Day: October 22, 2024

Manila: Savouge Aesthetics defeated Volleyball Never Stops (VNS), 25-16, 25-23, 25-16, to gain a share of the early lead in the Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference at Santa Rosa Sports Complex in Laguna on Tuesday. Jhun Lorenz Señoron and Norwel Sanama scored nine points each as the Spin Doctors secured their second win after a narrow five-set victory over the Martelli Meats. DN Steel-Far Eastern University also has two wins over Chichi DHTSI and D’Navigators Iloilo. ‘I always tell my team that let’s do it one step at a time. So whoever we will face, let’s just do our best. So

Manila: The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has been on red alert since Monday afternoon as part of its preparedness measures against Tropical Storm Kristine, which is expected to batter a large part of the country within the next few days. “For us here at NDRRMC, we are on ‘red alert’ since 1700 (5 p.m.) yesterday (Monday). And this is so para mabantayan po natin yun mga pangangailangan ng 17 regional offices natin kung meron man (and this is to monitor the needs of our 17 regional offices should they arise),” Office of Civil Defense – NDRRMC

Manila: To expedite the government-controlled vaccination against African swine fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture (DA) has expanded its rollout nationwide, including commercial farms and swine herds, under the Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion (INSPIRE) Program. In a phone interview, DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said the move will supplement the controlled rollout in small farms. “Iyong bilang kasi ng (The number of [pigs] in) small hold, less than 100 and then iyong semi-commercial malaki iyon and then commercial talagang thousands of heads. Talagang mas mabilis (in the semi-commercial, that’s huge, and then thousands of

BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental’s provincial government is seeking to regain control of its official Facebook page, which was hacked on Monday, showing photos of half-naked women on its stories. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said in an interview that they have referred the matter to the Information and Communications Technology Division, which began the process of retrieving access to the page. ‘They have experience in how to do that. I’m confident they will recover the Facebook page of the province,’ he added. The ‘Provincial Government of Negros Occidental’ page, which posts updates on the activities of Governor Eugenio Jose

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The province of Pangasinan was placed under blue alert on Tuesday after Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was raised due to Tropical Storm Kristine. Assistant Director Pia Flores of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office Emergency Operations Center said in a phone interview that 70 percent of their search and rescue teams are on standby for possible deployment. Blue alert status means half of disaster officials must be on standby to ensure that there will be enough manpower in case of an emergency. ‘Rescue assets are prepositioned in strategic areas in the province,” she