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Acorda's term as PNP chief extended
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has extended the term of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. until March 31, 2024, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In a statement on Monday, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Marcos extended Acorda's ...
PNP suspends outgoing internal affairs service chief
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has implemented the six-month suspension imposed by the Office of the Ombudsman on the chief of its Internal Affairs Service (IAS) slapped with a sexual harassment case, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In an order dated Dec. 1 and released Monda...
EDSA Busway violators decline
Apprehensions on the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) busway have dropped significantly through consistent daily operations of traffic enforcers and the recent hike in penalties, an official of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said in a report by Philippine News Agency. ...
MMDA ramps up road-clearing operations
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday apprehended 166 vehicles and towed six vehicles for illegal parking as part of the agency’s crackdown against obstructions in "Mabuhay Lanes" in the National Capital Region (NCR), according to a report by Philippin...
PNP reports higher poll-related violence incidents
The number of validated election-related incidents (ERIs) more than doubled for this year's Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) 2023 compared to figures from the previous polls, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said in a report by Philippine News Agency. PNP spokesperson Col....
MMDA forms group to apprehend EDSA bus lane violators
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority launched Tuesday a restructured operations group that will go after violators of the exclusive EDSA bus lane, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. The Special Operations Group will be under the direct supervision of Assistant General Ma...
MMDA keeps 'window hour' for coding scheme
The "window hour” for the number coding scheme in the National Capital Region (NCR) will remain enforced based on present vehicular traffic conditions, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said in a report by Philippine News Agency. MMDA acting chair Romando Artes sa...
Over 1,000 motorcycle riders finish MMDA training
Over 1,000 student-riders of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Motorcycle Riding Academy have graduated since the school's launch in September, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. The academy, which teaches basic riding skills and observance of traffic rules...
Suspects defrauding contractors caught
The National Bureau of Investigation on Friday announced the arrest of four men who allegedly defrauded would-be contractors by claiming supposed links with Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In a statement, the NBI-Anti-Organized and Transnation...
House, MMDA agree to confiscate ‘8’ plates
The House of Representatives and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) have formally agreed to apprehend the drivers of vehicles bearing protocol plates with the number 8 and confiscate the expired or spurious plates, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. House Secretary G...
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