Photo courtesy of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board/Facebook The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region 3 issued a Special Notice of Compliance to the Municipality of Castillejos on March 4, 2026, recognizing its approved Local Public Transport Route Plan. Castillejos is the second municipality in Zambales to receive the compliance notice, marking…
Photo courtesy of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board/Facebook. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) held a meeting with representatives of EV Taxi Corporation on Wednesday to discuss the role of electric vehicles in the transport sector. The talks come amid ongoing fuel price increases caused by the Middle East crisis. EV Taxi…
Police investigate the basketball court at a Parañaque condominium where a gunman shot, killing two and wounding four, on March 4, 2026. Two people were killed and four others wounded when a gunman opened fire at a basketball court inside a condominium complex on Wednesday night, according to a report from the Southern Police District….
Farm operators, tourism leaders, policymakers, and development partners gathered in Baguio City on Wednesday for the 9th International Farm Tourism Conference. The event highlights how farm tourism can provide livelihood opportunities for rural communities while connecting travelers with the food, culture, and landscapes of the Filipino countryside. Organized by the International School of Sustainable Tourism…
Photo courtesy of DOT. The Philippines opens its booth at ITB Berlin 2026 today at the International Congress Center, formerly Messe Berlin, welcoming international travel buyers. The country has participated in the world’s largest travel trade fair since 1985, maintaining over 40 years of continuous engagement with the global tourism market. Following the pandemic, that…
Commission on Elections (Comelec) headquarters at Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros, Manila. Photo courtesy of Philippine News Agency (PNA). The Commission on Elections (Comelec) temporarily halted voter registration for overseas Filipinos in Israel and Iran amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following recent missile strikes in the region. In a statement on Wednesday, the…
Photo courtesy of Philippine National Police/Facebook Authorities arrested two men and seized dried marijuana worth about Php 2.4 million during an anti illegal drugs operation in La Trinidad, Benguet, on March 3. Operatives carried out a buy bust operation in Barangay Betag that led to the confiscation of nearly 20 kilograms of dried marijuana stalks…
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is studying the possible use of electric vehicles for its patrol fleet as rising fuel costs threaten to increase the agency’s operational expenses. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez said on Thursday that tensions in the Middle East, which have pushed global oil prices higher, prompted the police force to…
Parts of Luzon and Mindanao were expected to experience cloudy skies and light rain on Thursday due to two weather systems affecting the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. In its morning forecast, Pagasa said the northeast monsoon, locally called amihan, and the easterlies continue to influence weather conditions across…
Photo courtesy of Joan Bondoc- Philippine News Agency (PNA). President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is seeking emergency powers from Congress that would allow him to reduce excise taxes on petroleum products if global oil prices surge due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East. During a Palace briefing on Tuesday, Marcos said he had begun…