The Tokyo heat got the better of Kristina Marie Knott as she bowed out from the women’s 200-meter run in the Summer Olympic Games at the National Stadium here on Monday. The 25-year-old Knott clocked 23.80 seconds and placed last among five competitors in Heat 7 topped by American Jenna Prandini, who clocked 22.56. When all the times from the 41 runners were collated, the Fil-American Knott finished 37th, out of the magic semifinal circle. “This is her first Olympic Games. She could have been battling a lot of things. It could have been the extreme heat. It could have

The Department of Environment and National Resources (DENR) regional office here has partnered with the Liga ng mga Barangay in Nueva Ecija to engage local communities in solid waste management and river protection. Donaver Guevarra, regional information officer of the DENR, said on Monday that local leaders from 89 villages in Cabanatuan City took part in a series of environmental education lectures in a bid to raise public awareness and knowledge on some important pressing environmental issues, and solicit support to the protection and conservation of the environment. Guevarra said the massive information campaign is critical in the ongoing cleanup

Heightened movement restrictions here are currently in place with village officials being asked to issue pass slips to residents who may need to go out for work and other travel essentials. In a meeting with village officials on Monday, City Mayor Michael M. Keon urged residents to cooperate with local authorities as the city is now under the strictest enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until August 15 to arrest the further spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Based on the localized ECQ guidelines signed by the city mayor, it states that “the barangay hall shall serve as the command center”

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) is pushing for more engagements with local stakeholders in the monitoring and reporting of possible cases of corruption and other irregularities among local government units (LGUs) in the area. This, as the agency disclosed on Monday that it already received and processed a total of 384 complaints from concerned residents in the region in line with the implementation of the flagship Bantay Korapsyon program in over two years. Lawyer Michelle Anne Viejo, DILG-12 legal officer, said such figure was based on the complaints and other related concerns

The Duterte administration has accelerated its support for the development and growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said. At the opening of the National MSME Week 2021, Lopez recalled that when he was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to be the DTI chief, the Chief Executive said MSME “is first in his list” of priorities. “This is not surprising because even at the start of this term, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has always valued the efforts of our Filipino entrepreneurs,” Lopez said, adding that during Duterte’s last State of

Over 35,000 employees and extended workforce of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) will receive their first dose of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines in the next five weeks, as the company fast-tracks its “Ligtas lahat” vaccination program following the delivery of the first tranche of AstraZeneca vaccines secured by the company last year through a tripartite agreement with the government. SMC president Ramon S. Ang said the company had already delivered an initial 26,700 doses to various provinces where it operates. Vaccination of more National Capital Region (NCR)-based employees commenced at the San Miguel Sports Complex in Pasig last July 27.