Category: General

The town of Biliran in Biliran province is hopeful that other local government units in the country will help bring down the price of rice to only PHP20 per kilogram as what they have been doing since last year. In a phone interview on Tuesday, Biliran municipal agriculture officer Lemuel Antonio said he was happy to hear in the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday the latter’s concern on the high prices of rice. ‘I hope our local governments will do their part to help the President fulfill his vision to make

KUALA LUMPUR, The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives traded higher this morning. At 9.20 am, spot month July 2024, August 2024 and September 2024 all garnered 7.0 points to 1,622.0, 1,625.5 and 1,608.5, respectively, while December 2024 added 4.0 points to 1,616.5. Turnover amounted to 1,437 lots, with open interest at 51,486 contracts. The FBM KLCI advanced 7.18 points to 1,629.125 after 41 minutes of trading. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

MANILA: The government has allocated PHP42 billion for 2025 to further strengthen the country’s irrigation systems, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Tuesday. Speaking at the post-State of the Nation Address discussions in Pasay City, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said the allocation is in line with the priority thrust of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of achieving food security by strengthening the agriculture sector. ‘As [President Marcos] mentioned in his SONA, we are strengthening our irrigation system nationwide. We have allocated PHP42 billion for our irrigation system nationwide next year,’ Pangandaman said. The irrigation budget

MANILA: Thirty flights via the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) were canceled and four diverted as of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday due to inclement weather brought by Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon. The Manila International Airport Authority said the “unfavorable weather condition” led to the cancellation of flights Shenzhen Airlines (ZH) 9011/9012 Manila-Shenzhen-Manila; PAL Express (2P) 2932/2933 Manila-Basco-Manila; 2P 2014/2015 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila; 2P 2961/2962 Manila-Busuanga-Manila. Also canceled were Cebu Pacific’s 5J 504/505 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila; 5J 506/507 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila; 5J 1544/1545 Manila-Laoag-Manila; 5J 773/774 Manila-Pagadian-Manila and CebGo (DG) 6031/6032 Manila-San Jose-Manila; and DG 6113/6114 Manila-Naga-Manila; DG 6031/6032 Manila-San Jose-Manila; DG 6113/6114 Manila-Naga-Manila; DG

KUALA LUMPUR, Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, paid a visit to the Orang Asli Hospital Gombak (HOAG) here today. The visit was part of the events commemorating the installation of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim as the 17th King of Malaysia, a ceremony steeped in customs and traditions that took place at Istana Negara last Saturday. Raja Zarith Sofiah was welcomed upon arrival at 9.53 am by the Prime Minister’s wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, and the wife of the Selangor Menteri Besar, Datin Seri Masdiana Muhamad. Also in attendance were Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil,