SMC opens NAIAx Tramo access ramp
MANILA, Philippines — The NAIA Expressway (NAIAx) yesterday opened its new access ramp in Pasay, providing motorists with an alternative way of entering the toll road.
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Redemption
Mega Manila is competitive only for the dubious title of having the worst traffic in the world. Much as our officials might try to downplay this, commuters know the score. It is hardly possible to plan one’s day in this urban tangle using public transport.
EDITORIAL — Eww
Even before airport authorities can eradicate an infestation of bed bugs, another video has gone viral, this time showing a large rat scurrying on the ceiling of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. The rat video, reportedly taken early yesterday, worsened the eww factor of other video footages showing close-ups of bed bugs moving in the holes of metal seats at the NAIA, and of the skin rashes suffered by passengers who were bitten this week by the creepy-crawlies.
The 12 promises of the Cancer Law
In observance of World Cancer Awareness month and the 5th anniversary of the National Integrated Cancer Control Act (NICCA), I am writing to help explain the law’s provisions to the lay, as suggested by Philippine STAR reader, Adora Perez from the Corridor of Hope patient group.
Room To Read Partners With Warner Bros. Discovery To Premiere ‘She Creates Change’, A Series Promoting Gender Equality For International Women’s Day
Room to Read, a global education nonprofit tackling illiteracy and gender inequality, announced a partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery for the premiere of , the first nonprofit-led animation and live-action film project to promote gender equality through the stories of young women around the world.
Big start nets Del Monte 5-point cushion in PAL Interclub golf tilt
MANILA, Philippines -- Del Monte positioned itself for a potential rare sweep of the PAL Interclub golf team titles by amassing 109 points at the Pueblo de Oro Golf and Country Club Friday, gaining a five-point lead over Eastridge in the first round of the Men’s Regular tournament in Cagayan de Oro City.
Subsidies eyed for minimum wage earners
MANILA, Philippines — The House committee on labor and employment is eyeing government subsidies for minimum wage earners, if only to offset inflation and its negative impact on their living conditions.
‘New poll machines to give speedy results, lower failure rates’
MANILA, Philippines — There will be faster transmission of votes and lower failure rates with the new machines and transmission service to be used in the May 2025 midterm elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said yesterday.