LTFRB: Jeepney fares due for new increase

Jordeene Lagare, Krixia Subingsubing 08/30/2022

Another round of jeepney fare hikes is due by September, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said, as it prepares to decide on a petition by jeepney drivers’ groups to raise anew the minimum fare…

LGBTQ+ group: Set record straight on how monkeypox spreads

Krixia Subingsubing 08/08/2022

MANILA, Philippines — An LGBTQ+ group on Sunday urged both the public and health experts to help set the record straight about the transmissibility of monkeypox and end the stigma around the community after misinformation about its…

UP shifts to blended learning

Krixia Subingsubing 07/11/2022

MANILA, Philippines — After more than two years in a fully online learning setup, the University of the Philippines (UP) will finally be shifting to blended learning starting academic year 2022-2023. Blended learning is the term given…

Bongbong Marcos qualified to be elected to office – SC

Krixia Subingsubing, Marlon Ramos 06/29/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The “gods of Padre Faura” have cleared the way for Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s inauguration as the 17th president of the Philippines. Voting 13-0 with two abstentions, the Supreme Court threw out the legal challenges…

#NeverAgain bundle still on sale; book on Leni too

Krixia Subingsubing 05/16/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Seemingly uncowed after being red-tagged by government officials, publishing company Adarna House continues to offer its #NeverAgain book bundle which seeks to make information on martial law more accessible to children. The family-run publishing house founded…

No local politicians, but Bataan residents raise Leni-Kiko’s hands

Krixia Subingsubing 04/20/2022

BALANGA, Bataan, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo knew very well she was entering enemy territory when she, as a presidential candidate, stepped into Bataan province on Tuesday. Not only did she lose in this province in…

Analysts: Robredo, Marcos to gain from rivals’ presser

Krixia Subingsubing 04/18/2022

MANILA, Philippines — It had the anticipation of a major event: Three presidential candidates gathered in a hotel to make an explosive announcement as the election campaign headed toward the homestretch. But instead the Easter Sunday press…

Oil firms set biggest increase in fuel prices

Ben O. de Vera, Karl R. Ocampo, Krixia Subingsubing, Leila B. Salaverria 03/15/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Local pump prices of gasoline and other petroleum products are rising at a pace never seen before and the Department of Energy (DOE) has warned consumers to brace for bigger increases. The DOE on…

Group files raps vs Roque, Puyat for breach of COVID health protocols

Jerome Aning, Krixia Subingsubing, Marlon Ramos 09/08/2021

MANILA, Philippines — A self-styled watchdog on Tuesday filed eight complaints against presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat, and several others before the Office of the Ombudsman for supposedly flouting COVID-19 restrictions during the…

After pantries, PNP now targets socmed accounts

Krixia Subingsubing 07/13/2021

MANILA, Philippines — First they went after volunteers of community pantries. Now they are after the TikTok and Instagram accounts of community organizers. Legal and rights groups on Monday sounded the alarm on another alleged profiling attempt…

PNP chief: Speed up raps, dismissal process vs killer cop

Jeanette Andrade, Krixia Subingsubing 06/02/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police chief Guillermo Eleazar on Tuesday ordered the immediate filing of criminal cases and summary dismissal proceedings against a drunken policeman who had shot dead a 52-year-old woman in Quezon City. In…

‘Editing’ Edsa: Battle rages online vs trolls, revisionists

Krixia Subingsubing, Mariejo S. Ramos 02/25/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Three days before its 35th anniversary, the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution’s Wikipedia page was vandalized. Under the section on dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ flight to Hawaii, someone put the lyrics of rapper EZ Mil’s…

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