The Manila Times

A ban on light trucks along EDSA and Shaw Boulevard will take effect starting on May 24, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Wednesday. In an advisory, the MMDA will prohibit trucks which have a gross capacity weight of 4,500 kilograms from passing through EDSA from Magallanes, Makati City up to North Avenue, […]

Vitamins are essential to good health and wellness, especially in this pandemic. How do we know which vitamins are right for us? Different vitamins work in different ways. Vitamin C, which is water soluble, can be taken in recommended amounts at any time of the day. Also water soluble are B vitamins, which can be […]

DEPUTY Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is in favor of holding plenary sessions at the House of Representatives every Thursday during the 18th Congress. The House holds plenary sessions from Monday to Wednesday. At the Ugnayan sa Batasan media forum on Wednesday, Rodriguez said that “I also agree with […]

VICE President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo has received her first coronavirus shot. Robredo, who is part of the A3 priority group or persons with comorbidities, got the Astrazeneca vaccine. “We booked at the QC Protektado [website] via EZ Consult last May 13 for an appointment today,” she said in her Facebook post Wednesday. “Eighteen of […]

PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Wednesday ordered all police regional and provincial directors to coordinate with the Department of Health (DoH) in identifying police camps that could be used for the government’s national vaccination program. In a statement, Eleazar said this is in anticipation of possible untoward incidents when the […]

MINORITY Leader Joseph Stephen “Caraps” Paduano of the House of Representatives said his bloc will ensure that the “proper procedure” is followed in tackling and deciding on the impeachment complaint filed against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen. During a plenary session on Tuesday, the House referred the complaint to its Committee on Justice, which […]

THE aviation regulator on Wednesday launched the first 3D Aerodrome Tower Simulator (ATS) that will boost and improve modern aviation safety training for its personnel. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), the P84.9 million project, which was formally inaugurated on Wednesday, includes supply, installation, and testing of the simulator that was […]

THE House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Works and Highways approved on Wednesday a measure seeking to adopt a 30-year national infrastructure plan. House Bill (HB) 8151 that was sponsored by committee chairman Rep. Romeo Momo, Sr. aims to institutionalize the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program from 2023 to 2052. Momo stressed the need […]

THE Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTRB) has required all inter-regional and inter-provincial public utility vehicles (PUVs) to use the safe, swift, and safe passage or S-PASS travel management system. Created by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the S-PASS can facilitate local travel by providing information on restrictions implemented by local government […]

Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Arturo Brion was appointed head of the Philippine Judicial Academy (Philja). Brion will replace retired SC justice Adolfo Azcuna whose term will expire on May 31, 2021. The Philja conducts educational learning to judges to keep them updated with the law. Brion was associate justice for eight years — from […]