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NegOcc disaster operations center heightens alert for Holy Week

BACOLOD CITY: The Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRM) Operations Center went on blue alert on Wednesday to ensure preparedness and prompt response during the observance of the Holy Week.

In a memorandum, Govern…

PH vehicle sales up 23% in February

MANILA: Automotive vehicle sales went up by 23.2 percent in February this year, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) reported Tuesday.

The CAMPI and TMA joint report releas…

LTO to receive 2.2M plastic cards to address backlog

MANILA: Another 2.2 million plastic cards are scheduled to be delivered to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) within a month and a half to narrow the backlog on plastic-printed driver’s licenses.

‘After 45 days after the delivery of the 1 million, …

Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ben Tre take action to fight IUU fishing

Ba Ria-Vung Tau: The numbers of vessels and fishermen in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau infringing upon foreign waters have decreased remarkably over the past five years thanks to its efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IU…

Live street ‘Senakulo’ to draw more than 60K on Good Friday

PALO: The Archdiocese of Palo and the local government here are expecting at least 60,000 devotees to witness the live street play of Senakulo, the staged re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s passion and death, on Good Friday.

Nariza Marasigan, the town to…