Day: October 29, 2024

Soldiers under the Army’s 87th Infantry Battalion (IB) are building additional seven houses for former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in San Jose de Buan, Samar under the Saad nga Balay (promised housing) project. The seven houses are in addition to the 10 completed units funded by the provincial government. Of the new houses, six are financed by the local government while one is funded through the donation of Senator Robinhood Padilla. ‘The ongoing construction of seven new houses marks a significant milestone in the government’s initiative to reintegrate former rebels into peaceful communities and assist them in rebuilding their

The Eastern Visayas Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) has imposed a temporary suspension or limit of travels from Visayas to Mindanao so as not to hamper post-disaster response in the Bicol region. In a memorandum issued late Monday, the RDRRMC enjoins all concerned agencies and local government units to observe the temporary suspension, limit of all voyages, and land travel to and from Visayas and Mindanao for non-essential travel not related to response operations in Bicol. The suspension took effect Tuesday and will be enforced until activities in the Bicol Region return to normal after the devastation

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 5 (Bicol) on Tuesday encouraged consumers to report price freeze violators, particularly on basic necessities in Bicol provinces placed under a state of calamity due to Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) last week. In an interview on Tuesday, DTI-Bicol spokesperson Jocelyn Berango said an advisory was sent to all wet markets, supermarkets, groceries, bakeries, and water refilling stations, prompting them to conform with the provision of Republic Act (RA) 7581, or the Price Act. “Consumers are encouraged to report any irregularity, as DTI is not shy about filing formal charges against

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wants to extend tourism development nationwide, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco said Tuesday during her visit to Cabadbaran City’s view Deck in Barangay Puting Bato. ‘The President wants to create ample livelihood and employment opportunities for Filipinos within the tourism industry,’ Frasco said at the DOT Philippine Experience Program (PEP) Caraga leg. The latest PEP stop was launched Monday, aimed at elevating lesser-known destinations to the global market. The program, which runs Oct. 28 to 30, includes Butuan, Cabadbaran, Bayugan and Prosperidad. ‘Through PEP, business-to-business meetings foster commercial tourism packages for global promotion,’

After 10 years of being a welder, making window grills and other construction materials, Kelvi Galap suddenly discovered an artistic talent that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said poses a huge potential in the creative industry. A native of Ifugao, 29-year-old Kelvi learned welding while working at his uncle’s welding shop in Lagawe, Ifugao when he was 19. In 2023, upon seeing on social media figures and items using scrap metals being sold for a few thousand pesos, Kelvi tried his hand at scrap metal arts, banking on his knowledge of welding. His first creation was a motorcycle