Day: April 28, 2025

Antique: The machinery provided by the Department of Agriculture (DA) under its rice program is expected to make farm work easier and increase the production of recipient farmers associations (FAs) in Antique. According to Philippines News Agency, DA Antique Agricultural Program Coordinating Office head Sonie Guanco announced that three FAs in the province received various farm technologies worth PHP960,000 on April 24. Two FAs from the municipality of Tobias Fornier were among the recipients, with a rice thresher and a ride-on hand tractor with a trailer for the Catoogan FA, and one unit ride-on hand tractor with a trailer for

Caluya: The 40 automated counting machines (ACMs) for the island municipality of Caluya were delivered Sunday, ahead of the 17 other local government units in Antique. Commission on Elections-Western Visayas Acting Assistant Director and concurrent Antique provincial election supervisor Wil Arce±o stated that the ACMs were deployed to Caluya first due to its location. The delivery also included 34 batteries. According to Philippines News Agency, the coastal municipality of Caluya is situated in the northernmost part of Antique, approximately 158 kilometers or two hours away from the capital city. Arce±o clarified that out of the total 40 ACMs, five are

Tacloban: The Department of Tourism (DOT) is strengthening its initiatives to promote Eastern Visayas’ food through the mainstreaming of local flavors in tour packages. DOT Eastern Visayas Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes emphasized the importance of integrating local dishes into the visitor experience as part of a broader strategy to enhance food tourism, which is increasingly recognized as a global travel motivator. According to Philippines News Agency, food has been identified by the United Nations World Tourism Organization as a vital component of the tourism experience, accounting for one-third of a tourist’s expenses. Tiopes noted that while food tourism currently

Makati City: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday made a blanket call on countries to refrain from conducting actions that complicate the situation in the South China Sea while negotiations on a Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea are ongoing. The statement comes following local reports bearing photos of the China Coast Guard raising a Chinese flag on the Sandy Cay, saying Beijing has enforced ‘maritime management and exercised sovereign jurisdiction’ over the feature. According to Philippines News Agency, in an interview on the sidelines of the Philippines-hosted High-Level Conference of Middle Income Countries in

Bacolod: The upgrade of the Banago Port in the northern part of this highly-urbanized city is set to be completed by the end of June, according to an update from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) on Monday. According to Philippines News Agency, the PHP568.765-million Banago Port Improvement Project is one of the biggest projects of the PPA in the Negros Island Region. It is scheduled to be completed by the end of June and is expected to become a hub for more efficient and modern services for passengers and cargo in the region, the PPA said in a statement. The