Promoting cycling can ease the current problem of mobility and transportation restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua.

NEDA wants bike lanes, cycling institutionalized

teen-age boy doing a perfect bicycle jump

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A faster, more efficient MRT-3 service will soon be part of the "new normal," the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has pledged.

Faster, sleeker, MRT-3 trains soon

The COVID-19 pandemic is a golden opportunity and a "wake-up call" for the Philippine government to transition into a "green economy," according to the World Wide Fund for Nature.

WWF wants complete transition to green economy

PlayStation gamers will no longer be able to watch movies on the console, after Sony announced they will discontinue the service after August.

PlayStation halts movie streaming by August 31

Cinemas, once slated for opening last Friday, are closed again in Metro Manila due to spike in COVID-19 cases.

After brief resumption cinemas, arcades to shut down again

Instead of phasing out the iconic jeepney, why not let drivers upscale their units?

Traditional jeepneys must be upgraded not junked

In celebration of National Women's Month, LRT-1 and PNR will offer free rides for women passengers on March 8.

Free LRT-2 and PNR rides for women slated

In yet another deft maneuver, the power firm managed to pull a fast one when it convinced the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) earlier this year to refund the P13.8-B which it over collected from customers through the years.



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The Duterte administration says it is doing measures to counter the rising costs of goods in past weeks.

Malacanang works to tame wayward inflation 

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