6.2 magnitude quake rocks Indonesia
May 6, 2024
The mayor of Cebu’s southern coastal town of Samboan on Monday cited the almost PHP17-million community development projects of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) which enable them to more effectively fight coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Mayor Emerito Calderon Jr. said his town has prioritized healthcare services for his constituents through its partnership with the DSWD-Central Visayas in coming up with a set of sub-projects as the municipality responds to the pandemic. Calderon cited the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) of the DSWD as a source for a total
The mother of Kieth Absalon, the Far Eastern University footballer who was killed in an explosion perpetrated by the New People’s Army (NPA) last year, has appealed to the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to continue outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte’s whole-of-nation approach to end the more than five-decades of terrorism. In remembrance of Absalon, the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) on Monday led the unveiling of his monument at the Masbate Sports Complex in Masbate City. Absalon and his cousin Nolven were killed when an anti-personnel mine planted by NPA
The Iligan-Lanao Regional Football Association (ILRFA) will host Group F of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Boys’ Under-19 regional competition at the Mindanao Civic Center (MCC) in Baroy, Lanao del Norte on June 18 to 22. In an interview Saturday, ILRFA president Percy Olandesca thanked Lanao del Norte Governor Imelda Dimaporo for allowing them to use the sprawling venue after Ozamiz RFA and Pagadian begged off. “The PFF wanted Ozamiz to host the elimination but the local FA begged off. Then they asked Pagadian of the Zamboanga del Sur-Sibugay RFA. They also begged off because their pitch is
Taguig City Mayor Lino Cayetano on Saturday urged his constituents to participate and complete the 25-km Taguig Bicycle Loop Challenge as part of the city’s celebration of World Bicycle Day. He said the activity aims to promote biking as an alternative mode of transportation in the city, highlighting the availability of healthy and sustainable transport “Through the said challenge, participants will be able to share their bike stories and experiences while they tour the bike loops and lanes throughout the city,” Cayetano said in a statement. Taguig’s Main Biking Loop is about 25-km long, starting from Taguig
As the Senate fails to concur on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the Philippines will not yet reap the benefits of the free trade agreement (FTA). Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez told reporters Thursday he still hopes that the next Congress will approve the country’s participation in the RCEP the soonest time possible. “I can only hope for the early ratification in the next Congress. We leave this for the next administration and next Congress,” Lopez said. The incoming administration, he said, is putting the RCEP ratification on its priority agenda, and
