Day: July 31, 2024

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday announced the rollout of the Rice for All program in four Kadiwa sites starting August 1. In an interview, DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said under the program, commercial well-milled rice shall be sold at PHP45 per kilogram at the Food Terminal Inc. in Taguig City; Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) in Manila, Potrero, Malabon; and Llano Road in Caloocan, which will operate every Thursday to Saturday. ‘Isa ito sa mga hakbangin ng ating pamahalaan na mapababa yung epekto ng food items sa inflation natin. So, mapababa yung mga presyo, and

ISTANBUL: US-based coffeehouse chain Starbucks saw its sales decrease for the second consecutive quarter, according to its financial results statement released Tuesday. “Global comparable store sales declined 3 percent, driven by a 5 percent decline in comparable transactions, partially offset by a 2 percent increase in average ticket,” it said. While North American store sales declined 2 percent, US store sales decreased 2 percent, China store sales dove 14 percent and international store sales fell 7 percent, according to the statement. The company said it opened 526 net new stores in the third quarter of the 2024 fiscal year, which

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said the number of registered voters for the 2025 midterm polls might reach 68 million. This is based on the prevailing trend of the ongoing voter sign-up activities, Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said in a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing. He said 4,827,794 individuals have applied to become registered voters as of July 30. “If all the new applicants get approved, it will not be impossible for us to reach 66 to 68 million come the May 2025 elections,” he said. Based on Comelec’s latest data, Calabarzon has the most number of

MALASIQUI: A flood mitigation structure worth PHP182.6 million is expected to protect houses of residents and agricultural lands in Barangay Kita-Kita in Balungao town, Pangasinan following its completion this year. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Department of Public Works and Highways-Ilocos Region information officer Esperanza Tinaza said the flood control mitigation structure along the Cabalancian River spans a total length of 826 meters, which include pile driving of structural sheet piles as the foundation that strengthens the flood defense system in the area. ‘Residents of Barangay Kita-Kita in Balungao, Pangasinan, now feel safer with the assurance of protection against

MANILA: Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee on Wednesday filed a House resolution calling for a probe into the impact of oil spill from the sunken MT Terranova off the coast of Limay, Bataan to the environment and livelihood of around 19,000 fisherfolk and residents of Bataan and Bulacan. In his House Resolution No. 1825, Lee also seeks for urgent interventions and assistance to help the affected communities and identify possible accountability among those involved in the incident. On July 25, the Terranova with some 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil sank 3.6 nautical miles east of Limay, Bataan. The