VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Business continued as usual in this city on Monday amid a transport strike in Metro Manila, Cagayan de Oro City, and other parts of the country, calling for fuel subsidies and fare adjustments amid rising fuel prices. READ: Commuters told: Brace for nationwide ‘transport holiday’ on March 23 Early in the
Read More »Aquino backs emergency declaration to ease fuel crisis
MANILA, Philippines – Declaring a state of national emergency would help Filipinos cope with the impact of rising oil prices, Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV said on Monday. Aquino made the statement in a video message days after Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may declare a state of emergency
Read More »Female Content Creator Disappointed Over Small Fried Chicken from Fast-Food Chain
Female Content Creator Expresses Dismay Over Small Portion of Fried Chicken from Fast-Food Chain The female content creator was disappointed after receiving fried chicken that was much smaller compared to what is shown in commercials. Recently, Jailli Blanco, a Facebook user, shared a photo of the fried chicken she ordered from a branch of a popular fast-food chain in the country. ... Read more
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Read More »‘Climate chaos’: Earth trapped record heat in 2025, UN warns
Geneva, Switzerland — The United Nations (UN) on Monday warned that the amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such warming feared to last for thousands of years, constituting a ‘global climate emergency.’ The 11 hottest years ever recorded were all between 2015 and 2025, according
Read More »Bohol lawmaker wants terminal fees scrapped to reduce travel costs
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — Bohol 3rd District Rep. Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor has called on the national government to temporarily halt terminal fees across airports and seaports, aiming to cushion travelers and the tourism sector from the effects of increasing fuel costs. She warned that rising petroleum prices, driven by tensions in the Middle East, affect
Read More »Fisherman, who moonlights as ‘drug peddler,’ nabbed with P1.4M shabu
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A fisherman, who moonlights allegedly as an illegal drug pusher, may not catch fish again at sea for quite a while. This after he and an unemployed man described as a high value individual were caught with P1.4 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation at past 11 a.m.
Read More »Transport strike felt in Pangasinan as some drivers stay off roads
DAGUPAN CITY—Some drivers joined the nationwide transport strike on Monday despite no official declaration of a transport holiday by the Auto Pro Pangasinan, an association of public transportation operators and drivers. Auto Pro president Bernard Tuliao said at least 50 percent of public utility vehicles did not ply their routes during the day. READ: Commuters
Read More »Nationwide transport strike set March 26-27 over rising oil prices
MANILA, Philippines — Several transport groups composed of jeepney, bus and transport network vehicle service (TNVS) drivers will stage a two-day nationwide strike from March 26 to 27 to demand government action on rising fuel prices linked to tensions in the Middle East. In a press conference on Monday, Mody Floranda, president of Pagkakaisa ng
Read More »Cotabato City drivers, operators join nationwide transport holiday
COTABATO CITY— Public transport here was paralyzed after all public utility vehicles ceased operations, as drivers and operators joined the nationwide transport holiday on Monday. READ: Commuters told: Brace for nationwide ‘transport holiday’ on March 23 To cushion the impact of the transport strike, the Cotabato City Police Office used its mobility assets to transport
Read More »Iranian motorcyclist kills Finnish tourist on Pattaya zebra crossing
An Iranian motorcyclist crashed into and killed a Finnish man while the victim was crossing a road at a zebra crossing in Pattaya on Saturday, March 21. Mueang Pattaya Police Station officers investigated the crash on Na Jomtien Sai Song Road near Rom Pho Market at about 9.40pm. Police found two injured foreigners at the …
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