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PCG Commandant CG Admiral Artemio Abu (left) and UKCA President Jae Sin Sim (Photo courtesy of PCG) MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is collaborating with the United Korean Community Association (UKCA) for the education and training of its personnel on humanitarian and disaster response. In a meeting at the PCG headquarters in Port Area on Thursday, PCG commandant CG Admiral Artemio Abu and UKCA president Jae Sin Sim signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to formalize the partnershi...

MORE FREE RIDES. Passengers queue at the Monumento-Edsa Carousel bus station in Caloocan City on April 11. Commuters along Edsa will continue to enjoy the 'Libreng Sakay (free ride)' program until July 31 despite the end of the Service Contracting Program this June according to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board on Wednesday (June 22, 2022). (PNA photo by Ben Briones) MANILA - Free rides on buses at the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) Busway will continue beyon...

MOBILE PHONES. Bystanders are busy on their phones while waiting outside the Delfin Geralde Elementary School along Salvia Street in Barangay Kaligayahan Novaliches, Quezon City on Tuesday (June 15, 2022). The PLDT-Smart Communications on Monday (June 20) said over 23 million smishing text messages have been blocked by their filters from June 11 to 14. (PNA photo by Oliver Marquez) MANILA - PLDT and Smart Communications (PLDT-Smart) on Monday said it blocked over 23 million smishing text message...

Satellite image taken by HIMAWARI-8 at 6 a.m. (Photo courtesy of PAGASA) MANILA - Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the weather bureau warned residents of possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. The ridge of high-pressure ...

MANILA - Operators and drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) may receive the second tranche of the government's fuel subsidy program by early July, an official of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said on Wednesday. In a Viber message to reporters, LTFRB Executive Director Maria Kristina Cassion said the documentary requirements for the release of funds for the second tranche are being prepared. "We're targeting early July. However, it would also d...

(Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is looking to acquire more 97-meter multirole response vessels (MRRV), similar to its newest vessels -- BRP Teresa Magbanua and BRP Melchora Aquino. Vice Adm. Eduardo Fabricante, PCG Deputy Commandant for Operations made this remark in a courtesy call with executives from the Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, Shimonoseki Shipyard, and Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota) on Tuesday. "During the meeting, Fabricante c...

US-Asean Special Summit, Washington D.C. (DFA photo) MANILA - The success of the recent US-Asean Special Summit sends a strong message of pushing for deeper economic engagement between the US and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states, especially on more jobs and investments for the Philippines. Hosted by US President Joe Biden in Washington D.C. on May 12 and 13, the Philippine Embassy in the US said the special summit saw the US commitment to strengthen and expand its eng...

(PNA photo) MANILA - The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) reported a total ridership exceeding 13 million for its 'libreng sakay (free ride)' program on Tuesday, less than two weeks before the program's termination. The MRT-3 said the free ride program has so far given 13,150,386 free rides since its beginning on March 28 until Monday. "From March 28 to April 30, 2022, a total of 10,990,908 passengers were served by the rail line. This increased by 4,677,749 passengers who rece...

The launching gantry dubbed 'Luid' used in the construction of the NSCR Malolos-Clark segment. (Photo courtesy of DOTr) MANILA - The construction of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) Malolos-Clark segment reached a milestone on Tuesday with its first use of a launching gantry-a special purpose mobile gantry crane used in bridge construction. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the launching gantry-dubbed 'Luid' or 'Mabuhay' in Kapampangan-represents the fir...

(PNA photo) MANILA - The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) reported a total ridership exceeding 13 million for its 'libreng sakay (free ride)' program on Tuesday, less than two weeks before the program's termination. The MRT-3 said the free ride program has so far given 13,150,386 free rides since its beginning on March 28 until Monday. "From March 28 to April 30, 2022, a total of 10,990,908 passengers were served by the rail line. This increased by 4,677,749 passengers who rece...