Category: General

Manila: Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have urged the retention of the Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) in the 2025 national budget, emphasizing its essential role in supporting low-income Filipino families. The call comes in response to the Senate Finance Committee’s decision to reallocate AKAP’s P39-billion budget to other Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) programs. According to Philippines News Agency, House Deputy Majority Leader Jude Acidre, House Assistant Majority Leaders Zia Alonto Adiong and Jil Bongalon, and Cagayan de Oro 1st District Rep. Lordan Suan have all expressed concerns over the reallocation. Acidre highlighted

Manila: Member of Bangsamoro Parliament Teng Ambolodto today expressed his total support for the proposal of Senate President Francis Escudero and the leadership of the House of Representatives to reset the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections for another year. According to Philippines News Agency, Senate President Escudero has introduced Senate Bill No. 2862, proposing to postpone the first regular elections in the BARMM from May 12, 2025, to May 11, 2026. House Speaker Martin Romualdez also filed House Bill No. 11034, which mirrors Escudero’s proposal. These proposals emerged following the recent Supreme Court decision to exclude

Manila: Defending champion Adamson University and Far Eastern University-Diliman have successfully clinched their places in the semifinals of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 87 girls’ volleyball tournament, following their victories at Paco Arena. According to Philippines News Agency, Adamson University secured the last semifinal spot by defeating De La Salle-Zobel with scores of 25-19, 25-13, 28-26, finishing the regular season with a record of 6-3. Key players for Adamson included Ellaine Gonzalvo, who contributed 12 points through eight attacks and four aces, alongside Samantha Cantada and Abegail Segui, who added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Adamson

BACOLOD CITY: Additional facilities are being constructed for soldiers of the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) based in Barangay Bato, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, with the support of the provincial government and local government units (LGUs) in northern Negros. These comprise two projects, including seven modular barracks, as well as the liaison and motorpool barracks. According to Philippines News Agency, First Lt. Dan Carlo Samoza, 79IB civil-military operations officer, stated in an interview Sunday that both structures are expected to be completed by Dec. 15. The modular barracks, donated by the provincial government, will provide better living conditions for

BACOLOD CITY: Inflation for all income households in this highly-urbanized city dropped further to 3.2 percent in October, following the 3.9 percent rate in September and 5.7 percent in August, a report released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Negros Occidental showed. ‘The decline in inflation rate was attributed to a slight decrease in the indices of some commodities like food and non-alcoholic beverages and housing/water/electricity/gas and other fuels,’ chief statistical specialist John Campomanes said in the summary inflation and consumer price index (CPI) report Saturday. According to Philippines News Agency, there was also a slight decrease in the price indices