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The shortage of plastic cards for driver’s licenses will normalize by September with up to 130,000 unissued cards expected to be received by motorists. Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista clarified Tuesday the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) forecast of up to 500,000 plastic card shortage was until October in response to the Memorandum Circular extending the validity …

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) announces the  staging in the country of SiGMA Asia Summit 2023 – a huge gathering of top minds and influential leaders in gaming, blockchain and emerging tech industries. Jointly organized by the SiGMA Group and the Artificial Intelligence Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (AIBC), the highly anticipated event, which takes place on July 19-22 at …

Manila Water manages to keep its non-revenue water (NRW) average at 13.35% for the first half of this year sustaining 24/7 water supply to its 7.6 million customers in the East Zone of Metro Manila and parts of Rizal. The water company has been maintaining its NRW average below 14% by implementing vigorous maintenance checks, replacement, rehabilitation, and repairs in …

President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. led on July 17, 2023 the briefing and site inspection of a landmark project here that supports the Chief Executive’s vision to enhance healthcare access in provinces and highly urbanized cities in the country.  Members of the PAGCOR Board, executives and other VIP guests pose for a photo opportunity with President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. …

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) proudly looked back on its past achievements when it celebrated its 40th year at the Marriott Hotel Manila on July 11, 2023. PAGCOR commemorated its four decades of existence by featuring its accomplishments, particularly its huge contributions to nation building. The agency was created in 1983 by virtue of Presidential Decree 1869, also …

By Mike G. Jamisola  The culmination of the two-day orientation workshop on the proposed NCSC gender and development (GAD) program and strategic planning for the 2023 Elderly Filipino Week (EFW) celebration ended on Saturday at the Luxent Hotel at Timog Ave. in Quezon City. National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) Chairman Franklin Quijano led a complete cast of the commission’s …

Today marks another milestone for Livestock Philippines as it opens its door for the biggest and grandest 6th edition with the special guest of honor – no less than His Excellency Ferdinand Marcos Jr., at the World Trade Center Metro Manila, in Pasay City.  Invited dignitaries and officials from the Department of Agriculture, together with Informa Markets, the organizer of …

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is making significant progress towards a more sustainable future with the launch of its Climate Change Action Initiative. This undertaking underscores ICTSI’s efforts to decarbonize and contribute to global efforts in addressing climate change. Recognizing the urgent need to combat climate change and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the initiative will develop a comprehensive …

The country commemorates today, July 4, 2023, the 127th death anniversary of Marcelo H. del Pilar (a.k.a. Plaridel), Filipino propagandist and patron of the Association of Philippine Journalists-Samahang Plaridel. Del Pilar was one of the leading figures of the Philippine anti-friar movement in the late 19th century. Plaridel was editor of the propaganda newspaper La Solidaridad that was used to …

By Mike G. Jamisola If the National Commission of Senior¹ Citizens (NCSC) and the Bureau of Correc tions (BuCor) will have its way, many senior citizen PDLs will live the remaining years of their lives in freedom. This was the consensus arrived by former AFP chief of staff and now, BuCor director general Lt. Gen Gergorio Pio Catapang, Jr., NCSC …