Category: General

ILOILO CITY – Over PHP9.33 million worth of assistance has been released to families affected by the southwest monsoon and enhanced by Tropical Cyclone ‘Ferdie’ in Western Visayas, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD, in its Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) report No. 7 furnished on Monday, said it released 10,024 family food packs worth more than PHP8.5 million and 356 non-food items costing PHP514,744 augmenting the PHP204,150 aid from local government units for around 19.36 percent of the affected population. ‘A total of 517,781 families or 175,908 persons are affected in

ILOILO City – Some 2,520 public schools in Western Visayas shifted to alternative learning delivery mode (ADM) on Monday following the suspension of face-to-face classes due to bad weather. In an interview, Hernani Escullar Jr., Department of Education Western Visayas information officer, said 532 schools in Iloilo province; 82 in Guimaras; 537 in Antique; 66 in Iloilo City; 70in Bacolod City; and 1,233 in Negros Occidental, cancelled face-to-face classes. ‘We have monitored the suspension of classes in 17 school divisions. There are areas where in-person classes continue, but based on our guidelines, if ever their local government units will declare

DUMAGUETE CITY – More than 2,000 individuals were evacuated in Negros Oriental due to flooding triggered by torrential rains brought about by the southwest monsoon or habagat over the weekend. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office also reported the death of one person who was found floating off Apo Island on Sunday due to the inclement weather. A total of 491 families or 2,028 individuals from Siaton (146 families/511 individuals); Sta. Catalina (122 families/433 individuals); Zamboanguita (3 families/8 individuals); Bayawan City (378 households/201 families/1,001 individuals); and Canlaon City (19 families/65 individuals) were taken to safer grounds, according to

KOTA KINABALU, Padang Merdeka once again witnessed the spirit of independence, with over 40,000 people of all ages, races and religions turning up to express their love for their beloved country in conjunction with the Malaysia Day 2024 celebration today. Themed ‘Malaysia MADANI: Jiwa Merdeka’, the excitement of the people to celebrate the 61st anniversary of the formation of Malaysia was clearly visible when they began converging on the historic location, where the declaration of Malaysia was made on Sept 16, 1963, as early as at 5 pm. Although there was a downpour when the ceremony began at 8.30 pm,

KUALA LUMPUR, Starting as a coalition whose stability was doubted by many political observers, the Unity Government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has proven otherwise, remaining steadfast in governing Putrajaya to this day. With two months remaining until Nov 24, 2024, the date will mark the continuation of the coalition government led by Anwar, a native of Cherok Tok Kun in Penang, as it steps into its second year – a milestone that eluded the previous three prime ministers. Political analyst Prof Datuk Dr Sivamurugan Pandian said that the main factor contributing to the Unity Government’s longevity