Category: General

Manila: Self-rated poverty in the Philippines dropped in the third quarter of 2024 with about 43 percent of Filipino families, or approximately 11.3 million, considering themselves poor, according to the latest survey conducted by OCTA Research. This figure, based on the Tugon ng Masa (TNM) survey conducted from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2, represents a substantial improvement from the 48 percent recorded in the second quarter of the year. This 5-percentage point decrease equates to a reduction of about 1.4 million families who no longer consider themselves poor, underscoring a “notable shift in self-perceptions of poverty,” according to OCTA. OCTA

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Local government units (LGUs) in this province must preemptively evacuate residents in low-lying areas threatened by flooding. Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) head Broderick Train said in an interview Tuesday that the province is currently experiencing light to moderate rains and at times, heavy rain showers, due to Tropical Storm Kristine. ‘We are still continuously monitoring the river beds, and so far, the water level has not yet risen to an alarming level,’ Train said. Closely monitored by the PDRRMO through the municipal DRRMOs are the Sibalom River in Sibalom

Manila: Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday said his office is already reviewing the documents turned over by the quad committee (quadcom) of the House of Representatives in connection with the Chinese nationals accused of acquiring fraudulent Filipino citizenship to illegally acquire real properties and operate businesses in the Philippines. ‘We’ll review immediately the documents turned over to us by the quadcom. Then we’ll engage with other government agencies for further evidence gathering and case build-up,’ Guevarra said in a message to reporters. “Once we have gathered sufficient evidence, we’ll commence the appropriate legal actions which may include civil forfeiture,

ILOILO CITY – The city government on Tuesday started the distribution of reading workbooks to 6,828 Grade 3 learners of the Division of Iloilo City under the Proof of Concept (POC), an initiative on the devolution of basic education. The provision of workbooks is in partnership with the Synergeia, the Department of Education (DepEd), the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II), and the Regional Education Council-Iloilo. Edwin Nacionales, program officer of Synergeia in Western Visayas, dubbed the turnover as a historic event, with the POC being one of the pet projects of DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara when he was

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is pushing for investment incentives to promote the electric mobility (e-mobility) industry, Malacañang said Tuesday. This, as Marcos raised with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) some of the challenges that hinder the development of the e-mobility sector. During a sectoral meeting with the DOST and concerned agencies at Malacañan Palace on Tuesday, Marcos discussed ways to boost the Philippine e-mobility industry through science, technology and innovation. ‘We’re always running into the same problem. It’s the scaling, production design, then the investment. How do we (attract investments)? … ‘Yun ang (That’s the) hardest