Category: General

Manila: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said the Kadiwa ng Pangulo program will be expanded in Visayas and Mindanao within the month. In an interview, DA Assistant Secretary Genevieve Velicaria-Guevarra said more local government units (LGUs) are coordinating with the DA to make the Rice for All and P29 programs accessible to more Filipinos. Rice for all refers to the sale of local and imported well-milled rice at PHP43 per kilogram, while P29 is the sale of aging but good quality stocks of National Food Authority (NFA) rice at PHP29/kg, ‘I think, next week ba iyon sa Cagayan

Manila: As the Philippine Senate marked its 108th anniversary, Senate President Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero reminded his colleagues that the Senate’s role in nation-building is not static and continues to evolve, just as the challenges facing the country. In his message on Wednesday, Escudero called on his fellow legislators and the people to hold faith, patriotism, and humanity at the center of their work, ensuring that the Senate remains a pillar of democracy and always striving to protect and uplift the Filipino people. “Let this anniversary serve as a reminder of the Senate’s vital role in nation-building and as an inspiration

A total of 9,116 households have benefited from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Walang Gutom: Food Stamp Program through their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards worth PHP3,000 each. Sheryl Lofamia, DSWD-5 Food Stamp Program coordinator, said the beneficiaries from the provinces of Sorsogon and Camarines Sur redeemed their food stamp from August to September this year. “Each household beneficiary was able to utilize PHP3,000 worth of food credits. With these, they were able to put healthy meals on the table. They will receive a monthly credit of PHP3,000 for three years until 2027,” Lofamia said in an

MANILA: The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday reported the arrest of four individuals for falsifying public documents. The NBI identified the suspects as Paul Abellera, Edgardo Carpio, and Jenny Trajano, as well as a minor, who were caught in the act of falsifying official documents during an operation in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Oct. 15. Recovered from the four were computers, office tools, and spurious documents, such as NBI clearance, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) birth certificates, land titles, passports, and Land Transportation Office certificates. NBI Director Jaime Santiago said the individuals were selling the fake documents for PHP700

KUALA LUMPUR, The government is taking steps to diversify the domestic economic portfolio to reduce the deficit in the workers’ compensation account, said the Ministry of Finance (MoF). This effort is believed to contribute to the attraction of investment towards creating industries and activities with high added value and quality across all domestic sectors which in turn provide more opportunities for expertise and increase local employment. The government is also confident that through efforts to increase worker productivity through capacity building, it can meet the needs of industry while encouraging the adoption of digitisation and automation, according to the ministry