Taking notice of the huge budget allocated for Infrastructure projects in next year’s national budget, the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAg) is urging President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. to prioritize domestic food production and help farmers recover from losses caused by persistent rains and recent tropical cyclones. The call was also prompted by the recent…
Young Environmental Forum founder and chief strategic advisor Ludwig Federigan. (Photo from the Board of Investments) With Asia-Pacific facing a strong El Niño potentially reinforced by a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), advocacy group Young Environmental Forum has underscored the need for the Philippines to step up its preparations to actively respond to the phenomenon impact…
This year’s El Niño will be the strongest on record, threatening to unleash extreme weather across the globe and make 2027 the hottest recorded year by far, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center forecasted in its latest report. According Michelle L’Heureux, El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) team lead at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Workers affected by the recent spate of calamities due to bad weather may claim just compensation, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE). In a bulletin, Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) executive director Kaima Via Velasquez reminded workers, who suffered job-related injuries or accidents during the weather disturbances in the past week or so,…
Cong. Brian Yamsuan. Courtesy: Brian Yamsuan/Facebook Amid renewed calls for a comprehensive drainage master plan to address flooding in Metro Manila, several lawmakers quickly expressed their support for the proposed submission of localized flood control and mitigation plans that would specifically target solutions to the perennial problem in their localities. Just recently, Department of Public…
Urging schools to become more familiar with the learners under their care and to regularly check on their well-being through professional counseling, Department of Education secretary Juan Edgardo ‘Sonny’ Angara disclosed that the authorities are examining possible online influence in the fatal shooting incident at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU) in Zamboanga City. Even…
Photo courtesy of Philippine News Agency (PNA). Despite ex-Philippine Marine Orly Guteza’s recantation in the ongoing flood control probe, the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) announced that former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez can still be investigated and charged for plunder and other corruption anomalies. This is according to Ombudsman Jesus Crispin ‘Boying’ Remulla who…
The local currency came close to hitting Php 62 to the dollar, posting a new intraday record low of Php 61.995 to the greenback before ending the day three centavos weaker at Php 61.815:$1, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The drop led to a steep decline in the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index…
Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon inspects the Remedios pumping station along Roxas Boulevard in Manila. Following flash floods and the ‘sea of garbage’ witnessed recently by no less than President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. himself, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will be implementing localized drainage master plans in direct consultation with city and municipal…
DepEd secretary ‘Sonny’ Angara. (Photo from the Philippine News Agency) Following the fatal shooting incident at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU) Junior High School campus, the Department of Education (DepEd) is now focusing on further strengthening mental health and psychosocial support programs in schools across the country. A day after reports reached his office…