Day: July 17, 2025

Eastern visayas: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided PHP31.59 million to impoverished families in Eastern Visayas to address challenges related to food insecurity and water scarcity. This initiative is part of a broader effort to support vulnerable communities in the region. According to Philippines News Agency, the funds were disbursed to 3,900 individuals who participated in training and work programs across the provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, and Southern Leyte. These efforts are part of Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished). Each participant

Manila: The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has called on local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and other urban areas to adopt proactive, science-based measures to combat worsening flooding caused by increasingly heavy rainfall due to climate change. According to Philippines News Agency, the DENR highlighted the substantial increase in rainfall, as reported by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), attributing it to climate change. This shift in weather patterns has heightened the challenges in urban areas like Metro Manila, where heavy downpours frequently overwhelm drainage systems, leading to severe flooding.

Manila: Rice farmers posted higher earnings in 2024 despite rising production costs, while the country achieved a stronger rice buffer stock, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Thursday. According to Philippines News Agency, based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the average farmgate price per kg of palay (unhusked rice) rose to PHP23.48 in 2024, up from PHP19.88 in 2023. This increase resulted in a higher gross return of PHP95,906 per hectare and a net return of PHP36,211 per hectare, compared to PHP82,914 and PHP26,423, respectively, in 2023. This corresponds to a net profit-cost ratio of PHP0.61 for

Cagayan: Over 50,000 family food packs are ready for dispatch in Cagayan amid the possible effects of Tropical Depression Crising, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday. In a media interview, DSWD Regional Director Lucia Suyu-Alan said the Quick Response Team of the DSWD Field Office 2 has been activated on Thursday morning, in collaboration with the City/Municipal Action Teams and Social Welfare and Development Offices. According to Philippines News Agency, Suyu-Alan emphasized that family food packs and non-food items have been prepared as augmentation support to the local governments in the region. These supplies

Manila: Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno on Thursday led the inspection of a consolidated shipment found to contain illegal drugs at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). According to Philippines News Agency, the inspection uncovered 110.24 kg. of suspected shabu concealed in four boxes, with an estimated street value of PHP749.63 million. Acting on credible intelligence, the bureau issued an Alert Order on a 1-by-40-foot container declared as “balikbayan” boxes. Samples were immediately extracted and submitted to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) for confirmatory testing. Laboratory results later confirmed that the recovered substances were indeed methamphetamine hydrochloride.