Tag: application

LTO warns public vs individuals who offer to facilitate application, renewal of license for a fee

(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation on Thursday, May 7, warned the public against unscrupulous individuals who, through social media, offer their services to facilitate the application for or the renewal of driver’s licenses. A statement from Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante said these services “are not authorized by the agency and are therefore  patently illegal.” In the first place, the LTO said it has temporarily suspended applications for and/or renewal of driver’s licenses, other permits, and registration […]

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Facebook simplifies Messenger app

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Tuesday announced an overhaul of its Messenger smartphone app in an effort to simplify the service for its 1.3 billion monthly global users. The social network began rolling out a redesigned version featuring three tabs instead of nine, saying it was “going back to its roots” seven years after the standalone app’s launch. “We build one feature after another; they’re piling up,” Messenger chief Stan Chudnovsky said […]

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Trillanes, AFP officials face off in Senate hearing

(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes on Tuesday, Oct. 2, faced officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines for the first time since the amnesty granted to him for the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula Manila siege was  revoked by  Presidential Proclamation No. 572. The proclamation had cited as bases Trillanes’ alleged failure to  file an official application for the amnesty based on a certification issued by the military such a  file was not available, and his […]

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JBC to hold off search for new CJ until final Supreme Court ruling on quo warranto petition vs Sereno

(Eagle News)–The Judicial and Bar Council will wait for the final ruling on the quo warranto petition filed against Maria Lourdes Sereno before it proceeds with the  search for a new Chief Justice. This was confirmed by Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, an ex-officio member of the JBC. Voting 8-6, the Supreme Court granted the petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida against Sereno, thereby nullifying her appointment as chief magistrate. In making the decision, the […]

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PCC to Uber: Continue operating in PHL pending review of Grab-Uber deal

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Competition Commission has ordered ride-hailing service Uber to continue operating its app pending the PCC’s review of the Uber-Grab deal. “The PCC believes that Uber is capable of operating its ride-hailing app in the country, despite its claims that it has already exited the Southeast Asia market,” PCC Chair Arsenio Balisacan said in a statement. According to Balisacan, while Uber was “highlighting the exit,” it “does not emphasize enough its […]

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Twitter makes ‘tweetstorms’ easier with ‘threads’

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Twitter said Tuesday said it would make it easier for users to build “tweetstorms” by linking together posts in “threads” to expound at length at the famously short-form messaging service. The move comes just a month after Twitter rattled the twitterverse by doubling the limit for tweets in most languages to 280 characters, in a bid to draw in more users and boost engagement. It was the first time […]

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LTFRB denies Uber’s MR on agency order meting out one-month suspension on the TNC

(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board on Tuesday denied the motion for reconsideration filed by Uber on its one-month suspension. In a two-and-a-half page order, the LTFRB said the transport network company had violated the agency’s July 26 order for it to cease and desist from accepting applications for accreditation of Transport Network Vehicle Services. The July 26 order was issued after Uber and another TNC, Grab, were found to have […]

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Nigerian innovator uses app to fight food waste

ABUJA, Nigeria (Reuters) — Nigerian entrepreneur, Oscar Ekponimo is working to reduce food waste in Nigeria by getting stores to donate groceries they don’t need to poor families. The software engineer has developed a web app known as Chowberry which enables charities shop for products that are about to expire at a discounted price. The organizations later distribute the products to children’s homes and low-income communities. Ekponimo says his own experiences growing up without enough […]

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