Day: July 31, 2024

MANILA: Senator Grace Poe said Wednesday she is waiting for the outcome of the San Juan City government’s action against their personnel responsible for the drowning of animals in the city pound during the onslaught of Typhoon Carina. In a statement, Poe said government-funded animal shelters should be a haven for animals and not “death traps.” “They should be lifesavers of abandoned animals that may have chances of getting rehomed and cared for,” she said. Poe recently filed Senate Bill 2458, seeking to strengthen the Animal Welfare Act by creating a Barangay Animal Welfare Task Force, which will capacitate local

DUMAGUETE CITY: Rice prices in Negros Oriental slightly dropped due to the importation of the commodity, as well as local production, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday. Rice traders here said a 50-kg. sack of premium rice is now pegged at roughly PHP2,500 compared to about PHP2,800 in the previous months. In an interview, Alejandro Rafal of the DA – Provincial Agriculture Technology Coordinating Office (PATCO) confirmed the rice price adjustment. Rafal noted that importation is necessary to ensure an abundant supply in the market as local production is not enough. ‘The volume of our local

MANILA: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States extended fresh humanitarian aid to the Philippines in response to the recent onslaught of super typhoon Carina and an intensified southwest monsoon (habagat). The UAE government turned over its donations in a ceremony at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 on July 30. The donation included 2,464 packs or bags of milk powder, wheat flour, tea powder, rice, cooking oil, red lentils, peas, dates, juice, oats, tomato paste, sugar, and salt. The UAE government also provided 4,928 packs and cans of pasta and other basic food items. Special Envoy