Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
罢丑别听ban on聽 e-bikes on major roads聽in Metro Manila will take effect starting on April 15, 2024, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Romando Artes said on Monday.
鈥淲e will implement this by April 15, but we will still consider other suggestions,鈥� Artes said in a press briefing, Violators will be fined P2,500, while their units will also be impounded if e-bike users are not able to present a driver鈥檚 license upon apprehension, Artes previously said.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the South Korean firm聽Miru Systems Co. Ltd. (Miru Systems)聽inked an almost P18-billion contract on Monday for the lease of an automated election system to be used in the 2025 midterm elections.
Miru Systems was the聽sole bidder聽for the lease of a Full Automation System with Transparency Audit/Count (Fastrac) to Comelec.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. left Villamor Airbase in Pasay City on Monday afternoon to begin his Central European trip scheduled from March 11 to March 15.
The President is visiting Germany for a state visit and afterward, to the Czech Republic for an official visit. He will speak to business and political leaders from both nations.
Former President Rodrigo Duterte鈥檚 recent appointment as new administrator of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) properties only revealed the 鈥渋ntertwined鈥� interests of the ex-chief executive and alleged sex offender Apollo Quiboloy.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros, during a press conference, noted that Quiboloy鈥檚 trust in Duterte must be great to delegate his properties to the former country leader.
Makati said Taguig has closed down community swimming pools in a village now under the latter鈥檚 jurisdiction in another property dispute between the two cities.
The Makati Aqua Sports Arena (Masa) is adjacent to the contested聽Makati Park and Garden, which shutdown also led to a standoff between the two cities鈥� personnel last week.
聽has apologized for 鈥渇ailing to oversee the bigger picture鈥� after she was slammed by netizens for fixing the hair of Miss World Botswana Lesego Chombo during the global tilt鈥檚 question-and-answer (Q&A) portion.
Young drew the ire of African pageant fans after fixing a tendril of Chombo鈥檚 hair from her face before she was asked to give her pitch to the聽聽during the coronation night of the 71st Miss World on March 9.