MANILA: The penalties for apprehended ‘colorum’ or unregistered public utility vehicles (PUVs) have reached PHP20.8 million for the whole month of December, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Tuesday.
In a statement, the DOTr said the penal…
MANILA: The Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) is optimistic that its long-awaited projects to update the country’s penal facilities will be realized after its budget for 2024 rose to PHP7.4 billion.
Speaking at the New Year’s call of BuCor officials held…
MANILA : One tropical cyclone could develop within the Philippine Area of Responsibility this month and will be named Aghon, the head of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Tuesday.
“It is ra…
MANILA: A lone winner from Albay who bagged the PHP571-M jackpot prize of the Ultra Lotto 6/58 drawn last Friday, claimed the winnings on Tuesday.
The winner who correctly guessed the winning combination 19-35-25-42-58-05, later declared that PCSO ga…
CEBU CITY: A total of 139 parents of profiled child laborers and 43 displaced workers will soon run their own cart business through a PHP4.5-million livelihood assistance from the government, a labor official said on Tuesday.
In an interview, Lilia E…
MANILA: The S and P Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reported on Tuesday that the performance of Philippine-based factories moderated in December 2023 due to lower new orders and a drop in workforce numbers, but producers’ outlook…
ANKARA: A surfer injured by a shark off Maui’s northern shore in Hawaii died in a hospital, the US media reported.
According to local authorities, the injured man was immediately shifted by jet ski to shore and provided first aid before being taken t…