Concerns over the rollout of the Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) information technology (IT) system were raised during the deliberation of the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) 2022 budget last September 15 at the House of Representatives.

Running under the political platform of continuity of the development programs instituted by President Duterte and Sen. Bong Go, Bisaya Gyud party-list on Friday filed its certificate of nomination and acceptance for the May 2022 elections.

Caloocan mayoral candidate Along Malapitan yesterday said he tested positive for COVID-19 days after he filed his certificate of candidacy for next year’s elections.

Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula has recovered from COVID-19, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines reported yesterday.

Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia vowed to bring the city to greater economic heights as he announced his reelection bid last week.

Two Filipinos and two Malaysians were rescued after their boat capsized in the waters off Tawi-Tawi on Thursday night.

The Action on Smoking and Health or ASH Philippines and EcoWaste Coalition have urged the Food and Drug Administration to stop the sale of candy products mimicking the appearance of cigarette sticks.

A man and his wife were killed while five others were wounded when a grenade he was holding went off in Malaybalay, Bukidnon on Friday.

Twelve members of a fraternity tagged in the death of a student during hazing rites in Sorsogon in 2020 were arrested in Calamba, Laguna last Thursday.

There is no discrimination in the implementation of the government’s cash-for-work program for workers displaced by the pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment said yesterday.