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Ipil First PMVIC recently shared a simple but meaningful update: โOne more satisfied customer checked off their motorcycle inspection and advance renewal today. Beat the rush by renewing early for a safer, smoother, and stress-free ride.โ Behind that short message is a bigger story about why the Philippine Motor VehicleContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ A Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, Sydney turned into one of Australiaโs deadliest mass shootings in decades, after two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish community event on December 14, 2025. Authorities have declared it a terrorist attack, prompting heightened security across the country. Hereโs what weContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY โ Local executives in Maguindanao del Norte vowed to strengthen their united campaign against illegal drugs as the province continues to brand itself as a โnew investment hubโ in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Participants to the Peace and Order and Public Safety Cluster MeetingContinue Reading
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has formally turned over to the Department of National Defense (DND) a new piece of homegrown military technology: the Controller Operated Battle-Ready Armament, or COBRA. Marketed as a step forward in the countryโs defense modernization push, COBRA is designed to boost the firepowerContinue Reading
The government billed PalengQR PH as a milestone in the countryโs digital transformation when it rolled out the program. This initiative, led by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), promotes QR-based cashless payments in public markets, tricycles, and small neighborhoodContinue Reading
The latest Labor Force Survey (LFS) from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) shows a sharp rise in unemployment: 2.54 million Filipinos had no jobs or livelihoods in October 2025, pushing the unemployment rate to 5%. This is not only higher than Septemberโs 3.8% but also worse than the 1.97 millionContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY โ Soldiers killed the alleged top leader of the now-defunct Dawlah Islamiya in a brief clash in Barangay Satan, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, on Sunday, December 7, ending the manhunt for a bomb expert tagged in at least 37 high-profile criminal cases across Central Mindanao. Local officialsContinue Reading
