Day: April 22, 2025

Dumaguete: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is inviting the public to witness the final testing and sealing (FTS) of automated counting machines (ACMs), which are set to be used in the May 12 elections. This event will take place at Robinsons Place mall on May 6. According to Philippines News Agency, Lawyer Ian Macaraya, the Comelec election officer of Dumaguete, emphasized that the FTS process is crucial to ensure that all ACMs are fully operational and free of defects before being deployed for the midterm polls. Macaraya noted, “This is for transparency purposes. The teachers will be testing the ACMs

Manila: Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday mobilized the full political machinery of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) to back the pro-administration Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas’ Senate slate for the 2025 elections, calling the 11 candidates ‘partners in peace, progress, and prosperity.’ According to Philippines News Agency, Romualdez, the Lakas-CMD president, led a powerhouse assembly of governors, lawmakers, and local officials to support the Alyansa senatorial lineup. He vowed a comprehensive ground campaign to ensure victory for all 11 candidates who will uphold President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s reform agenda. During a breakfast meeting at Imelda Hall in Malaca±ang, Romualdez

Misamis Oriental: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has inaugurated the PHP350-million Solving Unemployment through Rural Industrialization, Sustainable and Enterprise Integrated Coconut Processing Facility (SUnRISE-ICPF), a significant initiative aimed at transforming the coconut industry in Misamis Oriental province. According to Philippines News Agency, the new facility is a collaborative effort between the public and private sectors, designed to benefit over 66,000 coconut farmers directly. The initiative seeks to enhance the value of coconut products beyond traditional copra, with the President highlighting its potential to raise the farmgate price of coconuts from the current PHP8 to PHP10 per kilo to PHP16 to

Manila: Papal Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles Brown on Tuesday expressed gratitude to Filipinos for praying for Pope Francis during his hospitalization in the past months until his death on Monday. In his message at the conclusion of the Requiem Mass for the Holy Father that he concelebrated with Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula at the Manila Cathedral, the Vatican’s envoy acknowledged the support of Filipino faithful during the days the pontiff was in the hospital. According to Philippines News Agency, Archbishop Brown addressed the congregation, thanking them for their prayers for the Holy Father, particularly over the last

Jaro: Jaro Archbishop Midyphil Billones on Tuesday urged the faithful in the archdiocese to offer prayers for the eternal repose of Pope Francis, who died Monday morning in the Vatican. “We mourn his death because of our deep love. Yet we celebrate with gratitude his life and ministry that has touched and blessed all of us,” Billones said in his message posted on the archdiocese’s Facebook page. According to Philippines News Agency, the archbishop called on the faithful to continue pursuing the dream that Pope Francis had cultivated –that “God is near and journeys with us.” He emphasized that those