Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi likened the national government’s commitment to end local communist armed conflict to biking, noting that they are both steadfast in their reaching their goals. Cusi, who is also Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) in Region 4-B (Mimaropa), made this statement during a virtual meeting on the nationwide cycling event “Bike for Justice and Peace” on Saturday. “Bicycles have always been a symbol of progress and liberty. The Bike for Peace symbolizes the moving forward of the victims of armed violence, the reintegration and building back better lives of former rebels, and the pressing
The cause of women in sports in the country got a big shot in the arm when Atty. Charlie Ho, president of the Philippine Netball Federation was elected vice president of the Asia Netball, formerly Asian Netball Federation, last July 15 in a voting process done via virtual conferencing. “The goal I set for myself is to help grow and promote the sport of netball in Asia while maintaining and preserving the cultural diversity and ethnic identity of its people,” said Ho, who is also president of the Southeast Asian Netball Association Asia Netball is the governing body of netball
Tropical cyclone “Fabian” has intensified into a tropical storm but is unlikely to bring heavy rainfall in the country in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday. As of 4 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm (TS) Fabian was estimated at 1,090 kilometers (km) east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon, the PAGASA said in its 5 a.m. weather bulletin. “Fabian” has maximum sustained winds of 65 km per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph as it moves north-northwestward at 10 kph. The weather bureau said no
An economic official on Saturday said the latest shipment of the single-dose coronavirus vaccine donation from the United States government will help the country bounce back. An Emirates flight delivered 1,606,600 doses of the Janssen-manufactured Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine on Saturday afternoon, completing the 3.212 million doses coursed through the World Health Organization (WHO)-led Covax Facility. The first tranche arrived Friday. “More than 90 percent of our people are not affected by the virus and this will help them go back to work,” Economic Planning Secretary Karl Chua told reporters during the welcome ceremonies at the Ninoy Aquino International
The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P) beneficiaries here are advised to submit themselves to the government’s vaccination program once the rollout in the Zamboanga Peninsula begins. Fung Kai Choi, DSWD-9 information officer for 4Ps, said Saturday they continuously advise their beneficiaries to protect themselves and their families against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) by discussing the jabs’ benefits during the monthly Family Development Session. Education materials are also posted online and distributed to reinforce the agency’s information dissemination campaign. “We strongly encourage them to be vaccinated although it is not mandatory for the beneficiaries of 4Ps to be inoculated,” he
The first positive Covid-19 case has been identified in the athletes’ village of Tokyo Olympic, organizers confirmed here on Saturday. The infected person, who received a negative result at the airport but tested positive during the screening test in the village on Friday, is now isolated in a hotel, Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto told a press conference. The organizers refused to disclose the nationality of the person, citing privacy concerns, adding that they did not know if the person had been vaccinated or not. Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto repeatedly emphasized that the organizing committee is “doing everything we
