Day: September 30, 2024

Manila: The Coalition for Emerging Market Infrastructure Investment (CEMII) is eyeing the Philippines to be the initial market for its USD25-billion Indo-Pacific-wide energy investments, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla said. In a statement Monday, Lotilla welcomed the announcement of CEMII for choosing the Philippines to be its focus market for energy investments among the United States-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) economies. CEMII was convened by Indo-Pacific Partnership for Prosperity (IP3) and co-chaired by Global Infrastructure Partners and KKR. Other partners that committed to pour in capital under CEMII include Allied Climate Partners, BlackRock, Brookfield, GIC, The Rockefeller Foundation,

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Around 3,000 residents here on Monday availed of the medical and dental services of the Department of Health (DOH) under its PuroKalusugan Program: Sa Bagong Pilipinas, Bawat Buhay Mahalaga Program. The event offered dental services, medical consultation, laboratories, ECG, ultrasound, X-ray, and provided medications, and vaccines to infants and elderly, among other services. DOH Ilocos regional director Paula Paz Sydiongco, in an interview, said the program aims to reach the residents at the grassroots level. “This is the closest (way) we can bring our government’s healthcare services directly to the people of the community. And this is

Manila: No one could stop President Ferdinand R. Marcos from delivering good services to the Filipinos, according to Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella. ‘Kahit na po kaarawan niya, kahit birthday niya na kasama ho niya ang kanyang pamilya, hindi po [nagpapaawat]. Noong kaarawan po niya, nagpunta po kami ng Nueva Ecija, nagpunta po kami kung saan-saan, namimigay ng titulo sa ating mga kababayan, (“Even if it’s his birthday, even when he’s with his family, he’s unstoppable. On his birthday, we went to Nueva Ecija, we went everywhere, handing out titles to our countrymen,) Estrella said of the President during an

BAGUIO CITY – The city government has approved the release of PHP8.8 million to support the over 600 athletes and coaches who will attempt to keep the city’s top rank in the 2024 Batang Pinoy in Puerto Princesa, Palawan in December. Based on the expenditure schedule submitted by the city’s sports development office to the city council, each of the delegate to the national sports event for 15 years old and below is allotted PHP14,285. ‘The amount will be used to cover the airfare, transportation, food, uniforms, insurance, and other expenses of the athletes and coaches who will join the

Manila: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday said that India’s lifting of its export ban on non-basmati rice may help soften global price pressures. ‘We hope that (the) world price of rice will go down a bit,’ DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said in a text message. On Sept. 28, the government of India ordered the export floor price of non-basmati white rice to be USD490 per metric ton. In a separate interview, DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said this will help ease global pricing considering that India supplies 40 percent of global rice imports. ‘Nawawala iyong