Day: July 23, 2024

MANILA: The combined effects of bad weather due to the southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical cyclones Butchoy and Carina in a large part of the country has so far left eight people dead, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday. In its latest situation report, the disaster response body said the figure includes seven confirmed fatalities – four in Zamboanga Peninsula and one each in Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Still undergoing validation are reports of another death in the BARMM along with two injured and one missing

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday called on the youth to draw inspiration from the life and works of Apolinario Mabini to become an active contributor to nation-building. Speaking at Mabini’s 160th birth anniversary commemoration at the Mabini Shrine in Tanauan, Batangas, Marcos honored the ‘Sublime Paralytic’ for overcoming his disability and contributing greatly to the revolution against the country’s colonizers. ‘Tinatawagan ko ang mga kabataang Pilipino ngayon na gawing inspirasyon at halimbawa ang buhay ni Apolinario Mabini upang magpunyagi sa buhay (I call on the Filipino youth today to use Apolinario Mabini’s life as an inspiration and

MANILA: Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto on Tuesday gave assurance that the agency would help Filipino Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) find new employment. This, after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., in his third State of the Nation Address Monday, ordered the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) to wind down and cease POGO operations by the end of the year. ‘We have until the end of the year to ensure that all displaced Filipino workers will have new jobs and I think that is more than enough time. The DOF will work closely with the Department of

MANILA: Thirty flights via the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) were canceled and four diverted as of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday due to inclement weather brought by Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon. The Manila International Airport Authority said the “unfavorable weather condition” led to the cancellation of flights Shenzhen Airlines (ZH) 9011/9012 Manila-Shenzhen-Manila; PAL Express (2P) 2932/2933 Manila-Basco-Manila; 2P 2014/2015 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila; 2P 2961/2962 Manila-Busuanga-Manila. Also canceled were Cebu Pacific’s 5J 504/505 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila; 5J 506/507 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila; 5J 1544/1545 Manila-Laoag-Manila; 5J 773/774 Manila-Pagadian-Manila and CebGo (DG) 6031/6032 Manila-San Jose-Manila; and DG 6113/6114 Manila-Naga-Manila; DG 6031/6032 Manila-San Jose-Manila; DG 6113/6114 Manila-Naga-Manila; DG

MANILA: The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Monday backed calls to pass the CREATE More bill, seeing it as a way to expand tourism investments in the country. Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco made the statement following the third State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., who reaffirmed the government’s focus on developing tourism as a major contributor to job generation. ‘This legislative measure paves the way for a viable fiscal landscape for service-oriented enterprises such as in the tourism industry by providing incentives that is aligned with their operational needs,’ Frasco said. Frasco said the bill