Day: July 16, 2024

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Four provinces and four local government units in the Northern Mindanao Region have been included in the PHP1.055 billion allocation for the Green, Green, Green Program (GGGP). The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced on Tuesday that the covered areas are the provinces of Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental and Lanao del Norte. The LGUs included are Baloi in Lanao del Norte, Lugait and Claveria in Misamis Oriental, and this city. In a statement, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said that the GGGP funding will be released to 80 LGUs nationwide, including 38 provinces, cities

DUMAGUETE CITY – Agriculture technicians are scrambling to curb a potential heavy fall armyworm infestation that threatens to wipe out corn fields in Negros Oriental, an official said Tuesday. Emmanuel Caduyac, Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) chief, told the Philippine News Agency that as of July 16, some 1,683 hectares of corn fields were already destroyed by fall armyworms in at least eight municipalities. These are Manjuyod, Bindoy, La Libertad, Vallehermoso, Tayasan, Ayungon, Jimalalud and San Jose. Vallehermoso suffered the most damage with a total infestation, destroying 168 hectares planted with corn, the PAO official said. The other towns reported at

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique provincial government has approved a request to allocate PHP4 million for the construction of a retention wall at the National Housing Authority (NHA) relocation site in Barangay Lugta, Laua-an town to prevent flooding. ‘Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao, during our chiefs of offices meeting yesterday (July 15, 2024), had already approved the requested PHP4 million for the retention wall in order to address the flooding problem,’ Antique Provincial Housing Affairs and Resettlement Office (PHARO) head Eby Butiong said in an interview on Tuesday. He said the governor has given her approval in

MANILA: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will help boost the capacity of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in earthquake and tsunami analysis and monitoring. The record of discussions between the two agencies was signed at the Phivolcs’ auditorium in Quezon City on Tuesday. Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol said the project aims to capacitate their technical staff in delivering timely and accurate information concerning earthquake and tsunamis. “This is Japan’s commitment and contribution to the promotion of international cooperation, especially towards developing countries,” he told the Philippine News Agency. Phivolcs will send employees for short term training

MANILA: The Archdiocese of Manila on Tuesday asked the clergy and the faithful to include prayers for the cessation of conflicts in other nations in all Masses starting July 20. In its Circular No. 2024 – 43, the archdiocese has included an intention in the Prayer of the Faithful in support of the appeal of Pope Francis. “His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula requests that we pray the additional intentions for the Prayer of the Faithful during all our daily Masses,” the circular signed by Manila Archdiocese Vice Chancellor Fr. Carmelo Arada read. The archdiocese recommended two special intentions: ‘We