The city government here has approved a resolution promoting the use and generation of renewable energy (RE) to protect the environment and the health of its people. The resolution, approved by the city council on Jan. 11, 2022, cites Republic Act 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001, which declares as a state policy the promotion of the utilization of new, indigenous, and renewable energy sources in power generation, as well as Republic Act 9513 or the Renewable Energy Act of 2008, which encourages the development and utilization of RE to effectively reduce or prevent harmful emissions.

Amid rising complaints of flu-like ailments here, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Region 7 on Tuesday started monitoring major drugstores to prevent hoarding and overpricing of medicines for symptoms of influenza. Joy Suralta, division chief of the DTI-7 Consumer Protection Desk, said her office has called up establishments here selling drugs for fever, cough, colds, headache, and other flu-like symptoms to ensure they follow the Joint Memorandum Circular 22-01. Suralta said the circular sets the purchase limit or cap for paracetamol, phenylephrine hydrochloride, carbocisteine, and chlorphenamine maleate paracetamol. Under the said circular, each purchaser of 500-mg paracetamol is allowed