Marcos stops hike in illegal parking fine
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. stopped the implementation of Joint Traffic Circular No. 01 of Metro Manila Council (MMC), which will hike the penalty for illegal parking in Metro Manila.
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PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. stopped the implementation of Joint Traffic Circular No. 01 of Metro Manila Council (MMC), which will hike the penalty for illegal parking in Metro Manila.
THE immunity of officials and personnel of international organizations covers only acts done in their official capacities, the Supreme Court has ruled.
THE World Bank International Finance Corporation (IFC) will assist the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) to reduce carbon emissions in economic zones to help the investment promotion agency become more competitive, according to Peza.
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has expanded its Vape Law enforcement program, this time focusing on cracking down on substandard construction materials proliferating in the market.
As Balikatan 2024 kicked off this week, Philippine Navy (PN) chief Vice Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr. and United States 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Commander Lt. Gen. Michael Cederholm met recently to discuss evolving security challenges.
New members of the Board of Trustees of the Association of Philippine Journalists Samahang Plaridel Foundation Inc. assemble at the monument of Marcelo H. del Pilar located at the corner of Quirino Avenue and MH del Pilar St. in Manila after being elected during the first post-pandemic general membership meeting at Aloha Hotel.
THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said it doubled its remittances to the government, contributing P1.1 billion in dividends in 2024 from the P527 million in 2023.
The Commission on Election (Comelec) First Division once again disqualified Cagayan Governor Manuel N. Mamba, nullifying his victory in the May 2022 elections.
To strengthen the grounds of its appeal on the Supreme Court (SC) decision favoring Smartmatic Corp., the Commission on Election (Comelec) said it will now cite the pending money-laundering charge faced by its former chairman, Juan Andres D. Bautista, in the United States (US).
ALL local government units (LGUs) in the country have been admonished to streamline and digitalize their land use and urban development planning in order to build smart, green, resilient and inclusive human settlements.
THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Luzon and Visayas grids on red alert and the Mindanao grid on yellow alert last Wednesday.
As sweltering temperatures continue to be felt in some areas, a weather specialist of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Wednesday warned to brace for hotter days ahead especially in May.
RENE A.V. SAGUISAG, former senator, human rights lawyer and freedom fighter, has died, his family announced on Wednesday.
Is the country seeing a “new chapter” of the “pastillas” scheme where corrupt immigration officials illegally allowed entry to unqualified aliens for a fee?
Philippine Navy Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS) Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad on Tuesday said the rise of “Chinese Maritime Militia Vessels” (CMMVs) sightings coincided with the opening of this year’s “Balikatan” military exercise with the Americans.
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Wednesday said there are now attempts to use artificial intelligence (AI) to spread false information about President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) vowed on Wednesday to implement all the necessary measures to address extrajudicial killings (EJKs) and other vicious practices being committed by government security forces.
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Wednesday issued Department Order No. 2 prohibiting the deployment of Filipino seafarers onboard passenger and cruise ships set to sail through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
UNITED NATIONS—The United Nations called Tuesday for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in war-torn Gaza that were raided by Israeli troops.
WASHINGTON—The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and contentious debate over how involved the United States should be in foreign wars.
LONDON—The world is seeing a near breakdown of international law amid flagrant rule-breaking in Gaza and Ukraine, multiplying armed conflicts, the rise of authoritarianism and huge rights violations in Sudan, Ethiopia and Myanmar, Amnesty International warned Wednesday as it published its annual report.
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia’s electoral commission formally declared Prabowo Subianto president-elect in a ceremony on Wednesday, after the country’s highest court rejected challenges to his landslide victory lodged by two losing presidential candidates.
NEW YORK—Student protests over the war in Gaza have created a new and unpredictable challenge for President Joe Biden as he resists calls to cut off US support for Israel while trying to hold together the coalition of voters he’ll need for reelection.
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian missile strike that smashed a prominent skyline television tower in Kharkiv was part of the Kremlin’s effort to intimidate Ukraine’s second-largest city, which in recent weeks has come under increasingly frequent attack.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Raising their textbooks and diplomas and singing the national anthem, hundreds of thousands of Argentines filled the streets of Buenos Aires and other cities on Tuesday to demand increased funding for the country’s public universities, in an outpouring of anger at libertarian President Javier Milei’s harsh austerity measures.
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rallied for a second straight day Tuesday to blunt the blow of what’s been a rough April.
HIGHER-FOR-LONGER interest rates and current geopolitical risks that threaten to cause a spike in oil and food prices are not enough reasons for the national government to give up on its growth targets this year, according to the country’s chief economist.
ASIAN countries like the Philippines are warming faster than the global average, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
A MARINE park off the coast of Coron Island in Palawan was recently awarded the silver-level Blue Park Award for exceptional marine biodiversity conservation by the Seattle-based Marine Conservation Institute.
AS Manila bids to host the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF) Board to enable the Philippines to access more climate financing, an interagency technical working group was created by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
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