Category: General

DAVAO CITY: The city’s Task Force Davao (TFD) hosted its inaugural Muslim Youth Congress on Tuesday, gathering approximately 80 young Muslim leaders with the aim of fostering empowerment and safeguarding the future generation in Davao City. According to Philippines News Agency, TFD commander Col. Darren Comia articulated that the congress was designed to prevent radicalization and enhance the involvement of Muslim youth in the city’s peace, security, and development efforts. The initiative is part of a broader strategy to protect the future generation of Davao City by ensuring they are not drawn into radicalization or recruited by local terrorist and

LEGAZPI CITY: The Ako Bicol (AKB) Party-list has mobilized assistance to residents of Catanduanes province, which suffered severe damage to properties and agriculture caused by Super Typhoon Pepito (international name Man-yi) on Nov. 16. In a statement on Tuesday, AKB Representative and House Committee on Appropriations chair Elizaldy Co, emphasized the urgency of their action, saying that they could not delay helping the island province. According to Philippines News Agency, the lawmaker immediately ordered the dispatch of aid and the initiation of relief operations to ensure that the basic needs of the people in Catanduanes were met. Three trucks carrying

Manila: The election committee chairperson, lawyer Teodoro Alejandro Kalaw IV, has set a deadline for contending parties in the upcoming Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) elections to submit their summaries by noon on November 23. This decision follows a clarificatory meeting held on Tuesday at the Century Park Hotel in Manila, where both sides presented their cases. According to Philippines News Agency, the committee, which includes member Philippine Sports Commissioner Olivia Coo, listened to four petitions for disqualification. These petitions were filed by the camps of incumbent POC president Abraham Tolentino and his challenger Chito Loyzaga, ahead of the elections scheduled

CEBU CITY: The full mechanization of planting and harvesting in 22 rice-producing towns in Bohol and 14 in Negros Oriental has boosted rice production in Central Visayas, an official said on Tuesday. Rogen Jan Flores, focal person of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)-Mechanization Program of the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), emphasized that the complete mechanization of farming activities in these areas is the key outcome of the six-year program launched in 2019, which is set to conclude this year. According to Philippines News Agency, the initiative, known as the Youth for Mechanization program, aims to

COTABATO CITY: The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) has announced an extension of medical services to Bangsamoro residents living outside the region. This initiative is part of the regional government’s commitment to provide comprehensive healthcare access to its citizens, regardless of their location. According to Philippines News Agency, BARMM Health Minister Dr. Kadil Sinolinding emphasized the inclusivity of the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients Program (MAIFIPP). This program offers crucial medical care to Bangsamoro patients inside and outside the BARMM region. Dr. Sinolinding, an ophthalmologist and member of the BARMM