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP) and is running a separate yet complementary program.
In a statement, the DO…
MANILA: The Sandiganbayan on Friday acquitted Senator Jinggoy Estrada and businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles of plunder charges in connection with the so-called pork barrel scam on account of reasonable doubt.
In its 396-page decision, the anti-graft co…
MANILA: Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has ordered a temporary halt to onion imports until May, possibly extending the suspension through July.
In a news release on Friday, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said the policy pronouncem…
COTABATO: The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) began Friday the distribution of the Bangsamoro Electoral Code handbook to educate the region’s electorate ahead of its first parliamentary polls next year.
The distribution came a…
TACLOBAN: Two commercial fishing vessels employing destructive fishing methods in Samar Sea were apprehended in a joint seaborne operation on Thursday.
A team from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (BFAR) Fisheries Protection and Law Enf…
CAGAYAN DE ORO: Northern Mindanao’s focus crime incidents in 2023 showed a 6.5-percent drop from the previous year, the regional police office here said Friday.
Last year’s data from the Police Regional Office in Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) showed 2,1…
