Category: General

Manila: The city government of Manila has assured prompt assistance for nearly 2,000 families who were displaced by fires that hit the Isla Puting Bato in Tondo and in the Sampaloc District over the weekend. Mayor Honey Lacuna, during her visit to fire victims staying at Delpan Evacuation Center, said the list of beneficiaries of PHP10,000 financial aid from the city is now being prepared as she urged the affected families to fully cooperate with social workers. According to Philippines News Agency, Lacuna appealed to the residents, saying, “Pakiusap ko po, ‘wag po sana natin aawayin ang mga social workers

BAGUIO CITY: Mayor Benjamin Magalong is calling on the public to break the silence and actively speak out against violence as the nation observes the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW). Speaking during the campaign launch here on Monday, Magalong stressed the importance of community involvement in addressing VAW. ‘Iniisip ng perpetrator nila it is a private matter kaya wala tayong pakialam (Perpetrators think it is a private matter, and we do not care), making the violators emboldened because the victim keeps silent, and we are also silent,’ he said. According to Philippines News Agency, Magalong cited the

TACLOBAN CITY: Seven local government units (LGUs) and two non-government organizations (NGOs) in Eastern Visayas will carry out PHP22.3 million Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) pilot projects to combat climate risks in the region. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) regional office here announced on Monday that these LGUs and NGOs will carry out EbA projects under the Strengthening Disaster Resilience and Risk Mitigation through Ecosystem-Based Planning and Adaptation (E4DR) Project supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). According to Philippines News Agency, these projects aim to enhance communities’ resilience against disasters and climate change by nurturing and protecting

Manila: Fuel prices will increase by more than PHP1 on Tuesday, following announcements from oil companies. In separate advisories on Monday, Shell Pilipinas, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Seaoil, Petro Gazz, Jetti, Unioil, PTT Philippines, and Flying V said they will increase gasoline prices by PHP1.15 per liter, and diesel by PHP1.10 per liter. According to Philippines News Agency, kerosene prices will also go up by PHP0.80 centavos per liter, as confirmed by Caltex, Shell, Seaoil, and Flying V. The price adjustment will be effective at 6 a.m., marking a significant shift following last week’s rollback of PHP0.85 per liter of gasoline, PHP0.75

BACOLOD CITY: This highly urbanized city will harness a total capacity of 1,340 kilowatts (KW) in solar power to energize the Bacolod City Government Center as well as other public buildings in 15 villages to reduce electricity costs. As of Monday, the operation of the 400-KW capacity solar photovoltaic system on the rooftop of the Government Center has started. According to Philippines News Agency, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez stated that all government offices are now being designed to have solar panels on their roofs to reduce costs and promote environmental sustainability. The city government is projected to generate savings of