Day: November 29, 2025
LTO To Start Impounding E-bikes, E-trikes On Major Roads Beginning December 1
MANILA, Philippines – Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Markus Lacanilao said he is prepared to face public backlash over the agency’s crackdown on electronic bikes and tricycles (e-bikes, e-trikes) plying major roads, stressing that safety—not popularity—is his priority. “We understand that many of our countrymen will be angry, but our priority here is their safety
Zamboanga Sibugay Town Among Top 10 Finalists In National SubayBAYANI Awards 2025
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY – The municipality of Roseller T. Lim has been named one of the Top 10 finalists in the 2025 SubayBAYANI Awards, emerging from a pool of 1,493 municipalities across the Philippines. The town made it through successive rounds of screening—from the Top 120, to the Top 30, and finally to the Top 10—recognizing
Duterte Is Gone, But The Shadow Of Drug War Hangs Over Marcos Presidency
MANILA, Philippines — More than three years after Rodrigo Duterte stepped down, the bloody legacy of his “war on drugs” continues to shape Philippine politics, policing, and the lives of thousands of grieving families. A new VICE documentary — “The World’s Deadliest Drug War Just Got a New Leader” — revisits the Duterte years and
Bangsamoro lawmakers help 200 poor, ex-combatants get free driver’s licenses in Cotabato
COTABATO CITY — For many in the Bangsamoro still trying to rebuild their lives from decades of conflict, a driver’s license is more than a piece of plastic — it is a ticket to livelihood, dignity, and a new beginning. This week, 200 aspiring drivers, many of them poor and some former combatants of the
