The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) aims to increase the current 3-ton load limit at the San Juanico Bridge to as much as 12 tons in as quickly as six months to help arrest the transport mayhem that has forced Samar authorities to declare a state of emergency in the province.
It was bound to happen—a rematch a year in the making, and this time, the ending was different. The Philippines and Iran—undefeated and dominant all tournament long—clashed in a high-stakes finale Friday at the 2025 Women’s Ice Hockey Asia Cup in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. and Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona inspected sugarcane fields in Bacolod City on Thursday, as part of intensified efforts to combat red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI)—a pest threatening sugar production on Negros Island.
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) under the Department of Transportation (DOTr), has permanently revoked the driver's license of the truck operator involved in a deadly road accident on Batasan-San Mateo Road in Quezon City last week.