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NPC stops 'lisensya' site
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) extended the cease-and-desist order (CDO) on lisensya.info — a website that provided personal information on registered users of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to the public, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In a statement, NPC ...
Water service restored in Caloocan village
West Zone concessionaire, Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) recently connected Purok Biyaya in Barangay 167 of Caloocan City to its water network, giving some 141 urban poor families access to a safe and affordable water supply, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. For almos...
SMC taps global firm Boskalis to start works on Bulacan airport
San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) P740-billion “game-changing” Manila International Airport project in Bulacan is set to take off in the first quarter of 2021, after it awarded global firm Boskalis a USD 1.73-billion contract to restore land at what will be the largest, most modern in...
Malacanang waiting for budget approval
Malacañang Palace hopes that the Congress’ version of the 2021 national budget will be submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte before the second week of December, according to a report by GMA News. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. told a news conference that the early submissio...