LTO seeks to regulate ‘excessive’ driving school fees

Jane Bautista 02/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) said it was considering standardizing the fees charged to new driver’s license applicants after a lawmaker questioned the “anti-poor” and “very expensive” cost of acquiring the permit. According to LTO chief…

Modular learning not sustainable — DepEd Secretary

Futch Anthony Inso 01/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones describes the modular type of learning as a non-sustainable and expensive mode of learning in this time of new normal, which was brought about by the…

DEPW: Suction of floodwater not enough to solve flooding

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) said that suction of floodwater in three barangays in the city would be impractical and may not be enough to solve the problem.…

Ong to Labella: Help barangays acquire brand new garbage trucks

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Cebu City barangays are in need of help in addressing their garbage concerns. Franklyn Ong, president of the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC), is asking Mayor-elect Edgar Labella to especially help barangays acquire brand new…

Alcoholic drinks soon to get more expensive

Inquirer.net 11/22/2018

Prices of alcoholic drinks such as distilled spirits and fermented liquor are expected to increase soon, after a Lower House committee on Tuesday approved higher excise taxes, although at lower levels compared with the Department of Finance’s…

An ‘expensive’ bid for ABC presidency?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/20/2018

EIGHT village chiefs allied with Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan have claimed that there is massive vote-buying as elections for the presidency of the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) draws near. Barangay Captains Clifford Niñal (San Nicolas Proper), Juvy…

MAO BA?

Inquirer 05/10/2017

TOO EXPENSIVE A female customer at a photo shop asked the staff to remove the background in her ID photos. Upon learning that it would cost more to edit and print the photos again than take another…

MAO BA?

Editorial 01/05/2017

EXPENSIVE RENT Firecracker vendors stationed at the South Road Properties (SRP) complained that last year’s rent is the most expensive so far. “We were surprised after the bidding that the rent was pegged at P6,000, but after…

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