In observance of All Saints’ Day, Skyway O&M Corp. or SOMCO, the operator of the Skyway System and Naia Expressway, will implement “Oplan Ligtas Biyahe: Undas 2017” from Oct. 28 to Nov. 2.
This will ensure the safety and convenience of the increased number of motorists who will use the expressways to go to pay respects to their departed loved ones in memorial parks and cemeteries in places south of Metro Manila and vice versa, SOMCO said.
Mayor Mel Aguilar recently congratulated the winners of 2017 Gawad Sikhay of the Division of City Schools-Las Piñas.
Gawad Sikhay recognizes the outstanding services of school administrators, teachers, and non-teaching staff of Department of Education-Las Piñas. The awarding coincided with the DepEd’s celebration of National Teachers’ Month.
Adamson University has refused to cooperate with the National Bureau of Investigation in probing the mauling case against 16 Tau Gamma Phi fraternity members who are enrolled at the school, the parents of the victim—a grandson of Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan—said Wednesday.
NBI Agent Nelson Moreno served the subpoena to the university’s Office of Student Affairs, but the Adamson staff did not give him the addresses of the persons involved, nor allowed him and investigators to conduct an ocular on the crime scene, the Pangilinan family said.
By Robbie Pangilinan
Tacloban City – Tacloban City Mayor Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez reported that 12,545 housing units are almost fully constructed for the survivors of typhoon Yolanda.
The city was the hardest hit by the typhoon in November 8, 2013, which killed thousands and destroyed houses and other properties.
The Mayor thanked President Rodrigo Duterte in a letter, for the 10,734 houses that are now occupied by the surviving families.
GENERAL TRIAS CITY—Six out of seven cities and 14 out of 16 towns in Cavite have passed the Good Financial Housekeeping criteria for year 2017 of Department of the Interior and Local Government based on the list of awardees released last October 6.
SM Foundation is now accepting applications for its scholarship program for academic year 2018-2019. Online application is available through the SM Foundation website www.sm-foundation.org, where a list of partner colleges and universities are available.
Those interested to apply may e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 552-7013 or 857-0100, locals 1681, 1684, 1687 & 1688.
LEGAZPI CITY—The Philippine National Railways South Long Haul Project, spanning some 581 kms from Manila to Matnog, Sorsogon, is on track to its target opening by the second quarter of year 2022.
“Dagos po an Bicol Express (the Bicol Express will push through),” Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda announced here last week, basing it on the project’s revised funding structure recently approved by the National Economic Development Authority board.
