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CEBU CITY, Philippines — PISTON-Cebu will join the nationwide transport strike for only one day on March 27. The group cited time constraints in organizing its local participation despite the two-day protest set by its national leadership. The Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) had earlier declared a nationwide transport strike

MANILA, Philippines— President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may order the suspension or reduction of excise taxes on petroleum products by April 12 or 13, an official of the Department of Finance (DOF) told senators on Thursday. DOF is part of the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) tasked to make recommendations to the president to either suspend

MANILA, Philippines — Cabinet members should respond to the ongoing oil crisis immediately with the national state of energy emergency declared, Sen. Bam Aquino said on Thursday. “Please move as fast as the price of diesel and gasoline and gasoline is going up. Move as fast as that. If the price of diesel and gasoline

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato – The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) has been gaining strength in the House of Representatives, trailing behind the dominant Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), its president, South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr., said. “Actually, the number is increasing regularly. We are the super majority in the local government, with the governors

[Warning: Mention of suicide] MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Thursday said the agency will be strengthening its relationships with communities in a bid to address the rising cases of suicide. “As law enforcers, the PNP also wants the public to feel that they can rely on

Paolo Contis talked about his new TV series project Kapuso actor Paolo Contis enthused about being the “kontrabida” of Kapuso Primetime King Dingdong Dantes in the upcoming series The Master Cutter. Paolo has been in the industry since she was just a young a boy. From being a child star, he transitioned one of the ... Read more

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Bangkok is giving you a nicely mixed weekend this time around. You can browse travel ideas from across Thailand, wander through a huge book fair, dive into car launches and concept models, spend Saturday eating seriously spicy food, or slow things down with a riverside creative event in the old town. It is a good …

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A network of e-cigarette users has urged Thailand’s new government to review the country’s e-cigarette ban, citing official data showing use has risen sharply despite more than a decade of prohibition. The group cited figures from the National Statistical Office, saying the number of e-cigarette users increased from 78,742 in 2021 to about 900,000 in …

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The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) says Thai government state agencies spent at least 2.5 billion baht on overseas study trips over the past 10 years, money it says could have funded more than 100 million school lunches. Secretary-General of ACT, Mana Nimitmongkol, raised the issue in a Facebook post titled Stop overseas study trips …

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Lampang police come under criticism after a patrol officer shot a 14 year old motorcycle rider in the arm on a road in Mueang Lampang district on Tuesday, March 24. Rescuers were called to Wicharawut Road in Mueang Lampang district to provide first aid to the 14 year old Thai boy before taking him to …

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