At least five pro-poor activities will be conducted during the annual observance of the Urban Poor Solidarity Week (UPSW), the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) announced Wednesday. “All systems go for the forthcoming Urban Poor Solidarity Week (UPSW) in Mandaluyong City with five major activities to be held for the annual celebration,” the PCUP said in a press release. Accredited urban poor organizations, as well as stakeholders and partners from the national government and private sector, will participate in the week-long event, the PCUP said. The PCUP said the UPSW will also highlight the commission’s
The Puerto Princesa, Palawan-based Western Command (Wescom) announced that there are no reported intrusions or security threats around the Malampaya Natural Gas to Power Project (MNGPP) platform. This came after the BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS-37), one of the three Jacinto-class patrol vessels in service, completed its three-day maritime patrol mission off the platform and its more than 500 km.-long pipelines on Tuesday. “We are happy to note that PS-37 reported zero intrusion into the MNGPP exclusion and safety zones. More importantly, PS-37 established (a) naval presence in this critical area, which is greatly appreciated by the MNGPP management
Benguet’s provincial government said it sees crop programming as a possible solution to the persistent problem of the drop in the prices of vegetables, which leads to losses among the farmers. “We can do crop programming by cluster or we could start first with cabbage and Chinese cabbage because of their high perishability,” Ruben Paoad, chairperson of the provincial board’s committee on agriculture said in a phone interview Tuesday. Paoad said the committee, together with Benguet’s Provincial Agriculture Office and the Department of Agriculture (DA), is consulting northern municipalities that produce large amounts of highland vegetables, as well
Aside from protecting critical defense installations and assets, the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) newly acquired ground-based air defense system (GBADS) is also projected to defend the country’s so-called “center of gravity”. “The GBADS is projected not only to protect vital military installations and various ground and air assets but is also intended, when necessary, to secure our nation’s centers of gravity, critical government utilities and other essential facilities and assets of national importance,” PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo said in a message to the Philippine News Agency (PNA) Wednesday when asked how the system would help improve the
The Department of Education on Tuesday warned the public against spreading fake news online, following a school bomb scare on Monday. This came after a class suspension was announced at Signal Village National High School after an online threat was seen from a certain dummy or unverified account during the flag-raising ceremony live-streamed via Facebook. In a statement, the DepEd-National Capital Region (NCR) said it has been working closely with the Taguig local government and the city police to hold the account user liable. “We will continuously coordinate with local authorities to find out and penalize the
The Philippines is ready to receive more tourists as the outlook for Philippine tourism remains positive, with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. making it a priority of his administration. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco addressed tourism ministers and international travel and tourism executives during the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Aligned Advocacy Dinner on Nov. 7 at the One Great George Street in London. “Prior to my assumption on June 30th, the projections were that the Philippines will receive 1.7 million tourists by the end of this year. Since we have begun with all the programs
