Category: General

BACOLOD CITY – For the sixth time, Barangay Granada was declared champion of the MassKara Festival street dance and arena competition, besting six other villages during the showdown held at the Paglaum Sports Complex until Sunday night. The win marked a second three-peat for Granada after taking the titles in 2022 and 2023 as well as in 2014, 2015, and 2016. ‘The culmination of passion, perseverance, and countless hours of training,’ village chief Armando Vito said in a statement posted on Facebook. Displaying a stellar performance in stunning costumes, masks and props depicting the ‘Super City Bacolod,’ Granada went home

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed a total 17,589 family food packs and 86 six-liter bottled drinking water to Ilocos Region residents affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) as of Monday. Of the total, 4,284 were distributed to Ilocos Norte residents, 1,301 to Ilocos Sur, 5,800 to La Union, and 6,204 in Pangasinan. Some 262 non-food items, including hygiene kits, were also distributed. A total of 93,750 family food packs and 17,066 other food and non-food items have been prepared for Ilocos Region residents affected by Kristine, according to the

MANILA – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is working on proposals for the development of more regional airports in the country, including the Bohol-Panglao International Airport, Iloilo International Airport, and Davao International Airport. In a Palace press briefing Monday, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said the Bohol-Panglao International Airport concession contract may be awarded within the year if Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc. (AIC), the lone proponent for the project so far, faces no opposition. ‘Iyong end noong Swiss challenge niya (The end of the Swiss challenge) will be on Nov. 11. So malaman natin (So by then, we will know). If there

MANILA – At least 97 persons were reported dead in the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Monday. The disaster response body’s latest situation report said of the figure, only 10 have been validated –nine in Bicol and one in Northern Mindanao. The remaining 87 deaths are still undergoing validation –54 in Calabarzon, 30 in Bicol, two in Zamboanga Peninsula and one in Central Visayas. Of the 30 reported missing persons, only one has been confirmed and this was recorded in Central Luzon. The remaining 29

MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to augment the resources of local government units (LGUs) that are still reeling from the impact of Several Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami). Special Assistant to the Secretary (SAS) for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) and concurrent officer in charge of the National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau (NRLMB) Leo Quintilla said the augmentation of resources was upon the directive of DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian. Quintilla said the DSWD still has sufficient stockpiles prepositioned in the agency’s hubs, spokes, and last mile warehouses in all field offices (FOs)