Day: July 16, 2024

COTABATO CITY – The Maguindanao del Sur provincial board approved Tuesday a resolution declaring the entire province in a state of calamity due to massive flooding that submerged 17 of 24 municipalities and affected over 60,000 families. Tim Ambolodto, provincial disaster risk reduction and management officer, said the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has recommended placing the province under calamity to allow the provincial government to use its calamity funds. A total of 123 villages in 17 of 24 towns in Maguindanao del Sur remained underwater due to light to heavy downpours in the province and nearby areas

LAOAG CITY – A total of 53 owners of micro and small enterprises from Ilocos Region graduated Tuesday from the three-month mentoring program under the Go Negosyo’s Kapatid Mentor Me-Money Market Encounter (KMME-MME) program. Twelve of the graduates were from Ilocos Norte while the rest were from the provinces of Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan. The partnership between the Department of Trade and Industry-Region 1 (DTI-Ilocos) and the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship – Go Negosyo empowers micro-enterprises with business development tools. Ilocos Norte’s first Business Incubation Center in this city serves as a co-working space and a one-stop-shop for

BUTUAN CITY – The conviction of former party-list congressman Satur Ocampo and incumbent Alliance of Concerned Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro is a triumph for all Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Mindanao, especially the victims of the communist New People’s Army (NPA). Datu Rico Maca, IP Mandatory Representative (IPMR) of San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, said Tuesday that Ocampo, Castro and other left-leaning organizations orchestrated the establishment of schools in IP villages in Mindanao that served as recruitment grounds for the NPA. On July 3, the Regional Trial Court Branch 2 in Tagum City convicted Ocampo, Castro and 11 others for

MANILA: The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined Tuesday on profit-taking, while the local currency improved its performance. The PSEi closed the day lower by 0.33 percent at 6,667.09, with All Shares also shedding by 0.23 percent down to 3,585.93. ‘Local shares succumbed to profit taking following a successive run-up of the index as investors bet that the unsuccessful assassination attempt boosted Donald Trump’s chances of reclaiming the White House,’ Regina Capital Development Corp. head of sales Luis Limlingan said. Among sectoral indices, only Property boosted its shares to 2,697.04, higher by 1.73 percent than its Monday close. Those in

CEBU CITY: Athletes in Central Visayas will return to the drawing board to focus on enhancing their performance in preparation for the 2025 national games, a sports official said on Tuesday. John Pages, chair of the Cebu City Sports Commission, said the region’s athletes’ fifth place finish in the just-concluded Palarong Pambansa is commendable yet “slightly disappointing.” Still, the record for this year’s national meet surpassed the 2023 medal tally with 110 medals –29 gold, 42 silver, and 39 bronze. ‘The focus will be particularly on the ball games, volleyball, football, futsal, and basketball. We hoped our home court advantage