The Gauteng Roads and Transport Department has repaired more than 470 streetlights across the province in a drive to enhance road safety.
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Read More »Comelec postpones activities amid state of national energy emergency
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has postponed several activities amid President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s declaration of a national state of energy emergency as tensions in the Middle East persist. This is in line with a resolution the Comelec en banc released on Wednesday, which pertains to the recommendation made by Comelec chairperson
Read More »Comelec: No voter registration, certification on Mondays of April 2026
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will not be processing voters’ registration or certifications on all Mondays of April 2026 as the poll body will be adopting a work-from-home arrangement effective April 6, 13, 20, and 27 this year. This is in line with the resolution adopted by the Comelec en banc on
Read More »Mandaue police on full alert for transport strike, Holy Week
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Mandaue police will be on full alert status while monitoring the nationwide transport strike on Friday and the upcoming Holy Week. According to Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO spokesperson Police Lieutenant Colonel Mercy Villaro-Kantuna, police personnel have been deployed along streets and areas where transport strike rallies or gatherings are expected.
Read More »Man nabbed for alleged illegal sale of fuel in Masbate
MANILA, Philippines — A man was arrested for allegedly illegally selling fuel in Masbate, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Thursday. The suspect was entrapped in an operation in Barangay Tan-awan, Placer on Tuesday, according to the PNP in a statement. “Confiscated from the suspect were five liters of gasoline used in the buy-bust;
Read More »Sara Duterte, lawyers ‘not consistent’ with their positions – law expert
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte and her legal camp appeared to be “not consistent” with their positions on the House justice committee giving them the opportunity to be heard in the impeachment proceedings and refusing to attend for being a “mini trial,” a constitutional law expert said on Thursday. Paolo Tamase, associate dean
Read More »CDO transport workers stay on sidelines amid nationwide strike
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Transport workers here chose not to participate in a nationwide strike demanding urgent actions on issues tied to the Middle East crisis that continue to squeeze them with reduced daily incomes. Officials said this could have been due to the paltry turnout during Monday’s citywide strike called by a federation
Read More »Marcos inspects Isabela palay warehouse, onion cold storage facility
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday inspected Ambatali Warehouse with multi-purpose drying pavement and the Ramon Onion Cold Storage Facility in the Municipality of Ramon, Isabela. The project was expected to strengthen the agricultural sector and provide a more efficient post-harvest system, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said in a press release.
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