Day: October 16, 2024

Farmer-producers, cooperatives and associations in Ilocos Norte look forward to joining the Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) pop-up stores held twice a month in various parts of the province as they make more sales during these days as compared to ordinary days. Adoracion Apostol, a fish vendor representing the Davila Fish Vendors Association in Pasuquin town, said in a media interview Wednesday that her gross sales increased to more than PHP27,000 during the Kadiwa event held at the Ilocos Norte Capitol Bonsai Garden on Oct. 11. ‘We are so thankful for the continuous conduct of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo program. We

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) 5 (Bicol) on Wednesday said 2,000 bags of affordable rice will be available for sale in the “Kadiwa ng Pangulo” at the NIA Camarines Sur Irrigation Management Office in Magarao town on Thursday. In an interview on Wednesday, NIA-Bicol spokesperson Ma. Cleofe Baraero said the Bagong Bayaning Magsasaka (BBM Rice) will be sold to vulnerable groups like senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs), solo parents, and Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) members. “We are inviting the public, particularly those who belong to vulnerable groups, to avail of the low-cost and newly harvested rice. It will

MANILA: The Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) is eyeing to elevate collegiate sports to global standards. This, after the PRISAA National Board of Trustees agreed to adopt the theme “Sustaining the country’s inclusive grassroots sports program as a pathway to the Olympics” in a 12-year plan, according to a Tuesday news release. Instead of just organizing an annual national competition, the PRISAA said it will be the lead implementor of the national grassroots initiative in close collaboration with the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) with the primary

Manila: The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have launched an online system aimed at improving health care services for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the bureau’s facilities. The BJMP received the Health Information System (HIS) project from the ICRC in handover rites at the Novotel in Cubao, Quezon City on Tuesday, according to a news release from the bureau on Wednesday. BJMP chief, Jail Director Ruel Rivera, thanked the ICRC and underscored its significant role in the project’s implementation. “We thank the ICRC for its generosity in funding

Manila: A ranking official of the National Security Council (NSC) on Wednesday refuted Amnesty International’s (AI) recent report claiming that the Philippine government under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is stifling dissent and freedom of expression in the country. NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya, in a statement, slammed the group for making “rash judgments” and called its report “one-sided, misleading, and baseless”. “Freedom of expression in the Philippines is constitutionally-protected and we can see that in the robust and healthy traditional and social media environment where opinions are expressed freely every single day,” he added. Malaya