The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) alerted its local chapters to stay vigilant and prepare for any disturbance as Typhoon Jolina has made landfall over Dimasalang, Masbate, and is now traversing over mainland Masbate as of press time. “Predict, plan, prepare and practice – this is how we work in the Red Cross. We predict what could happen, given the facts and weather reports. We plan and prepare based on these scenarios. Whatever we do, we practice so our volunteers and staff will have that instinct and will know what to do during these situations,” PRC Chairman and CEO Senator Richard

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Antique provincial office will start on Sept. 8 the distribution of the 250 sari-sari store packages to micro-entrepreneurs with businesses hard-hit by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. DTI Antique provincial director Ma. Dinda R. Tamayo, who assumed her post only on Sept. 1, said during a virtual press conference on Tuesday that the Livelihood Seeding Program-Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay (LSP-NSB) is one of the many programs of their department aimed to capacitate small business owners. “The pandemic has brought us many challenges, but that we have to rise beyond the expectations,” she