Day: July 25, 2024

BAGUIO CITY: The Department for Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) assured farmers of the availability of standby seeds should they need to immediately replace plants damaged by the rains caused by the monsoon and Super Typhoon Carina. “Ready naman tayo dyan kasi may La Niña preparedness plan tayo. Kasama doon ang paghahanda ng certified quality seeds na pwedeng ipapamigay sa farmers para mapalitan kung meron man nasisira na mga pananim (We are ready for that because we have a La Niña preparedness plan. Part of that is ensuring the availability of certified quality seeds that can be distributed

MANILA: The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Thursday welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s declaration to ban all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), which have been linked to various illegal activities such as scams and human trafficking. ‘We have noted President Marcos’ announcement of banning all POGOs and welcome this development. We believe this decision echoes the call of the Philippine people and serves the common interests of people of both countries,’ the Embassy said in a statement. The Embassy has repeatedly stated that Chinese law prohibits all forms of gambling and that it strictly cracks down on Chinese nationals

MANILA: A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday assured that the agency will also assist Typhoon Carina-affected families during the recovery phase. ‘From the Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA), we could determine kung ano pa yung mga maaari natin i-infuse na mga karagdagang interventions because after the response phase, tutungo tayo sa recovery phase na kung saan ay ia-assess natin itong mga naapektuhan ng disaster para maka-recover, masuportahan yung pag-improve ng kanilang well-being after na sila ay maapektuhan ng isang disaster (what additional interventions we can infuse because after the response