Category: General

Datu Rico Maca, an Indigenous People (IP) leader in Surigao del Sur, praised the recent transfer of the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) to the Office of the President (OP) from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Maca believes the move, outlined in Executive Order No. 71, will enhance government attention on IP concerns, improving resource allocation and ensuring more efficient implementation of programs that protect IP rights and ancestral lands. He thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos for prioritizing IP communities. “This transfer assures us that our concerns will be heard at the highest level,” Maca said

The provincial government here has begun distributing medical supplies and dispatching mobile kitchens to evacuees affected by the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami). In an interview on Thursday, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) head Amor Banuelos-Calayan said they have coordinated efforts with the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) and the Provincial Health Office (PHO) to distribute hot meals and conduct medical assessment in different evacuation sites. She said they opened a total of 34 evacuation centers in Calatagan, Alitagtag, Batangas City, Lobo, Tuy, Lipa City, San Juan, Taal, Cuenca, Sta. Teresita, San Luis,

PALO, Leyte – Eastern Visayas on Thursday deployed 172 responders, mostly policemen, to help victims of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) in the Bicol region. Of the number, 150 are personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), 16 from the Bureau of Fire Protection, and six from the Philippine Coast Guard. PNP Eastern Visayas Regional Director Brig. Gen. Jay Cumigad said that as a member agency of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, they are committed to helping during calamities. ‘In these trying times, we should never fail to render assistance to areas affected the most.

BACOLOD CITY – Slow Food International, a global movement committed to ensuring good, clean, and fair food for all, is exploring the possibility of establishing an education center in this city, which is being positioned as the hub for slow food in Asia and the Pacific. As of Thursday, the delegation from Italy led by director general Paolo di Croce started conducting research, holding focus group discussions, and engaging with stakeholders, including farmers, processors, distributors, and chefs, as part of the feasibility study for the project that will run until January next year. ‘I see great potential here because Bacolod

Manila: Spillway gates of Ambuklao, Binga and San Roque dams have been opened as Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) continues to dump rains across many areas. Based on the National Power Corporation’s (Napocor) data on Thursday, Ambuklao Dam’s gate no. 4 was opened at 0.5 m., with a spilling discharge of 59.13 cubic meters per second (cms). Binga Dam’s gates no. 3 and 4 were both opened at 0.5 m., with discharge of 139.05 cms. San Roque Dam’s gate 2A was also opened at 0.5 m., with discharge of 52.40 cms. Earlier, the NPC said the San Roque