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Kuala lumpur: Alberto Lim Jr. will banner the Philippine team in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group IV in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia next week. Joining him are Eric Olivarez Jr., Ruben Gozales Jr., and Francis Casey Alcantara under the guidance of head coach Joseph Lizardo, a veteran Davis Cup player based in the US. According to Philippines News Agency, aside from the Philippines, other countries aiming for promotion in the zonal competition are Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Pacific Oceania, Qatar, Iraq, and Nepal. The tournament will feature two pools of four teams each, with the top team in each pool facing the

Negros oriental: The Department of Education (DepEd) in Negros Oriental has announced its initiative to feed a total of 34,465 learners through its school-based feeding program for the school year 2025-2026. This program is aimed at addressing nutritional deficiencies among young learners. According to Philippines News Agency, Melanie Mae Austero, the program coordinator, revealed during the Kapihan sa PIA forum that this year’s initiative will focus on all kindergarten and non-graded learners who were not included in previous years. Non-graded learners are those enrolled in Special Education (SPED) programs, which do not follow the traditional grading system due to the

Manila: Concerns on the latest US tariff rates that will take effect on Aug. 1 resulted in the negative close of the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Thursday, but the peso gained against the US dollar. The local bourse’s main index shed 0.63 percent to 6,463.20 points, and All Shares by 0.14 percent to 3,812.46 points. According to Philippines News Agency, most of the sectoral gauges tracked the PSEi, led by the Financials after it fell 1.10 percent. Industrial followed after it dropped by 0.80 percent, Holding Firms by 0.75 percent, and Property by 0.31 percent. On the other

San remigio: The municipality of San Remigio is calling for volunteers to help in the establishment of a ‘forest library’ on its 18-hectare timberland. In an interview Thursday, Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) chief Ruth Martinez said the local government will be planting dipterocarp, or the endangered tree species such as yakal, kamagong, and almasiga, in a timberland in Barangay Osorio II. According to Philippines News Agency, the project is being implemented in partnership with the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) through its Nature-based Solutions Trial Project. Martinez emphasized the need for volunteers to assist in planting approximately 18,000

Manila: The proposal to reset the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) and extend the terms for all village and youth officials needs to be carefully studied, Malaca±ang said on Thursday. In a Palace press briefing, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro stated that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has yet to receive the enrolled bill on the postponement of the 2025 BSKE and extension of officials’ terms. According to Philippines News Agency, Castro explained, “Kapag po natanggap na po, pag-aaralan po iyang mabuti para po mapirmahan kung dapat mapirmahan, aayunan kung dapat sang-ayunan (Once received, it will be studied carefully