US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson arrives in PH

MANILA: A United States carrier strike group led by USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) has arrived in the Philippines for a scheduled port call on Friday following a two-day maritime cooperative activity with the country in the South China Sea.

The Carrier Str…

LTO apprehends almost 530K rogue drivers in 2023

MANILA: The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has apprehended 529,578 motorists in 2023.

In a statement Friday, LTO chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said some of the most common violations were on the Clean Air Act or the Republic Act (RA) …

Northern Samar gets P75M for expansion of 3 ports

TACLOBAN: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has allocated PHP75 million for the expansion of three ports in Northern Samar province for this year, aimed at improving access to island towns from the mainland.

The fund under the 2023 appropriatio…

Extended class hours proposed for Antique schools affected by blackout

Antique: The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Antique proposed an extension of class hours in schools that suspended classes due to power interruptions for learners to cope with missed lessons.

A total of 118 schools from the local…

DOE wants NGCP’s system operator function stripped off

MANILA: Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla on Friday reiterated the agency’s support to revisit the franchise of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), following the three-day power outage in Western Visayas that st…

Sandigan allows testimony via video in ex-FDA chief’s graft trial

MANILA: The Sandiganbayan ruled to allow a witness to take the stand remotely by videoconferencing against a former director general of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) who is facing graft charges.

In a resolution by presiding justice Amparo Ca…

Trkiye’s 1st manned space mission to begin journey on Jan. 18

ANKARA: Trkiye’s first manned space mission will depart for the International Space Station at 01.11 a.m. local time on Jan. 18, a top Turkish official said Thursday.

Col. Alper Gezeravci with the Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) crew will head to the Internat…