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Day: December 17, 2022

NFA rice supply enough for Kadiwa stores: PBBM

MANILA: The National Food Authority (NFA) has enough rice to supply Kadiwa stores during the holiday season, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Saturday.   Marcos inspected an NFA warehouse in Valenzuela City on the sidelines of his visit to the Kadiwa ng Pasko site at the Malanday Covered Court.   In a chance interview, Marcos said he wants to make sure that there is sufficient rice supply that will be sold at cheaper prices in all Kadiwa outlets.   “This is already the season na naglalabas na ng bigas, so tuluy-tuloy na siguro ito para naman matiyak natin

Peru protests death toll climbs to 18

BOGOTA, Colombia: The death toll in nationwide protests sparked by the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo has risen to 18, authorities said on Friday.   Peru has declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency as clashes between police and protesters rage on in several areas over Castillo’s impeachment and arrest on Dec. 7.   At least 426 people, including 216 security personnel, have been injured in the capital Lima and other regions, including Apurimac, Ancash, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Cusco, Moquegua, and Puno, according to the Ombudsman’s Office of Peru.   Protests have been most violent in Ayacucho and Apurimac, where

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