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In preparation for the upcoming commemoration of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is on heightened security alert and has deployed police personnel to ensure the safety of the public. “Effective kahapon po ay naka-heightened alert na po ang ating mga area police command pati na rin po ‘yung…
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa hoists Signal No. 4 over Batanes after raising “Leon” into the super typhoon category. Super Typhoon Leon is continuously heading closer to Batanes, threatening the region. “The wind signals warn the public of the general wind threat over an area due to the tropical cyclone,” said…
Teams from the Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine National Police and Philippine Coast Guard have so far rescued 169,769 individuals in areas affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami), the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Tuesday. OCD deputy administrator for operations, Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV, also reported that 539,944 food packs…
A Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)- assisted meat processing cooperative proved that the industry can still thrive despite challenges like African Swine Fever (ASF). With the unwavering support from the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program and DTI’s Shared Service Facility (SSF), the Dujali Free Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (DUFFAMCO) has become a beacon of success. It…
Taipei, Taiwan—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) led a strategic push to attract investments in renewable energy and business expansions in economic zones during the Philippine Investment Forum (PIF) on 22 October 2024. Collaborating with the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), and the Philippine Trade and Investment…
In a press briefing on Tuesday, Quad Committee chairpersons Santa Rosa City Rep. Dan Fernandez and Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. addressed the allegations and statements that came out in the Senate hearing regarding the extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the Duterte administration. Fernandez firmly denied the allegations of coercion or harassment, which were based on…
A Quad Committee co-chairperson on Tuesday urged former President Rodrigo Duterte to face the panel and tell the truth about his administration’s bloody anti-drug war and the thousands of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) victims that resulted from his administration’s campaign against illegal drugs. “If he was physically well enough to attend the Senate inquiry on Monday,…
A co-chair of the House Quad Committee on Monday reiterated his challenge to Senators Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and Lawrence “Bong” Go to preserve the credibility of the Senate probe into former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s bloody war on drugs by recusing themselves from the inquiry. “I am appealing to their sense of delicadeza since,…
Following former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s own admission under oath that he was responsible for the “shortcomings” of his administration’s war on drugs, a House leader on Tuesday said the former president now must be held accountable for crimes against humanity. According to House Quad Comm co-chair Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr., under Republic Act…
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Monday said the Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (PARC) has approved the PHP19 billion funds to boost countryside development initiatives. In a news release, DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III said the approved budget will be used to fund the Pang-Agraryong Tulay para sa Bagong Bayanihan ng mga Magsasaka (Project…