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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 partnership. "UKCA has committed to partner with the PCG in conducting humanitarian assistance and disast...

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 beyond the end of the third phase of the Service Contracting Program (SCP), the Land Transportation Franc...

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 messages in a span of three days. In a statement, PLDT-Smart said the fraudulent messages were sent from Ju...

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 area, it said, is extending over the eastern sections of Northern and Central Luzon. According to PA...

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 depend on how fast the DBM (Department of Budget and Management) can download the funds to us," ...