Bacolod City establishes ‘green routes’ for passenger e-jeepneys

BACOLOD: The city government here has established two ‘green routes’ that will exclusively use electric (e)-jeepneys to transport passengers.

Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said in an interview on Tuesday that at least eight e-jeepneys are now availa…

RAPID KL TREATS 400 SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS TO IFTAR AT LRT ‘CAMPSITE’

SUBANG JAYA, The trendy outdoor ‘camping mode’ became Rapid KL’s concept in organising an iftar with 400 of its social media followers at the Putra Heights LRT station here which was turned into a ‘campsite’ for the fete.

Rapid Rail chief executive …

DOT chief urges investors to look at CAR’s tourism potential

BAGUIO: Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Kristina Garcia Frasco urged investors to look at the potential of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) for ‘Mountain Tourism’ given the region’s performance as one of the country’s economic corridor…

Maritime Zones Act vital to protect fish stocks vs. overexploitation

MANILA: The enactment of the Maritime Zones Act is vital for the Philippines to protect its fish stocks, oil and gas reserves, and other maritime resources from overexploitation, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday.

Speaking at the W…

19K 4Ps families in Bicol now self-sufficient, says DSWD

LEGAZPI: The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Bicol (DSWD-5) recorded over 19,000 households that are likely to exit from the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) for the first semester of 2024.

In a phone interview, DSW…

WHO chief ‘outraged’ after Israeli strike kills humanitarian workers

GENEVA: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) director-general on Tuesday called for the “sustained protection” of humanitarian workers in Gaza after an incident that killed seven members of US-based charity World Central Kitchen.

“How many more live…

4 Filipinos to compete in Malaysia chess tourney

MANILA: International Master Angelo Abundo Young, an eight-time Illinois, USA champion, will lead the Philippine campaign at the Penang International Open scheduled from April 8 to 12 in Malaysia.

Also competing are FIDE Master (FM) Christopher Caste…