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Benguet: Incumbent mayor and Provincial Board member-elect Romeo Salda expressed his support for a proposed ordinance on crop programming and rotation systems aimed at addressing the issues of oversupply and shortage of highland vegetable products. According to Philippines News Agency, Governor Melchor Diclas has requested municipal agriculturists to provide data and inventory of areas within their municipalities to better understand the production levels and areas involved. This information will be crucial in implementing crop rotation and programming strategies to prevent simultaneous planting of the same crops, which leads to oversupply, or undersupply when certain commodities are neglected. Salda emphasized the

Iloilo City: The local government here has appropriated about PHP711.7 million from the Special Education Fund (SEF) for the construction of public school buildings in Iloilo City. ‘Because of the demand, especially with the senior high school, we badly need more classrooms,’ Special Assistant to the Mayor Mathilde Tre±as said Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, the SEF is sourced from one percent of the real property tax. This year, Tre±as mentioned that the city government completed the construction of a two-story six-classroom building at A. Celis Memorial School; a two-story 10-classroom building at Baluarte Elementary School; a two-story 10-classroom

Manila: The local bourse’s main index gained traction alongside its US counterparts on Tuesday, buoyed by optimism that tensions between Iran and Israel would be contained. Meanwhile, the Philippine peso ended the trading day largely unchanged against the US dollar. According to Philippines News Agency, the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) saw an uptick of 0.17 percent, closing at 6,369.19 points. The broader All Shares index also experienced growth, increasing by 0.41 percent. Sectoral indices mostly followed suit, led by the Industrial sector, which rose by 1.18 percent. It was followed by the Property sector with an increase of 0.30

Manila: Despite the New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) assuming operations and maintenance of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) since September, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) continues to assist them in managing airside traffic control, MIAA General Manager Eric Ines announced on Tuesday. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon has mandated a comprehensive crackdown on overcharging taxis at NAIA and has instructed the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and the Land Transportation Office to collaborate with MIAA and NNIC to apprehend errant drivers. According to Philippines News Agency, the MIAA Airport Police Department and mobile teams are responsible for operations,

Manila: Malaca±ang on Tuesday expressed support for the plan to tap beneficiaries of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced (TUPAD) as workers in the government-subsidized Kadiwa stores. According to Philippines News Agency, in a press conference, Presidential Communications Officer and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro lauded the signing of the memorandum of agreement between the DOLE and the Department of Agriculture (DA) on the hiring of TUPAD workers for the wider rollout of Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) outlets. ‘Maganda po ang adhikain ng MOA (The goal of the MOA is good),’ Castro said. ‘Kaya