Day: July 23, 2024

LAOAG CITY: Disaster response officials in various parts of Ilocos Norte have been checking flood-prone areas as the southwest monsoon, enhanced by Typhoon Carina, continues to bring moderate to intense rainfall in the western portion of Luzon. ‘We have activated our emergency operations center as we continuously monitor our low-lying villages prone to flooding,’ Laoag City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management officer Melvin Manuel said in a media interview on Tuesday. ‘As of the moment, the amount of rainfall is still manageable according to PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration) but in the event that you need help,

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is upbeat on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s emphasis on agriculture and food security during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. ‘As the governor of a primarily agricultural province, it is heartening to hear the President’s genuine concern for the importance of agriculture, especially in relation to the local production of palay,’ Lacson said in a statement Tuesday. He underscored the President’s ‘focus and dedication to agriculture and food security’ along with the ‘heightened efforts against smuggling to protect local farmers and the local economy, and the enhanced disaster response,

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office here is supporting the campaign to include the Biri Rock Formation as a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Global Geopark. DENR Eastern Visayas regional executive director Lormelyn Claudio said in a press briefing Tuesday this declaration is an added protection and recognition, considering that this famous landmark in Northern Samar province has been declared a protected area. ‘Biri is already a protected area. The declaration as a geopark is also for the protection of its limestone walls,’ Claudio told reporters. The Biri Rock Formation is part of

Parents and other stakeholders on Monday spent their time repainting classrooms, repairing armchairs, and cleaning the school premises following the kickoff of the Brigada Eskwela at the Antique National School (ANS) in the province’s capital town. ‘We have to prepare for the around 7,000 learners who will be having their first day of class on July 29,’ ANS principal Roger Jomolo said in an interview on Tuesday. He said with the classrooms ready for the learners during their first day of class, teachers could proceed with their class orientation since they do not have to spend their whole day cleaning

MANILA: Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Tuesday said China should accept President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s declaration in his 3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA) that the Philippines will neither yield nor waver in asserting its rights over the West Philippine Sea (WPS). ‘China should accept and respect the President’s unequivocal statement: that the West Philippine Sea is ours and will remain ours,’ Rodriguez said in a statement. Rodriguez, a consistent and staunch critic of Beijing’s intrusion and aggressive activities in waters and islands inside the Philippines’ 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ), including