Day: June 25, 2025

Tacloban: The government-sponsored roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) vessel trips have already carried 241 trucks loaded with essential goods between this city and Basey, Samar amid the San Juanico Bridge crisis. The program has already served 215 cargo trucks and 26 fuel tankers across the Tacloban-Amandayehan-Basey corridor through the 16 trips since its launch on June 18 up until Tuesday night, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Eastern Visayas Regional Director Lord Byron Torrecarion said on Wednesday. According to Philippines News Agency, the initiative covers cargo trucks and delivery vehicles officially transporting essential and perishable goods including food, medicine, water, animal feed, and

Manila: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Antique: will showcase local crafts of the province at a national trade fair set in the last quarter of the year. According to Philippines News Agency, the National Arts and Crafts Fair (NACF) is scheduled for Oct. 22-28 at the SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City. As early as now, micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) are being advised to prepare their products, as stated by DTI Antique Senior Trade Industry Development Specialist Gevi Kristina Villafuerte. Villafuerte highlighted that the NACF provides MSMEs engaged in arts and crafts production a platform to

Misamis Oriental: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is launching sustainable projects in the second half of 2025 under the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program Phase 2 in Misamis Oriental province. The initiative aims to promote growth and development in the province’s fisheries sector. According to Philippines News Agency, Arlene Novo, the provincial SAAD focal person, stated that these sustainable initiatives will collaborate with the Provincial Program Management Support Office (PPMSO). The focus will be on promoting inclusive growth and ensuring that the fisheries sector in Misamis Oriental benefits from community-driven interventions. Novo emphasized the importance

Sorsogon: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced that it has released PHP1.2 million in compensation to the widow of a lineman who tragically died from electrocution while on duty. According to Philippines News Agency, DOLE 5 (Bicol) Director Imelda Gatinao stated that the widow, Maricar (not her real name), was granted PHP1,224,985.28. This amount covers cash benefits, insurance claims, and separation pay provided by the Social Security System’s Employees’ Compensation Commission (SSS-ECC). Gatinao emphasized that the compensation was a result of a comprehensive investigation into Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and General Labor Standards (GLS) violations by the

Claver: Officials of Claver, Surigao del Norte, rescued and released an endangered Hawksbill sea turtle in the coastal village of Hayangabon on Wednesday. ‘A responsible fisherfolk rescued the sea turtle and was immediately turned over to the Philippine Maritime Police for proper disposition,’ Claver’s local government unit (LGU) said in a statement. According to Philippines News Agency, the health condition of the rescued sea turtle was immediately checked by the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office. The sea turtle weighed 30 kg. to 35 kg. and had a curved carapace 70 inches long and 56 inches wide. ‘After being assessed