Day: October 14, 2024

Manila: The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) on Monday took pride in Raihana Ambangala for securing second place in the female recital category of the 64th International Qur’an Recital and Memorization Assembly held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last Oct. 12. ‘The NCMF is proud to share not only to the Filipino Muslim community but to the whole Philippine nation the triumph of Ambangala who bannered the Philippine flag in an international arena,’ NCMF Secretary Sabuddin Abdurahim said in a news release. ‘Just like how Filipino athletes bring home pride to the country, Filipinos who excel at a global arena

Manila: The local stock market rebounded on Monday, while the peso closed weaker against the dollar. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went up by 0.22 percent to 7,326.41 while All Shares also rose 0.24 percent to 4,024.72. Except for Services which declined by 0.49 percent, all sectoral indices closed in the green, led by Mining and Oil which went up by 2.05 percent. “Philippine shares made minor gains as investors gear up for another week of fresh economic data and events that will drive price action movement,” Regina Capital Development Corporation managing director Luis Limlingan said. Limlingan said that

LAOAG CITY – At least 12 indigent patients will be catered to daily once the Governor Roque B. Ablan Sr. Memorial Hospital opens its first dialysis center in November. The clinic will have six dialysis machines that will operate in two shifts from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., hospital officer-in-charge Dr. Arlene Ragasa said in a media interview Monday. ‘This is a big help to our constituents as we will not be charging anything from them. The cost (hemodialysis sessions) will be covered by PhilHealth (Philippine Health Insurance Corporation),’ she said. As of latest data, 20 patients have already made

BACOLOD CITY – The City of Victorias in Negros Occidental has introduced two major initiatives to ensure food security and sustainable agriculture in observance of the World Food Day on Oct. 16. These include the Kadiwa ng Pangulo, which was launched with a three-day trade fair over the weekend, and the ‘Project Victory’, both aimed at addressing food accessibility and empowering farmers and fisherfolk. Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez on Monday underscored the need to rethink food systems to ensure that every household has access to nutritious and affordable food’. ‘We need to recreate, redesign, and reimagine our food system to

Manila: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday said it is coordinating with various government counterparts to secure more export agreements for Philippine agricultural products, including rice, durian, and mangoes. This came after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed hope of making Philippine tropical fruit available in New Zealand during his bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Laos at the sidelines of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits. ‘Actually, iyong sinasabi sa bilateral [meeting], mayroong rice trade atsaka mga ibang produkto like (what has been discussed in the bilateral includes rice trade and other products