Day: October 23, 2024

Negros Occidental’s provincial government is strengthening the security protocol in its social media assets after recovering access to its official Facebook page on Wednesday, a day after it was hacked. Charina Magallanes-Tan, head of the Public Information Office, said in an interview that losing access to the ‘Provincial Government of Negros Occidental’ page was quite a scare and that she is glad they were able to regain control of it after sending a request to Meta, the owner and operator of Facebook. ‘Meta responded to our request and restored access to the PIO. We will change the entire security protocol

MANILA: People in areas under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2 should take precautions against continuous rains brought by Tropical Storm Kristine that would likely result in floods and landslides, the weather bureau said Wednesday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said TCWS No. 2 is hoisted over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Zambales, Bataan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Quezon including Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, and the northeastern

Some 227 families from Bangar town in La Union who evacuated on Tuesday ahead of the onslaught of Tropical Storm Kristine have received food and non-food assistance. The La Union Provincial Information Office told the Philippine News Agency Wednesday that the food items included six kilos of rice, eight pieces of canned goods, and six pieces of instant coffee while non-food items included toothbrushes, soap, laundry powder, shampoo, and towels. The evacuees are staying at the municipal covered court and the municipal evacuation center. The province is under red alert status since Tuesday due to Kristine. Provincial Information Officer Rowan

MANILA: Finance Secretary and current Chair of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four (G-24) Board of Governors Ralph Recto is pushing for key reforms to empower the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) to better serve developing countries. In a statement on Wednesday, the DOF said Recto championed four key reforms during a high-level meeting of ministers and governors on Oct. 22 held at the IMF headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Philippines currently serves as the Chair of the G-24 Bureau for 2023-2024. “We continue to call for a more agile and resolute IMF and World Bank.

MANILA: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said a price freeze on basic necessities is now in place in Albay province and Magpet in Cotabato after the declaration of a state of calamity due to widespread floods and landslides. In a statement on Wednesday, the DTI-Consumer Protection Group reminded the public that when a state of calamity is declared, the Price Act mandates a 60-day automatic price freeze on products such as canned fish, locally manufactured instant noodles, bottled water, bread, processed milk, coffee, candles, laundry soap, detergent, and salt. Other implementing agencies of the Price Act are responsible