Day: July 29, 2024

TACLOBAN CITY: Of the nearly 2,000 learners who flocked on Monday to the Northern Tacloban City High School campus for the new school year, someone caught everyone’s attention: 52-year-old grandmother Rowena Taboso. Taboso, a Grade 12 student enrolled under the Department of Education’s (DepEd) alternative learning system (ALS) program, is twice as old as her teachers and most of her classmates. ‘I am very proud to wear my uniform as a senior high school student. I stopped coming to school 29 years ago and now, I’m back to school to fulfill my dream to become an interior designer,’ she told

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) said Monday it is working with partner government authorities to mitigate the potential impact on marine life and public health following the capsizing of the motor tanker (MT) Terra Nova in Bataan. In a statement, BFAR said it is monitoring catch landings to ensure that unloaded catch has no traces of oil. The bureau said fish samples from Limay, Orion, Balanga City, and Samal in Bataan tested Monday for taste (cooked fish), raw odor, and cooked odor all passed the sensory analysis. “Succeeding tests with third-party laboratories for presence

LAOAG CITY: Ilocos Norte was placed under a state of calamity on Monday due to the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina, which enhanced the southwest monsoon. In a regular session at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall, members of the Ilocos Norte Provincial Board unanimously approved Resolution No. 2024-07-330 declaring a state of calamity in the province. ‘There is a need to declare a state of calamity for the provincial government to mobilize the use of its 5 percent calamity fund to provide relief to the affected families, as well as to reprogram or realign funds for the repair and rehabilitation

MANILA: Another foreign firm that expressed its investment commitment to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during his official trip to Japan has delivered its pledge. On Monday, Yokohama Tire Philippines, Inc. (YTPI) started the construction of its PHP3.5-billion manufacturing plant at Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga. The expansion will increase YTPI’s production capacity by 5 percent, or an additional 500,000 tires annually. YTPI, which is the country’s lone tire manufacturer, is currently producing 10 million tires a year. Ninety-four percent of its output will be for exports and the rest for the local market. The new plant will also create

MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday signed an agreement with the Philippine Association of Law Schools (PALS) that would expand access to free legal services. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla and PALS president Teodoro Pastran signed the memorandum of agreement. “This momentous occasion is testament to the unwavering efforts of PBBM’s Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines) political slogan that no Filipino shall be left behind as the country moves forward to progress,” Remulla said in a news release. ‘With this initiative, we unconditionally open the doors of justice for the welfare of more Filipinos, regardless of their social status.’