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1 week ago | 
bnc.ph | Jown Manalo |Prage BNC
By Jown ManaloThe Land Transportation Office (LTO) has mobilized around 1,700 enforcers across the country to monitor major roads and crack down on reckless driving during the Holy Week break. In a statement Wednesday, LTO Chief Vigor Mendoza said the agency is working closely with the Philippine National Police and other law enforcement units to identify and sanction reckless motorists.
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1 week ago | 
bnc.ph | Jown Manalo |Prage BNC
By Jown ManaloThree-month-old Philippine eagle Riley has died, the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) reported Wednesday. In a Facebook post, the foundation said a full necropsy is being conducted to determine the cause of death. “Though the eaglet’s time with us was short, Riley captured hearts and inspired hope—becoming a powerful symbol for his species’ conservation from hatch day to every milestone along the way,” the PEF said.
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1 week ago | 
bnc.ph | Jown Manalo |Prage BNC
By Jown ManaloThe National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) will soon become the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed a new law. Republic Act No. 12145, or the Economy, Planning, and Development Act, was signed on April 10, officially establishing the DEPDev’s charter and elevating it to a full-fledged executive department.
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1 week ago | 
bnc.ph | Jown Manalo |Prage BNC
By Jown ManaloThe Department of Justice (DOJ) will create an inter-agency anti-kidnapping task force following the death of Filipino-Chinese businessman Anson Que, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Friday. The task force will include the DOJ, Philippine National Police (PNP), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Bureau of Immigration, and Department of the Interior and Local Government.
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1 week ago | 
bnc.ph | Jown Manalo |Prage BNC
By Jown ManaloOver 30 million domestic and international travelers are expected to visit the country’s top destinations this Holy Week, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT). In a statement Friday, the DOT said it activated its regional operations centers to monitor and coordinate activities in high-traffic areas, ensuring proper management of tourism sites.
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1 week ago | 
bnc.ph | Jown Manalo |Prage BNC
By Jown ManaloSenatorial candidates Phillip Salvador and Rodante Marcoleta have entered the “probable winners” list in Pulse Asia’s March 2025 survey, the polling firm announced Friday. The survey, conducted from March 23 to 29 through face-to-face interviews with 2,400 randomly selected Filipino adults, assessed voter preferences for the May 2025 elections.
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1 week ago | 
bnc.ph | Jown Manalo |Prage BNC
By Jown ManaloThe Philippine Embassy in Italy on Friday reminded Filipinos that using Philippine passports as loan collateral is illegal, following reports of such practices among Filipinos in Malta. “The Embassy would like to remind all Filipino citizens that, under Philippine law, passports are the property of the Philippine government and must not be used as collateral for any loan transaction,” the embassy said in an advisory.
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1 week ago | 
bnc.ph | Jown Manalo |Prage BNC
By Jown ManaloThe Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Friday announced a household rate increase for April. Households will pay P13.01 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this month, up by P0.7226 per kWh from March. With the adjustment, a typical household consuming 200 kWh may see an increase of around P145 in their monthly bill. Meralco attributed the hike to a significant rise in generation and transmission costs.
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1 week ago | 
bnc.ph | Jown Manalo |Prage BNC
By Jown ManaloThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued a show cause order against a local candidate for possible violations of its anti-discrimination campaign guidelines under Resolution No. 11116. Through its Task Force on Safeguarding Against Fear and Exclusion in Elections (Safe), the poll body on Friday ordered Silang, Cavite mayoral candidate Alston Kevin Anarna to explain remarks he made during a campaign sortie on March 29.
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3 weeks ago | 
bnc.ph | Jown Manalo |Prage BNC
By Jown ManaloThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said it will place Datu Odin Sinsuat town in Maguindanao del Norte under its control, following the killing of an election officer and her husband in the said town. Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said the poll body is just finalizing its resolution, which outlines the specific implications of the declaration. Once issued, the order will take immediate effect.
