Modified work schedule in accordance with CSC policy

MANILA: The modified work schedule from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for officials and employees in local government units (LGUs) is consistent with the Policy on Flexible Work Arrangements (FWAs) issued by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) for agencies and gove…

LTFRB-7 extends work days to accept franchise consolidation applicants

CEBU CITY: The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) office here accepted applications for consolidation on Saturday and again on April 27.

LTFRB-7 Director Eduardo Montealto Jr. said he ordered the additional…

PBBM to Duterte: Turn over docs related to ‘secret deal’ with China

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday (Manila time) said he is open to sit down with former president Rodrigo Duterte and discuss the latter’s ‘secret deal’ with China in connection with the South China Sea issue.

‘Baffled’ by Duterte…

UP ends slump in UAAP men’s volleyball

MANILA: The University of the Philippines finally barged into the win column after prevailing over Adamson University, 19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 28-26, in the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball tournament at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila on Saturday.

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Abalos orders LGUs: Intensify crackdown vs. colorum operators

MANILA: Local government units (LGUs) must pass ordinances banning operators of ‘colorum’ vehicles from using transport terminals within their jurisdictions, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. said on Sa…

6th Indo-Pacific Business Forum in PH to draw more investments, jobs

MANILA: House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez said Saturday he is optimistic that the 6th Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) in Manila this year would draw a surge of foreign investments into the country, which could lead to more jobs and …

P7.3-M marijuana plants destroyed in Ilocos Sur town

LAOAG CITY: Fully grown marijuana plants with a total estimated value of PHP7.5 million were destroyed in Sugpon, Ilocos Sur over the weekend.

Joel Plaza, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 1 (Ilocos) Director, said 37,700 marijuana plants wer…