NEDA eyes inclusion of e-motorcycles, hybrid vehicles in EO 12

MANILA: The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and other relevant agencies have initiated discussions on the potential expansion of Executive Order (EO) 12 series of 2023 to cover e-motorcycles and hybrid vehicles.

EO 12, which became…

CamNorte farmers to earn more via new ‘salabat’ processing facility

LEGAZPI: The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) expects a higher income for ginger and turmeric farmers in Camarines Norte with the help of a new processing facility in Barangay Maulawin, Sta. Elena town.

In an interview on Tuesday, DAR-Camarines No…

DILG hopeful of immediate end to Makati-Taguig row

MANILA: The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday said it hopes for an immediate settlement of proprietary issues between the cities of Makati and Taguig.

The two cities continue to lock horns over the ownership of the Mak…

Follow MMDA’s ticketing system, SC tells Metro Manila LGUs

MANILA: The Supreme Court (SC) has invalidated provisions of ordinances by local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila allowing their respective traffic enforcers to issue violation receipts and confiscate driver’s licenses.

‘A permanent injunction…

Comelec keen on enforcing ban on premature campaign in 2025 polls

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to implement a ban on premature campaigning in the May 2025 midterm polls.

Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia, in a statement Tuesday, said they would impose the ban on early campaigning a…

Over 13K PWDs in Bicol benefit from cash-for-work program in 2023

LEGAZPI: The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5), through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) program, assisted over 13,000 persons with disabilities (PW…

Checkpoints, police visibility aim to deter road accidents in La Union

MALASIQUI: The La Union Police Provincial Office (LPPO) has intensified visibility and the conduct of checkpoints to address the rising number of vehicular traffic incidents (VTIs).

A total of 872 VTIs with 88 deaths were recorded in the province in …