DOT: Long weekends to boost domestic tourism

MANILA: The four long weekends spread throughout the year is expected to further boost the country’s travel industry, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Friday.

In a statement, DOT Secretary Christina Frasco joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr….

More investors join bid for Negros Occidental bulk water project

BACOLOD: Two more private companies responded to the invitation to bid for the PHP1.2 billion Negros Occidental Bulk Water Supply Project (NBWSP) aimed to address the growing water supply demand of Negrenses by developing surface water sources.

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BI bars 171 sex offenders from entering PH in 2023

MANILA: A total of 171 foreigners with records of conviction or involvement in sex offenses have been stopped from entering the country last year, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Friday.

Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the foreigners we…

Bicol police seizes P90-M illegal drugs, nabs over 1K in 2023

LEGAZPI: The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) has seized some PHP90.3 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested 1,076 drug personalities from 989 drug operations in the six provinces in the region in 2023, a police official said Friday.

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DOTr chief: No basis to raise minimum fare to P50

MANILA: Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista has belied the claim of a commuters’ group that the minimum fare for modern jeepneys would increase to PHP50 after the implementation of the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernizatio…

Minister hopes for Bulgaria to become full Schengen member by end-2024

SOFIA: Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Gvozdeikov said that he hopes that Bulgaria will become a full member of Schengen with removed land internal border controls at the end of 2024.

Gvozdeikov, , who spoke on the Bulgarian National …

More areas to get rain showers Friday

MANILA: More areas are forecast to experience rains due to the northeast monsoon or “amihan,” the easterlies, and the shear line, the weather bureau said Friday.

The Bicol Region, and Northern and Eastern Samar will have scattered rain showers and th…