Partial toll-free use of Skyway Stage 3 to ease EDSA traffic during rehab
Motorists using Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) can expect some relief as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced that a portion of Skyway Stage 3 will be toll-free during EDSA’s upcoming reconstruction, set to begin on 13 June 2025. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon revealed Monday that the toll suspension—pending Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) approval—will start once the rehabilitation is in full swing, possibly by July or August.
P20 rice push gets lift with revived NFA Bulacan facility
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. led the reopening of the National Food Authority’s (NFA) newly rehabilitated warehouse in this historic Bulacan town of Malolos on Monday, a crucial step in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s push to intensify palay procurement, uplift farmer incomes, and sustain the P20 per kilo rice program.
DOTr extends Amandayehan Port deadline amid logistics crunch
From the original one-week deadline to make the Amandayehan Port in Basey, Samar operationally safe for vehicles and people to cross the San Juanico Strait to Tacloban City, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) extended its self-imposed target to two weeks.
BOC, Guess join forces vs. P15.8B in counterfeit goods
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and global fashion brand Guess intensified their campaign against counterfeit goods following the seizure of over 1.7 million fake items worth an estimated P15.8 billion in Divisoria, Manila—marking one of the country’s biggest anti-counterfeiting operations to date.
Lazaro’s Appointment Affirms Strong WPS Policy Direction—Stratbase
The appointment of Ma. Theresa Lazaro as Secretary of Foreign Affairs has been welcomed as a strategic affirmation of the Philippines’ assertive foreign policy in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according to the think tank Stratbase Institute.
