Day: October 3, 2024

Manila: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is closely monitoring reports of alleged foreign covert operations in the Philippines, its spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said Thursday. Speaking to reporters at the DFA office in Pasay, Daza said the issue is an ‘area of concern’ and that the DFA is currently coordinating with relevant government agencies on the matter. ‘The Department has noted reports containing relevant information on alleged foreign covert operations in the Philippines. In accordance with its mandate to help protect national security, the Department takes such reports seriously and is monitoring relevant developments in this regard,’ she said.

Manila: A renewable energy company has started the testing and commissioning of its fourth solar power plant (Raslag-4) in Pampanga, adding capacity of clean energy to the grid. In a statement Thursday, Raslag Corp. said the new solar power plant in Barangay San Pablo in Magalang town went online on Oct. 2, becoming the firm’s largest operating power plant at 36.48 megawatt peak (MWp). The new power plant uses a 670-watt mono crystalline solar module to maximize energy generation and ensure long-term reliability. Raslag-4 has a planned capacity of 53 gigawatt hours (GWh), providing electricity from clean energy to 24,000

ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is calling on parents to allow their children to get vaccinated for measles-rubella (MR), tetanus, diphtheria, and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) as it kicks off its monthlong school-based immunization program on Oct. 7. The provincial government is targeting to vaccinate over 83,000 children from selected Grade levels. ‘These vaccines for MR and tetanus-diphtheria are given as booster doses because they already received them at one year old. The HPV vaccines are for girls belonging to the age group nine to 11 years old. That’s because this is the age group before

BACOLOD CITY – The City of Sagay in Negros Occidental has coordinated with concerned national government agencies in taking steps to hold City Treasurer Juvy Pinongan accountable for the alleged missing PHP7.3 million Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) funds. As of Thursday, the city government has been awaiting representatives of the Commission on Audit (COA) to arrive and witness the opening of the City Treasurer’s Office vault as part of the audit procedure after it has already been sealed and secured. In a statement, Mayor Narciso Javelosa Jr. said they are taking ‘decisive action to investigate the missing HEA funds.’ ‘We

BACOLOD CITY – A provincial government-funded PHP7.9 million solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) is providing an eco-friendly alternative for water management to a farmers’ cooperative in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City in southern Negros Occidental. The Tara Agrarian Reform Cooperative (TARC), which has more than a hundred members, will manage the project that can serve up to 24 hectares of agricultural area with a total power of 57 kilowatts. ‘We express our gratitude to the farmers for their partnership in advancing the province’s food security and agricultural productivity agenda. I urge them to take diligent care of the project and manage it

Manila: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it has upheld the finding of probable cause and reinstated the arrest warrant and hold departure order against Dalia Guerrero Pastor as a co-conspirator in the killing of her husband, award-winning racer car driver Ferdinand ‘Enzo’ Pastor. In a decision written by Associate Justice Amy C. Lazaro-Javier, the Supreme Court’s Second Division reversed the ruling of the Court of Appeals (CA) which had dismissed the criminal case for parricide against Dalia, who remains at large. Records showed that In 2014, Enzo was driving a truck to Clark, Pampanga, together with his mechanic, Paolo