Day: August 11, 2025

Manila: The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has successfully collected over 133 million kilograms of garbage nationwide through the KALINISAN (Kalinga at Inisyatiba para sa Malinis na Bayan) Program since its inception in January 2024. According to Philippines News Agency, a crucial part of this initiative is the Barangay at Kalinisan Day (BARKADA), which requires every village to conduct weekly clean-ups every Saturday. From January 6, 2024, to May 3, 2025, over 22,000 communities have participated in cleaning four million sites across the nation. These activities see the involvement of approximately 500,000 participants weekly, including 166,000 village

Baler: The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) of Aurora opened on Monday a five-day Contingency Planning Training of Trainers, a program aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness and response. The opening ceremony, held at the PDRRMO Emergency Operations Center in Barangay Suklayin, Baler, was attended by 36 participants from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) and the provincial government. According to Philippines News Agency, in his welcome remarks, PDRRMC officer Elson Amado Egargue underscored the importance of the training as a crucial step toward enhancing the province’s readiness. Egargue highlighted that the training equips participants

Baguio: The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) emphasized the need for disaster risk management, preparedness, and resilience to be integral to the Filipino lifestyle due to the ongoing threat of natural calamities. ‘In recent months, we all experienced the successive battering of typhoons Crising, Dante and Emong, which destroyed properties, flooded communities and caused rivers to overflow,’ stated OCD Assistant Secretary Cesar Idio during the opening of the three-day Cordillera Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) Summit. According to Philippines News Agency, Idio stressed that disasters are unpredictable in terms of time, day, or location, thereby necessitating preparedness as a

Antique: The Antique provincial board will conduct ocular inspections of eight district hospitals in the province in the next two weeks to help management identify their priority needs. Board Member Karmila Rose Dimamay, chairperson of the Committee on Appropriations, stated that they aim to understand the actual conditions to prioritize budget allocation appropriately. According to Philippines News Agency, Dimamay highlighted during their regular session that Antique’s national tax allocation for this year amounts to PHP2.7 billion, with a significant portion, 32.6 percent or PHP676 million, dedicated to hospitals. However, this funding still falls short of meeting the hospitals’ needs. Hospital

Manila: The Philippine Heart Association (PHA) has recognized the dedication and expertise of physicians caring for Filipino patients with heart and vascular diseases, including those preserving limb function. ‘We stand shoulder to shoulder with other medical societies in full support of those practicing the noble profession of healing,’ the PHA said in a statement on Monday. The group reaffirmed its commitment to championing the role of physicians in delivering quality and life-saving care to patients nationwide. According to Philippines News Agency, the group issued the statement after several medical organizations condemned a social media post by former journalist Ramon Tulfo,