PHILIPPINE STAR/ BOY SANTOSA HOUSE of Representatives committee may take up bills providing media company ABS-CBN Corp. with a fresh 25-year franchise even if Congress is on break. Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez on Wednesday issued a motion urging the House legislative franchises

PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOSA BILL seeking to address shortages in public school heads by mandating the Education department to fill all vacant principal positions within a year was filed at the House of Representatives on Wednesday.Filed by Deputy Minority Leader and Party-list Rep. France L.

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASTHE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reached 16% of its target 72 million ballots for the upcoming May 12 midterm elections, printing about 1.8 million ballots per day, its chief said on Wednesday. Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia said in a briefing

ROBINSONS MALLS partnered with the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to host job fairs and employment facilitation programs across various locations nationwide, an initiative that started on Jan. 31 until Feb. 27.In a statement on Wednesday, Robinsons Mall said a series of job fairs

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE TRANSPORTATION department said the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) Busway remains one of the most efficient public transport systems in Metro Manila amid calls to phase out the busway system.“The EDSA Busway is seen as a crucial step towards

THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has recently inaugurated two shelters in the disaster-stricken municipalities of Maragusan and New Bataan in Davao de Oro.“The new facilities, built with P50-million funding each from PAGCOR, will serve as safe shelters during emergencies as well as venues

THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Department of Education (DepEd) have entered into a partnership to electrify schools in off-grid areas through solar power.NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda on Wednesday inked a memorandum of agreement with Education Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” M. Angara, in

BAGUIO CITY — Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Kalinga, aided by policemen, cornered two alleged drug traders who tried to sell nine bricks of dried marijuana leaves on Tuesday at Tabuk City, Kalinga’s capital.The duo, whose names were withheld by authorities,

COTABATO CITY — The police detained a mayor of a newly created Bangsamoro town and his three escorts after policemen and soldiers in a gun ban checkpoint in Toril, Davao City found two pistols in their vehicle on Tuesday.Anwar D. Saluang, an appointed mayor of

ASIANTERMINALS.COM.PHBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterTHE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it is seeing “renewed interest” from the second Trump administration in exploring a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the US.“With renewed interest under the Trump administration, we are optimistic about negotiating

BW FILE PHOTOTHE Department of Budget and Management said the new government procurement law’s implementing rules and regulations (IRR) will be released next week, having been approved by the procurement board’s technical experts.The IRR was approved at a meeting led by the Government Procurement Policy

DOTR PHOTOTHE Automotive Body Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (ABMAP) has asked the government to prioritize and provide more funding for the stalled Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization Program.“ABMAP is urgently calling on the government to secure additional funding and prioritize the program, which is