Day: September 12, 2024

LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Bicol on Thursday activated 12 motorist assistance centers (MACs) along the region’s national road to assist those participating in the Traslacion procession, one of the highlights of the Peñafrancia Festival in Naga City, on Friday. In a statement, DPWH Regional Director Virgilio Eduarte said the 12 MACs were strategically installed along Maharlika Highway, three of these in Albay; two in Camarines Norte; five in Camarines Sur; and two in Sorsogon, to provide efficient and timely assistance to motorists and commuters traveling to and from Naga City. “District engineers

COTABATO CITY – Around 10,000 residents in three remote communities are now benefiting from the newly completed PHP89.9 million road network in Matalam, North Cotabato, constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways in the Soccsksargen Region (DPWH-12). DPWH-12 Director Basir Ibrahim said Thursday that the completion of the San Isidro-San Roque-Estado Road marks a significant improvement in infrastructure and connectivity for the region. “The construction of this road signifies a milestone in improving the infrastructure and connectivity within the region,” Ibrahim said in a statement. Completed last week, the road was formally opened Wednesday afternoon. The project, which

MANILA – The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), donated PHP11.6 million worth of mobile storage units and mobile energy systems to help strengthen Cagayan province’s disaster risk reduction capacity. The US Embassy in Manila on Thursday said the equipment was formally turned over between Sept. 9 to 10 to Cagayan Provincial Administrator Maria Rosario Mamba-Villaflor. The mobile storage unit can store up to 50,000 food packs and would be a huge boost to Cagayan’s capacity to deliver life-saving assistance in the immediate aftermath of disasters. ‘For many years, USAID has dispatched teams to Cagayan

MANILA – At least four domestic flights were canceled due to bad weather as of 3 p.m. Thursday. The Manila International Airport Authority said these flights were CebGo DG 6881/6882 Manila-Surigao-Manila, and Cebu Pacific 5J 703/704 Manila-Dipolog-Manila. Earlier, the weather bureau said the southwest monsoon and the trough of tropical cyclone Bebinca will cause rains in several areas. Bebinca is still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility but enhances the southwest monsoon, the weather bureau said. Source: Philippines News agency

MANILA – The Senate is determined to pass a bill that will bolster the declaration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on totally banning Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Thursday. In a press briefing, Gatchalian said senators, including Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero, have agreed to hasten the passage of the bill. “Hopefully, in the next two weeks. Simpleng bill lang naman to (This is just a simple bill), and I thank Senator Joel Villanueva, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano for initiating the bill. So, iko-consolidate na lang namin to (We will just