NEDA hopeful on PH’s economic growth expansion in 2024
April 24, 2024
Relief agencies in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have intensified relief efforts in its flood-affected areas with good weather prevailing across the region. In a statement on Wednesday, BARMM Minister of Social Services and Development (MSSD) Raisa Jajurie said relief operations were conducted for affected families in Maguindanao, North Cotabato, and Sulu on Tuesday. In Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, a total of 6,221 home-based and 517 flood-affected residents received relief support during the distribution conducted from October 31 to November 1. The families currently staying at the Poblacion gymnasium evacuation center received sacks of
The Maynilad Water Company, Inc. (Maynilad) has scheduled a water interruption from November 2 to 5 to improve the water services in the West Zone area. The network maintenance will be conducted in the following areas: Barangays 112 and 121 to 131, and Barangays 158 and 159, all in Caloocan City, from 11 p.m. of November 2 until 4 a.m. of November 3, specifically on 7th Avenue corner 9th Street and Baesa Road corner Bougainvilla, respectively; Barangay 4 in Caloocan City from 11 p.m. of November 3 until 4 a.m. of November 4, specifically in Buklod ng
Government troops provided medical assistance to a wounded Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leader they captured after a firefight in the province of Sulu, a military official said Wednesday. Maj. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio, Army’s 11th Infantry Division commander, said mid-level ASG leader Christopher Usam was captured following a firefight Sunday in Barangay Biid, Parang, Sulu. Patrimonio said servicemen from the Army’s 41st Infantry Battalion and Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team members were on routine security patrol when they figured in a 40-minute clash with Usam’s group. The ASG bandits fled in different directions afterward, he said. “While clearing
The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) on Wednesday vowed to help informal settler families in Caloocan City resolve issues involving their acquisition of a 2.5-hectare lot owned by a private corporation in Barangay 167. This was after the Silver Eight Neighborhood Association (SENA) reached out to PCUP chairperson Undersecretary Elpidio Jordan Jr., seeking to expedite their group’s application for accreditation to resolve issues regarding the land acquisition. PCUP – National Capital Region (NCR) Commissioner Rey Galupo promised to help ensure that the rights of informal settlers would be respected and the accreditation of their organization is
“Twitter’s current lords and peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month,” Musk wrote on the platform which he now owns. He said the price has been “adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parity.” Users will get priority in replies, mentions, and searches, which he said is essential to defeating spam and scams. Tick owners will also have the ability to post long videos and audio and will see half as many ads. It will also have a “paywall bypass for publishers willing
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed a proclamation placing the regions of Calabarzon, Bicol, and Western Visayas, as well as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) under a state of calamity for six months. Marcos on Wednesday inked Proclamation 84, placing the four regions under a state of calamity in the aftermath of the former Severe Tropical Storm Paeng. Under the proclamation, the state of calamity shall remain in force and effect for six months, “unless earlier lifted by the President.” He heeded the recommendation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
