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DOTr greenlights LRT-1 fare increase; KMU calls hike ‘immoral’ By Darwin Amojelar THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) approved the Light Rail Manila Corporation’s (LRMC) request for a fare hike, allowing the private operator to begin charging more beginning April 2 this year. In a letter dated February 14, the DOTr informed LRMC that the agency’s Railway Regulatory Unit approved its petition to adjust ticket prices for its
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Light Rail Transit line 1 (LRT-1). This means that by April 2, the new minimum fare for a single-journey ticket at LRT-1 will be P20, up from P15, for a 25% increase. The DOTr also approved a boarding fee of P16.25 and a distance fare of P1.47 per kilometer. However, the approved fare hike is lower than the LRMC’s original request, the transport department Next page
SC: Impeachment ‘urgent’ issue Orders Senate to comment within 10 days on petition to start trial
By Pot Chavez, Rachelle Tonelada and Maricel Cruz
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HE Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Senate to comment within 10 days on a petition compelling the Senate to proceed with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte without delay. This as senators held differing opinions as to the proper timing of the impeachment trial, which Senate President Francis Escudero said could start in July -- only after the State of the Nation Address. “Impeachment is a nationwide concern that will be treated with urgency because of the gravity of the matter,” SC spokesperson Camille Ting said. Next page
NBI to probe Rody’s kill remark if senators file case By Charles Dantes, Pot Chavez and Vince Lopez THE National Bureau of Investigation said it was open to investigating former President Rodrigo Duterte for his remark about killing 15 incumbent senators, but only if the senators themselves file a complaint. NBI Director Jaime Santiago said the agency can only launch a motu proprio (on its own initiative) investigation for threats against key government officials, including the President, Vice President, Senate President, House Speaker, and Chief Justice. “Here is another matter—senators. We need these senators, if
DANGEROUS MANEUVER. An aircraft identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as a Chinese Navy helicopter (left) flies near
the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) plane during an aerial reconnaissance flight yesterday at the Chinesecontrolled Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc) in the West Philippine Sea on February 18, 2025. Armed Forces of the Philippines
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PH condemns China’s latest aerial harassment By Rex Espiritu THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) accused a Chinese military helicopter of executing “dangerous maneuvers” in an apparent attempt to harass a civilian aircraft while it was surveying the area around Scarborough shoal (Bajo de Masinloc) yesterday morning. Commodore Jay Tarriela, the PCG’s
Tarriela warns of disinfo push by pro-China online influencers By Maricel V. Cruz
LEADING ALYANSA. President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. rallies supporters of the administration’s Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas Senatorial Slate at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. Revoli Cortez
PHILIPPINE Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS) Commodore Jay Tarriela on Tuesday warned that pro-China vloggers are actively spreading disinformation to mislead the Filipino people. Speaking at the House Tri Comm, Tarriela stressed the need to hold online influencers—including trolls and political vloggers—accountable for misleading content that weakens national unity Next page
was conducting a maritime domain awareness flight around 7 a.m. He pointed out that after almost one and a half hours of trespassing in the NEWS / A3 Philippines’ territorial air space, a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA-Naspokesperson for the West Philippine vy) helicopter, identified by tail number Sea (WPS), said the incident happened 68, performed dangerous flight maneuas the fixed-wing Bureau of Fisheries vers towards the BFAR aircraft. and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) aircraft Next page
DOJ, solgen eye WPS suit vs. China
Comelec to act on DQ case vs. Tulfos over dynasty issue By Vito Barcelo
Poll chairman George Erwin Garcia said the case, filed by a petitioner THE Commission on Elec- identified as a certain Virgilio Gartions (Comelec) on Tuesday said that cia, will be raffled to the poll body’s two divisions. the disqualificaAside from tion case filed Only 15 party-lists Ben and Erwin, against senasure to get seats—OCTA also named in torial candithe disqualifidates ACTNEWS / A3 cation petition CIS Rep. Erwere ACT-CIS win Tulfo, his brother, broadcast- Rep. Jocelyn Pua-Tulfo, Quezon City er Ben Tulfo, and three other mem- 2nd District Rep. Ralph Wendel Tulbers of the Tulfo clan, which a peti- fo, and Turismo party-list nominee tioner claims constitutes a politi- Wanda Tulfo-Teo. The petitioner argues that they are cal dynasty, will go the usual and Next page ordinary process.