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Quezon: Renewable energy pioneer Alternergy Holdings Corp. announced on Monday that it has secured PHP3.3 billion from Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) to finance the Alabat Wind Project through its unit, Alabat Wind Power Corp. According to Philippines News Agency, this funding is part of a larger PHP5.5-billion facility from RCBC dedicated to the 64-megawatt wind project in Quezon province. Alternergy President Gerry Magbanua expressed gratitude to RCBC for the timely release of funds, noting the previous release of PHP800 million for their Balsik Solar project. The Alabat Wind Project is set to become the first wind power facility along

Tacloban: The national government has allocated PHP1.68 billion for road projects leading to tourist destinations in Eastern Visayas the past three years, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Monday. Under the 2022 to 2024 allotment, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) implemented 70 road projects with a total road length of 47 kilometers through funds from the tourism department, DOT Eastern Visayas Director Karina Rosa Tiopes said in a phone interview. According to Philippines News Agency, the majority of the projects under the Tourism Road Infrastructure Program (TRIP) are ongoing. “These are multiyear projects through allocations since

Manila: Following the confirmation of two mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) cases in Davao City, the Department of Health in Davao Region (DOH-11) has called on residents to remain vigilant against the spread of false and unverified information regarding the virus. According to Philippines News Agency, the Davao City Health Office confirmed the two cases on April 16, based on data from the DOH-Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit. The patients were admitted to an isolation facility at the Southern Philippines Medical Center. One of the patients, who had a severely compromised immune system, died from complications unrelated to mpox. In

Manila: House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday paid tribute to Pope Francis following the pontiff’s death, remembering him as a leader who served as a “guiding light in times of darkness” for many Filipinos. “It is with a heavy heart that I join the world in mourning the passing of Pope Francis, whom we in Leyte – and across the Philippines – lovingly called ‘Lolo Kiko’,” Romualdez said in a statement. According to Philippines News Agency, Romualdez recalled the Pope’s visit to Tacloban in 2015, just over a year after Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) devastated the Eastern Visayas region, noting it

Manila: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President, Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David, has called upon bishops across the nation to ring the bells of churches in memory of Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88. He requested the faithful to also pray for the soul of the Holy Father, who had recently been released from the hospital after battling double pneumonia. According to Philippines News Agency, the pontiff died at his residence at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican on the morning of April 21. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber,