Category: General

Manila: The National Food Authority (NFA) on Wednesday said it could gain PHP557.3 million in additional revenue with the implementation of a higher selling price. This came after the NFA Council approved the increase in the selling price of NFA rice to PHP38 per kilogram, from the previous PHP25/kg, to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). ‘The higher selling price agreed to by the DSWD will help not only reduce NFA losses but also give it additional resources to buy more palay from our farmers,’ DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said in a statement. NFA Administrator Larry

Manila: Three airports in Northern Luzon have closed due to damage incurred from Super Typhoon Julian, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said Wednesday. “So far po iyong Basco, Palanan at Bagabag airport, closed po ang operation niyan (So far, Basco, Palanan and Bagabag airports are closed for operations,” CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio said during the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing. Basco Airport is in Batanes, Palanan Airport is in Isabela, and Bagabag Airport is in Nueva Vizcaya, areas that are badly hit by Julian. Apolonio, however, said CAAP follows a procedure and is prepared against tropical cyclones. “Ito

Manila: The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has launched the National Shelter Month (NSM) 2024 to highlight sustained engagements with stakeholders. In a news release on Wednesday, DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar pointed out that collaboration between the public and private sectors ‘propel vibrancy’ in the housing and real estate industry. ‘Under 4PH Program, we are not merely building houses, we are transforming communities into resilient and sustainable living spaces, and we are improving the way of life of our people,’ Acuzar said. He said government housing agencies could ‘turn challenges into opportunities through united front.” Local

Manila: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) expressed its concern over the bombing of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ambassador’s residence in Khartoum, Sudan. ‘We deeply regret the recent bombing attack on the residence of the UAE Ambassador in Khartoum, Sudan,’ it said in a statement Wednesday. ‘We call for full respect for the safety and safeguarding of diplomatic premises in accordance with relevant Vienna Conventions,’ it added. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday reported that a Sudanese army aircraft has bombed its ambassador’s residence in Khartoum, resulting in ‘extensive damage’ to the building. The ministry did not

Manila: The lead presiding officer of the House of Representatives Quad Committee (Quadcom) on Wednesday urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file murder charges against retired police colonels Royina Garma and Edilberto Leonardo for the 2020 killing of retired police general and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board secretary Wesley Barayuga. Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers said the DOJ, who has representatives monitoring the hearings, should interview the Quadcom’s two witnesses in the Sept. 27 committee hearing and assess their testimonies. He was referring to police Lt. Col. Santie Mendoza of the Philippine National Police