Category: General

Manila: The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) on Tuesday assured preparations for the possible effects of Tropical Storm Kristine. During the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas briefing, NIA Administrator Eduardo Guillen said regional offices are activated to immediately provide aid to farmers who will be affected. ‘Of course, ang ating utos ngayon sa regional directors na i-advise iyong mga farmers natin na (we instructed our regional directors to advise farmers to) harvest early,’ he said. ‘Iyong mga malalaking dams natin kapag mapupuno na… mag-pre-release sila para kapag may malakas man na ulan, makatulong pa rin (Our big dams, when they are nearly

Manila: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order against the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from implementing a resolution denying the certificates of candidacy (COC) of candidates dismissed by the Office of the Ombudsman, including those whose cases are on appeal. In a press briefing, SC spokesperson Camille Ting said the tribunal consolidated the separate petitions filed by former Albay governor Noel Rosal, Mandaue Mayor Jonas Cortes and Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama who were affected by the resolution. The TRO suspends the poll body from implementing Resolution No. 11044-A dated Sept. 24, which immediately denied the COC

ILOILO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has finished the implementation of 50 solar pump irrigation projects in Western Visayas, serving 918 hectares of service areas benefiting 661 farmer beneficiaries, an official reported on Tuesday. During the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas briefing, acting NIA Regional Manager engineer Jonel Borres said 28 other solar pump irrigation projects are ongoing, which when completed by the second quarter of 2025, will bring the total service area to 1,423 hectares benefitting 1,061 farmers in the region. ‘With NIA’s goal of modernizing irrigation in the country, the agency pushes for energy efficient and sustainable

Manila: The local bourse slightly increased as investors got confident about third quarter financial results of firms and the central bank’s policy easing, but the peso continued to depreciate on Tuesday’s trading. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEI) inched up by 0.09 percent to 7,413.16, with All Shares also going up by 0.13 percent to 4,085.50. Counters were mixed with those in the green territory including Services (+1.21 percent) and Industrial (+0.69 percent). Sectors that closed in the red were Financials (-0.50 percent), Property (-0.41 percent), Holding Firms (-0.30 percent), and Mining and Oil (-0.16 percent). ‘Tuesday’s gains are seen

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The province of Pangasinan was placed under blue alert on Tuesday after Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was raised due to Tropical Storm Kristine. Assistant Director Pia Flores of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office Emergency Operations Center said in a phone interview that 70 percent of their search and rescue teams are on standby for possible deployment. Blue alert status means half of disaster officials must be on standby to ensure that there will be enough manpower in case of an emergency. ‘Rescue assets are prepositioned in strategic areas in the province,” she