PH, Malaysia mark 60 years of diplomatic relations
May 18, 2024
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday reminded candidates to seek an exemption if they want to distribute aid to victims of Tropical Depression Agaton in Eastern Visayas. While the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are expected to lead the distribution of relief goods, reelectionist local officials can still give aid if they are permitted by the poll body. “We are not aware if any candidate from Eastern Visayas submitted a formal petition to distribute goods to ‘Agaton’ victims,” Comelec assistant regional director Felicisimo Embalsado said in an interview. Under Section 2
The Philippines targets to lure more Singapore-based businesses to put up their operations here. This, as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Embassy of the Philippines in Singapore will be holding the 3rd Philippine-Singapore Business and Investment Summit on April 27. Cabinet officials, including DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno will discuss business opportunities in the country for Singaporean firms. The government officials will also discuss the monetary policy, business climate, economic growth prospects, and economic reforms achieved by the Duterte administration.
At least 69 firearms belonging to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been collected in Sulu province for decommissioning, a military official said Friday. In a statement, Maj. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio, the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu commander, said the consolidation of the firearms forms part of the third phase of the decommissioning process that started in November 2021. “In this phase, the former members of the MILF will have to hand over their firearms for safekeeping and deactivation,” Patrimonio said. Patrimonio said the collection of the firearms in Sulu Wednesday was made possible through the coordination of the 11th
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) continues to work on its PHP 115.68-million road improvement projects along Daang Maharlika in Nueva Ecija to ensure the safety of motorists. The projects are for the continuous improvement of the 2.993-kilometer section of Daang Maharlika in the villages of Diversion and Tabuating in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija. The projects, funded under the 2021 General Appropriations Act, include the concreting of road shoulders, construction of sidewalks with curbs and gutters, and the improvement of the national road’s drainage system, said Engr. Elpidio Y. Trinidad, head of the DPWH-Nueva Ecija 2nd District Engineering
Northern Mindanao’s 3D printing industry is relatively new, its adoption being hampered by misconceptions that it’s an expensive technology. At least this was the impression that Joseph Gaston had when he started his 3D printing business in 2020, at the height of a global pandemic. Gaston, a mechanical engineering graduate of Xavier University Ateneo de Cagayan, said the 3D printing industry is an emerging sector that has many practical uses for businesses and even for the academe. “They thought it’s very expensive, but with the growing number of 3D printing (services in the country), we now know that it is
Former Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission chairperson and now senatorial aspirant Greco Belgica is urging the Filipino electorate to vote candidates in the May 9, 2022 national and local elections because of their excellent track record and not popularity. Belgica made the appeal, as he acknowledged that many Filipino voters usually prefer popular candidates. In an interview uploaded on Youtube channel Models of Manila TV, Belgica lamented that choosing candidates for national posts has seemingly transformed into a “popularity contest”. “So, sa ating mga kababayan, dapat huwag kayong bumoto (to our fellow countrymen, do not vote) based on popularity. Bumoto kayo ng
