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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prepared 93,750 family food packs and 17,066 other food and non-food items for Ilocos Region residents affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami). DSWD data show that the PHP104.2 million worth of prepositioned food and non-food items in the 19 regional and provincial satellite warehouses are now ready for distribution to local government units (LGUs). Each family food pack contains six kilos of rice, four cans of tuna, four cans of corned beef, two cans of sardines, five sachets of instant coffee, and five sachets of cereal. In a

The local government has issued guidelines for the observance of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days on Nov. 1-2, including a ban on disposable plastic bottles in public cemeteries. In a statement, Mayor Rolando Uy said the directive covers traffic management, peace and order, and environmental monitoring from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. “The public is advised to bring tumblers while the local government will provide free water by putting water dispensers in select areas within the City Memorial Park,” Uy said. Under the guidelines, the City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office was tasked to observe the banning of

The national government’s budget deficit narrowed from January to September this year, data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed. In its latest cash operations report released on Thursday, the BTr said the budget deficit during the period went down by 1.35 percent to PHP970.2 billion from the PHP983.5 billion logged in January to September last year. The government incurs a budget deficit when spending exceeds its revenues. “The total deficit for the first three quarters was 9.08 percent short of the PHP1.1 trillion program for the nine-month period and is at 65.36 percent of the PHP1.5 trillion revised

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -A total of 244 families or 759 individuals in Antique evacuated to safer places due to strong winds brought by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami), the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported. The families are from the towns of Anini-y, Tibiao, Libertad, San Jose de Buenavista, Tobias Fornier, Barbaza, San Remigio, and Bugasong, said Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer III Michael Tolentino in an interview on Thursday. ‘Of the 244 families evacuated in the eight towns of the province, 193 families are inside the evacuation centers being taken

Manila: Savouge Aesthetics eyes win No. 3 when it faces Cignal in the Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference elimination round at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig on Friday. Louis Gamban, Giles Jeffer Torres, John Daniel Diwa Lorenz Señoron, and Norwel Sanama are expected to deliver again for the Spin Doctors in their 6 p.m. match against the HD Spikers. Gamban scored 18 points in leading Savouge to a 23-25, 25-17, 25-12, 22-25, 15-8 victory over Martelli Meats at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City on Oct. 18. Torres contributed 15 points, five blocks, and two aces, while Diwa had 14