The Department of Agriculture (DA), Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), and Thai company Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corporation (CPFPC) have partnered to support hog, poultry, and aqua raisers to expand their business operations. A memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed Friday at the Thai firm’s aqua feeds plant in this town by DA Secretary William Dar, LBP President and CEO Cecilia Borromeo, and CPFPC Vice Chairman and President Sakol Cheewakoset. Bataan Vice Governor Ma. Cristina Garcia and Samal Mayor Aida Macalinao witnessed the signing. “Napakagandang project ito kasi (This is a very nice project because) it will boost our
Key projects of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will continue even after the resignation of Secretary Roy Cimatu. Among the projects are the DENR-Department of National Defense partnership for the installation of a cannon replica along the Roxas Boulevard Baywalk in Manila and the rehabilitation of the Marikina Watershed. The completion and inauguration of the Fort Drum Island cannon near the Remedios drainage outfall will be held during the celebration of the Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) on April 9 to serve as a physical reminder of the DENR’s commitment to rehabilitate Manila Bay. Fort Drum
Fourteen centenarians from Antique are to receive their cash grant of PHP100,000 each before the end of the first quarter of the year. Social Welfare and Development – Antique office focal person Lovelyn Ocbian said in an interview Friday the centenarians would also receive a congratulatory letter from President Rodrigo Duterte. “The centenarians are from the eight towns of the province,” she said. The oldest among the awardees include a 104-year-old man and a 101-year-old woman. Three of the centenarians are from the municipalities of San Remigio while the others are from the towns of Belison, Hamtic, Sebaste, and San
They spent Christmas and New Year in Cebu province, away from family and friends, to help Typhoon Odette victims. They were sad for a while, but knowing that their loved ones were safe as they helped restore electricity was enough satisfaction for the seven-man team of the Iligan Light and Power Incorporated (ILPI). They arrived to a heroes’ welcome on February 8 and gathered again on February 16 to receive their cash gifts from a group of retired faculty and staff of Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT). “We were assigned to different areas, then some of us took
The Police Regional Office in Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) has received no reports of direct police involvement in the removal of illegally placed campaign materials and posters as part of the “Oplan Baklas” of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). PRO-10 spokesperson Lt. Col. Michelle Olaivar made the statement on Saturday following a reminder from Col. Jean Fajardo, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson, for all police officers about their responsibilities during the operation. Fajardo’s statement came amid viral photos of police officers taking down campaign materials in Echague, Isabela. In an interview on Saturday, Olaivar said police officers are only there to
The Valencia City Police Station in Bukidnon province has debunked the “zombie attack” rumors spreading in social media about a commotion that happened in Tungan-tungan village, Valencia City. In a phone interview on Saturday, Lt. Pablo Jugos Jr., Valencia City police chief investigator, said the incident that occurred on February 17 was just a rare physical assault involving two individuals. Jugos identified the suspect as Carl Clinton Colinas, 25, from Saligan village, who mauled the victim identified as Anthony Arimas, 30, from Barangay Tungan-tungan. He believed the incident went viral on social media since aside from mauling the victim, the
