Day: October 23, 2024

MANILA: The Philippines will encourage its international development partners to invest more in initiatives that would advance women’s participation and role in peace and security, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said Wednesday. Pangandaman lamented that most projects from the country’s development partners do not include women, peace, and security initiatives. ‘If there is one, it’s not that big. The pie doesn’t show a big chunk of the budget on women, peace, and security. So, we would like to push that forward,’ she said during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay. ‘More than anything else, we need the cooperation of the private sector,

MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) has intensified its telekonsulta in areas affected by Tropical Storm Kristine, urging the public to avail the services. The DOH urged those who walked in the flood, ingested contaminated water due to flood or rain and have symptoms after exposure to flood or rain to avail of telekonsulta services at the National Patient Navigation and Referral Center. The national telekonsulta hotline is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and it can be reached by dialing 1555 then pressing 2. Those unable to avoid floodwaters are advised to take prophylactic medicines against leptospirosis,

MANILA: The funds that Sulu will get for 2025 are still included in the proposed budget earmarked for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said Wednesday. ‘The Bangsamoro government is also working on their budget now. At napag-usapan po (And we discussed) during our IGRB (Intergovernmental Relations Body) meeting that the funding for 2025 for Sulu will still be part of their budget,’ she said during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay. Pangandaman said the national and BARMM governments had agreed to continue providing a budget to Sulu until the Supreme Court (SC) makes a

MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO) in Bicol Region on Tuesday started assisting individuals and families affected by Tropical Storm Kristine. ‘Following the issuance of a forced evacuation order in the province of Albay, members of the DSWD’s Municipal Action Team in Region 5 were immediately deployed to assist in setting up modular tents and profiling of displaced families in evacuation centers located in the municipality of Jovellar,’ DSWD Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said in a news release on Wednesday. Aside from assisting in evacuation centers, DSWD personnel were

MANILA: The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and its regional offices are on high alert as Tropical Storm Kristine drenches most of Luzon and parts of the Visayas. In a statement Wednesday, the agency said regional government entities are fully prepared to respond to the impact of the weather disturbance and to assist areas affected by the storm. OCD regional directors and officers-in-charge shared crucial updates on their preparedness and response measures during an online briefing Tuesday afternoon. Seven regions have been placed under “red alert” and activated Charlie Protocol, the highest level of emergency preparedness — Cordillera, Cagayan Valley,