Category: General

LIMA: Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto stated that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) should be a model to strengthen regional solidarity and collaboration, highlighting its role in realizing an inclusive future. At the APEC Leaders Informal Dialogue with Guest session in Lima, Peru on Nov. 15, Prabowo affirmed that the APEC should serve as the bridge for an inclusive future for all amid increasingly complex global challenges. According to Philippines News Agency, Prabowo suggested three strategies that APEC should implement to achieve this goal. The first strategy is to bolster cooperation in the clean energy transition and the development of resilient

Manila: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has unveiled the 2024 Noche Buena products price guide, indicating that many essential holiday items have maintained their 2023 prices, with some even experiencing reductions. According to Philippines News Agency, the DTI’s latest guide encompasses prices for 236 stock keeping units (SKUs) from 22 manufacturers, spanning 12 categories including ham, queso de bola, fruit cocktail, cheese, and more. The agency highlighted that 121 SKUs have stable prices, covering popular holiday essentials like ham, fruit cocktail, queso de bola, and various sauces. Furthermore, 13 SKUs have seen price decreases, particularly in categories such

Pangasinan: An estimated 98 families from Pangasinan and La Union left their homes as of Saturday night due to storm surge threats from Super Typhoon Pepito (international name Man-yi). The Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) continues to verify information on the number of evacuees, but initial reports placed these to around 98 families or 242 individuals. Governor Ramon Guico III suspended classes at all levels both in public and private schools on Monday as well as government work except for those in frontline services. According to Philippines News Agency, provincial reports indicated that 91 of the

Albay: Power transmission services in parts of Albay and Camarines Sur provinces have now been restored, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced. According to Philippines News Agency, the NGCP confirmed in an advisory that power transmission services in parts of Camarines Sur were fully restored as of 6:32 a.m. Meanwhile, the restoration of power transmission services in parts of Albay was completed by 8:33 a.m. The restoration followed the earlier auto-tripping of the Tiwi C-Pawa 69-kilovolt (kV) line and the Naga-Libmanan 69kV line, which was caused by the passage of Super Typhoon Pepito, internationally known as Typhoon

Manila: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) evacuated 561,528 individuals and 161,527 families from six regions as of Sunday morning ahead of Super Typhoon Pepito (Man-yi). According to Philippines News Agency, the evacuations were conducted by approximately 6,790 personnel as part of the PCG’s monitoring activities in the Bicol, Southern Tagalog, Northwestern Luzon, Northeastern Luzon, National Capital Region (NCR), and Eastern Visayas regions. The PCG Command has deployed seven vessels and 613 land mobility and surface vehicles to support the national government’s humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations. PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan has ordered the full mobilization of relief