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Visayas: The goal to bring down the price of rice to PHP20 per kilogram is a promise that is now being fulfilled, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced on Wednesday. This significant development follows the Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.’s declaration that rice will be sold at this price in the Visayas region. According to Philippines News Agency, President Marcos stated in a Facebook post, “Twenty pesos per kilo of rice. That’s the promise – and now, we’re starting to make it happen in the Visayas region.” This achievement comes after a closed-door meeting between President Marcos

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has annulled the registration of the Pilipinas Babangon Muli party-list organization due to allegations of misrepresentation. The decision was based on findings that none of the party-list’s 10 nominees are residents of Region 4-A (Calabarzon), which the organization claims to represent. According to Philippines News Agency, the Comelec Second Division issued a 10-page ruling revealing that eight nominees reside in the province of Abra, one in Cagayan, and another in Quezon City. The absence of any nominees residing in the Calabarzon region disqualifies them from being considered bona fide members of a regional political

Manila: Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (SAPIEA) Secretary Frederick Go is optimistic that Manila and Washington D.C. will arrive at mutually beneficial trade arrangements amid the new tariff policy of the US government. This optimism comes as Go announced his upcoming trip to the US for a tariff dialogue, although the date for the trip has yet to be disclosed. According to Philippines News Agency, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) shared that Go and Trade Secretary Ma. Cristina Roque recently met with exporters, producers, manufacturers, consolidators, industry associations, and government officials. The meeting

Manila: The Baguio City Jail has taken a significant step by allowing political candidates to campaign inside its facility, which houses 279 eligible voters. According to Philippines News Agency, Jail Chief Inspector John Waylan Lapon, the warden of the Baguio City Jail-Male Dorm, announced during a media interview that both national and local candidates interested in campaigning within the jail must submit a formal request to the administration. Lapon emphasized the need to schedule these campaign activities to adhere to the facility’s regulations. The warden assured that all candidates would have equal chances to present their governance platforms to the

Antique: Ten houses were damaged while two persons got injured following three fire incidents in Antique over the past two days. According to Philippines News Agency, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) responded to two fire incidents in Barangay San Pedro and Barangay Bagumbayan in San Jose de Buenavista on Monday. Additionally, a fire occurred in the town proper of Hamtic on Easter Sunday. The initial investigation by the BFP revealed that the fire which razed a junkshop in Barangay Bagumbayan was due to unattended cooking on Monday night. Earlier that morning, another fire caused by an electrical short circuit