Food stamp beneficiaries required to look for jobs TO fight off the “culture of dependency,” the Marcos administration is adjusting its assistance to indigents by setting conditions that would help beneficiaries “graduate” from being poor. Starting with the state’s P40-billion food stamp program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development …
Read More »Asia-Pacific may sink into‘ whirlpool’ of conflict–China
China Defense Minister Li Shangfu Chinese Defense minister Li Shangfu on Sunday warned against establishing NATO-like military alliances in the Asia-Pacific, saying they would plunge the region into a “whirlpool” of conflict. He issued the statement during a security dialogue in Singapore where the Pentagon also voiced concern over the …
Read More »‘PNP should overhaul system’
Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) such as patrolmen and lieutenants should not be immediately allowed to be assigned to the PNP Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG), Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Sunday said. In a radio interview on Super Radyo dzBB, Dela Rosa said that the PNP has …
Read More »DoE pushes speedy rollout of electric vehicles
The Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday pushed for a faster rollout of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Philippines to help motorists veer away from the traditional types of transportation and reduce the country’s dependence on fossil fuels. “The shift to EVs is expected to reduce the country’s dependence on …
Read More »Teodoro named Defense chief, Herbosa DoH secretary
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. as secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND) and Dr. Teodoro Herbosa as secretary of the Department of Health (DOH), Malacañang said Monday. It will be the second tour of duty of Teodoro as Defense chief, the first …
Read More »‘Too many cars, too few mass transit systems’ worsen PH traffic
An American political science expert said traffic gridlock in the Philippines is caused by underinvestment in mass transit systems and an over-reliance on cars as mode of transportation. Prof. John Sidel of the London School of Economics and Political Science made the analysis as he presented his paper, “Crisis at …
Read More »PH gets 1st batch of bivalent COVID vax from Lithuania
1ST BATCH. Close to 400,000 doses of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines donated by Lithuania arrive in the country Saturday evening. DOH photo The country received its first batch of more than 390,000 doses of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines donated by Lithuania, Health officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said. “It is with great pleasure …
Read More »Phivolcs warns against impending Mayon explosion
LEGAZPI CITY: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said that Mayon Volcano may explode anytime as it continues to show signs of unrest. Paul Alanis, Phivolcs resident volcanologist in Bicol, said that the alert level was raised from 1 to 2. He warned the public not to enter the six-kilometer …
Read More »DTI links onion, rice farmers to institutional buyers; credit access
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has introduced a program that would directly link onion farmers, and possibly rice farmers, to institutional buyers and loan assistance to farmers as one of measures to stabilize prices of basic goods in the country. Dubbed “Farmer Retail Market” (FRM) program, DTI Undersecretary …
Read More »Russia claims it thwarted Ukrainian attacks. Is the counteroffensive underway?
Russian officials said their forces thwarted large Ukrainian attacks in two provinces of Ukraine illegally annexed by Moscow. Ukraine did not confirm the attacks, making it unclear whether they marked the start of an anticipated counteroffensive. Russian propagandists will spread false info about the counteroffensive, Ukraine says without confirming one. …
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