Day: August 12, 2025

Diffun: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is fast-tracking the rehabilitation of the NRJ Liwayway-Ifugao Village Road in Diffun, Quirino province. According to Philippines News Agency, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, citing a report from DPWH Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) Director Mathias Malenab, stated that the project aims to provide safer and more reliable access for Indigenous Peoples (IP) in the municipality, aligning with the Bagong Pilipinas vision of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for a stronger and more inclusive nation. Bonoan highlighted that the road rehabilitation project, currently 43.60 percent complete, is expected to be finished by December

Taguig: The Israeli Embassy to the Philippines and Israeli technology and cybersecurity firms have recognized the Philippines as a promising market for cybersecurity solutions. This acknowledgement was made during a cyber roadshow organized by the Israel Economic Mission to the Philippines, held in Taguig. According to Philippines News Agency, Economic Counsellor Ofek Venecianer emphasized the country’s swift digital transformation and growing exposure to cyber threats, highlighting its potential for long-term business partnerships. Venecianer referenced President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s recent State of the Nation Address, which underscored the necessity of digitalization for the Philippines to remain competitive with neighboring nations.

Naga city: The National Food Authority in Bicol (NFA-5) is calling on local chief executives throughout the region to assist farmers in enhancing the purchasing price of palay (unhusked rice) by participating in the Palay Marketing Assistance Program for Legislators and Local Government Units (PALLGU). According to Philippines News Agency, NFA-5 Assistant Regional Director Julie Llenaresas highlighted that the program enables local government units (LGUs) to provide additional incentives per kilo to the NFA’s palay buying price. “The PALLGU program allows them [local executives] to offer incentives. In the past, some LGUs provided as much as PHP7, while others gave

Baguio: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here on Tuesday announced that a total of 6,240 voters registered during the 10-day registration period from August 1 to 10. According to Philippines News Agency, lawyer John Martin, Comelec-Baguio election officer, stated that the number far exceeded their target of 2,000 registrants, with an expectation of 200 individuals registering per day. Martin expressed surprise at the high turnout, noting the significant participation of young people eager to engage in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections. For the registration period, Comelec-Baguio established a fixed site at its compound on Governor Pack Road

N. ecija: Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and National Irrigation Administration Administrator Eduardo Guillen joined thousands of rice farmers on Tuesday to celebrate the Second Dry Season Harvest Festival. The event, held in the country’s top rice-producing province, included a ceremonial harvesting of palay (unhusked rice) on a 5.7-hectare farmland of Arsenio Mallare, a member of the Hoy Gising Irrigators Association, Inc., in Barangay Talipapa. According to Philippines News Agency, the activity symbolizes the success of the government’s intensified rice production strategy under the Masagana Rice Industry Development Program (MRIDP). The program supported a total of