Publisher's Note

Publisher’s Note
Dear Readers, It’s been quite a while and we have been having so much changes around us. Just after the Federal Election, things has not been good going our way with the continuous oil and gas industry downfall. Just recently, Husky has laid off hundreds of employees in their head office in downtown Calgary. I’m just [...]
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Mayor Isko unveils newly painted, revamped Lawton underpass

Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has shared photos on Monday of the newly-painted and revamped Lawton underpass.
In a Facebook post, Domagoso shared photos of the newly-painted and cleaned Lawton underpass. He also expressed gratitude to the city engineering employees for the efforts of cleaning the underpass.
“Thank you Engr.. Andres and city engineering employees [...]

Poe to PH airlines: Follow 20% student fare discount

SEN. Mary Grace Poe has appealed to local airline companies to comply with the law granting students a 20-percent discount on airfare.
The senator issued the reminder as she welcomed the implementing rules and regulations for Republic Act 11314, or the “Student Fare Discount Act,” which took effect on November 1.
“We call on airline companies to [...]

Benefits and Privileges of a Solo Parent in the Philippines

If you are one of the 20 million single parents (or caregivers) in the Philippines, then you are responsible for raising the 60 million kids that make up the next generation of Filipinos. Today’s parents have driven the global statistics of single parenting up to an all-time high, and it has become acceptable to take [...]

Traffic becoming fatal? Give way to ambulances, say authorities

MANILA — Traffic authorities urged motorists to yield to ambulances while President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman floated the idea of deploying military helicopters in response to a news report that patients have been dying in ambulances while caught in traffic jams.
Quoting ambulance drivers, the French news agency, Agence France-Presse, reported that some patients died while in [...]

DILG: Calls to emergency hotline 911 now free for select telcos

MANILA, Philippines — Calls to emergency hotline 911 is now free of charge for PLDT, Smart, Talk N’ Text, and Sun subscribers, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Thursday.
“Libre na po ang pagtawag sa Hotline 911 sa PLDT at tatlong mobile networks pero hindi ibig sabihin ay gagamitin natin ito para [...]

Cubao to Makati in 5 minutes by December

Malacañang said that President Duterte probably has something up his sleeve when he announced that his administration will reduce travel time from Cubao to Makati to just five minutes.
Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo stated this after Duterte said over the weekend that commuters and motorists will only have to travel for five minutes when going to [...]

Modernizing mass transport

The PUV Modernization Program
Many Filipinos may be familiar with the government’s bold BUILD BUILD BUILD program composed of long overdue infrastructure upgrades and improvements. Yet paired with this is the equally ambitious Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP).
This government initiative is designed to streamline and organize the country’s public road transportation system. Launched in June [...]

Don’t blame Senate for slowdown in PH economic growth – Sotto

The Senate was also a “victim” in the delayed approval of the 2019 national budget, and should not be blamed for the slowdown of the country’s economy growth, Senate President Vicente Sotto III maintained on Saturday.
Sotto, in a radio interview, said he disagreed with the pronouncements of government economic managers that the stalled passage of [...]

Philippines not asking help from China, says DFA chief

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is not asking help from China, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. asserted on Tuesday.
A Twitter user had asked Locsin why the Philippines “is still asking help from China” after the latter disclosed that Japan, Australia, and the United States “extended the most development and military assistance to the Philippines.”
Locsin [...]

Student fare discount bill transmitted to Palace for President’s signature

Good news for public and private school students.
The enrolled copy of the bill seeking to institutionalize and expand the 20-percent student fare discount to include air and sea transport has been transmitted to Malacañang for President Duterte’s signature.
It was learned that enrolled bill was transmitted to the President on March 21, 2019.
Catanduanes Rep. Cesar Sarmiento, [...]