Commuters using public transportation must prepare extra cash this week as the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday approved fare increases for jeepneys, buses, airport taxis and transport network vehicle services (TNVS). LTFRB Chair Vigor Mendoza II said the decision to increase fare rates starting on Thursday was made on account of

Former Public Works Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo took the witness stand for the first time on Tuesday and told the Sandiganbayan antigraft court that he received a total of P130 million as “balato” (share) from former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co. Of the P130 million, P100 million was coursed through Bernardo’s subordinates at the regional office

Travelers booking local or international flights in April will face sharply higher airfares after the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) raised the passenger fuel surcharge to Level 8 for the first half of the month, up from Level 4 in March. The increase, which will more than double current rates, will be implemented under an extraordinary

Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco Speaks on VP Sara Duterte TOBY TIANGCO – The Navotas Representative is ‘1 million percent sure’ that Vice Pres. Sara Duterte will hold the culprits of the flood control mess accountable. Amid the impeachment raps hurled against her, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte previously declared that she will run for president in ... Read more

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This is the Daily Gospel for March 18, 2026, which is the Wednesday of the Fourth week of Lent. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, March 17, 2026 Daily Gospel, March 16, 2026 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 5,17-30.  Jesus answered the Jews: “My Father is at work until now, so I am at

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday sought closer cooperation with female lawmakers to advance women’s rights and promote gender equality. During the oath-taking of the newly elected officers of the Association of Women Legislators Foundation, Inc. (AWLFI) of the 20th Congress, Marcos acknowledged that Filipino women remain underrepresented in governance and the

Fire Chief Supt. Wilberto Rico Neil Ang Kwan Tiu, the deputy chief for operations of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), has been appointed as officer-in-charge (OIC), Interior and Local Government Jonvic Remulla said on Tuesday. “He’s a capable OIC,” Remulla told the Inquirer, adding that they have yet to make a final choice on

The National Food Authority (NFA) is seeking emergency powers to sell rice directly to the public, hoping to alleviate the impact of the Middle East crisis on the household staple. NFA Administrator Larry Lacson said that granting the grains agency a temporary authority would help streamline the processes of distributing and selling rice, including milling

House Bill No. 8464, which proposes to do away with the travel tax, has been approved on third and final reading in the lower chamber, with 257 lawmakers voting in favor, one opposed and one abstaining. “The travel tax belongs to a different era, when flying was mostly seen as a privilege for an opulent

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. has ordered the Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) to crack down on online lending applications that allegedly harass borrowers online and violate data privacy laws. “We documented cases of photos [being manipulated] to humiliate and scare their borrowers. This is not acceptable and this kind of wrongdoing clearly