Day: July 31, 2024

MALASIQUI: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has allocated PHP182.4 million for the 120-day supplementary feeding program of 101,374 children in the Ilocos Region starting September this year. The program will benefit learners aged three to five enrolled in the 125 local government units (LGUs) Child Development Centers or Day Care Centers or in supervised neighborhood play institutions in the region, DSWD-Ilocos Region social welfare officer Marjie Sab-it said in a phone interview on Wednesday. ‘This aims to improve the weight of the children especially the undernourished or maintain the weight of those who are at the normal

MANILA: The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Luzon grid on Wednesday under yellow alert amid the limited power supply. This, as the Sual Unit 2 and the GNPower Dinginin Unit 2 tripped due to a boiler tube lead, the NGCP said. The yellow alert over the Luzon grid will be between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. ‘Seven plants have been on forced outage since January to May 2024, and 10 power plants between June and July 2024; while five are running on derated capacities, for a total of 3,017.9MW unavailable

MANILA: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) forecast that inflation rate in July 2024 will settle between 4 and 4.8 percent. The inflation rate projection is higher than last month’s 3.7 percent. ‘Higher electricity rates along with the increased prices for agricultural commodities like vegetables, meat, and fruits along with higher domestic oil prices are the primary sources of upward price pressures for the month,’ the BSP said in a statement Wednesday. The central bank said the lower prices of rice and fruits as well as the appreciation of the Philippine peso are expected to offset the faster increase in

BACOLOD CITY: A 64-year-old combatant of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed during an encounter with troops of the Philippine Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Barangay Basak, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Monday. The 3rd Infantry Division (ID) said in a report on Wednesday that Ramon Moico Enseniales, with aliases Art and Bugtong, was considered a remnant of the dismantled South West Front (SWF). He was killed during a two-minute encounter between the soldiers and about five NPA rebels Monday noon, according to Maj. Gen. Marion Sison, commander of the 3ID. He said the collaboration between the 15IB troops

MANILA: AirAsia Philippines is expanding its network in Japan, introducing flights between Manila and Nagoya starting Oct. 29. The low-cost carrier will fly thrice weekly – every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday – between the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Chubu International Airport. “Japan is one of the strongest regional markets for AirAsia Philippines,” the airline’s chief executive officer Ricky Isla said on Wednesday. AirAsia cited a recent Statista survey which showed that 48 percent of Filipinos preferred Japan as a holiday destination. Its rival Cebu Pacific had also said Japan is a top-of-mind destination among Filipino travelers, making the Gokongwei-led