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DSWD-Davao raises child feeding budget to P21
The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Davao Region (DSWD-Davao) has increased its budget for the Supplementary Feeding Program to P21 per child, up from the previous P15 allocation. Kyla Denise T. Pamat, a nutritionist dietician at DSWD-Davao, shared in a radio interview on Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on January 26, 2024, that the enhancement is a result of a budget insertion in 2023. The 13th cycle targets 122,400 children in Davao Region, with five local government units (LGUs) already initiating the feeding program, while others are in the procurement process. The program focuses on children aged two to four in child development centers and supervised neighborhood places, providing hot meals (rice and viand) for 80 days and alternative meals (pancake, nutribun, and fruit salad) for 40 days during the 120 feeding days. Additionally, selected LGUs with a prevalent number of underweight children receive milk feeding for the entire duration. The 12th cycle showed an 82.27 percent improvement in the weight of underweight children, reducing their number from 4,567 to 784 after the 120 feeding days. Pamat highlighted its alignment with Republic Act 11037, also known as the Masustansyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Pilipino Act, and encouraged LGUs, communities, and parents to support the program for continuous improvement......»»
Jade Castro, 3 others freed after court finds arrest invalid
Film director Jade Castro and his three friends who were previously arrested after being accused of burning a modern jeepney in Quezon province were released from the Catanauan Bureau of Jail Management and Penology facility. .....»»
Filmmaker Jade Castro, friends freed after arson complaint trashed
The 'Endo' and 'Zombadings' director and his friends had been accused of burning down a modern jeepney in Quezon Province.....»»
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 11
SEOUL -- South Korea's export fell in double digits in the first 10 days of March due to fewer business days, customs office data showed Monday. Export came to 13.54 billion U.S. dollars in the 10 days, down 13.4 percent compared to the same period of last year, according to Korea Customs Service. (South Korea-Exports) - - - - VIENTIANE -- Participants in the 30th ASEAN Economic Ministers' Retreat.....»»
FDA to slash generic drug review to 45 days
The country's Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will shorten the review and approval process for generic drug applications to only 45 days from 120 days. .....»»
783 BuCor inmates freed
A total of 783 inmates from prison and penal farms nationwide were released in March, the Bureau of Corrections reported yesterday......»»
Netherlands: 3 hostages freed in ongoing crisis in Dutch town
In Ede, Netherlands, a tense standoff at a nightclub ended peacefully as Dutch police detained a man who had held four people hostage. The suspect,.....»»
Driver in Skyway crash freed
The driver of a Toyota Innova multi-purpose vehicle, which collided with a motorcycle rider who counter-flowed on Skyway Stage 3 in Quezon City was released from police custody on Tuesday......»»
DOJ: 8 inmates freed on good conduct
Another batch of eight inmates has been released under the good conduct time allowance as part of the Department of Justice efforts to decongest penal and prison facilities......»»
E. Visayas ARBs grateful over signing of new agrarian law
Republic Act 11953 or the New Agrarian Emancipation Act freed ARBs from debts incurred from amortization of lands awarded under Presidential Decree 27 and Republic Acts 6657 and 9700......»»
Two children rescued alive 2 days after deadly landslide in Philippines
MANILA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- A three-year-old girl and a 2-month-old boy were pulled alive from the mud more than two days after a massive landslide crashed into several villages in Davao de Oro province in southern Philippines, the Philippine Red Cross said Friday. In a statement, the humanitarian agency's chairman Dick Gordon said the two survivors were immediately taken to a local hospital in a nearby town......»»
Two children rescued alive 2 days after deadly landslide in Philippines
MANILA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- A three-year-old girl and a 2-month-old boy were pulled alive from the mud more than two days after a massive landslide crashed into several villages in Davao de Oro province in southern Philippines, the Philippine Red Cross said Friday. In a statement, the humanitarian agency's chairman Dick Gordon said the two survivors were immediately taken to a local hospital in a nearby town......»»
Masara in pictures 6 days later
Six days after the landslide that buried 50 houses and killed 68 people (confirmed as of noon of Monday), Zone 1 of Barangay Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro is now desolate. Its residents have been made to evacuate to safer areas in Maco and neighboring Mawab municipality. Only rescuers and uniformed men are in […].....»»
6-day, 680-kilometer run to help Negros Occidental kids with cancer ends
The group completes the five-leg run six days later after braving hot days, then rain and strong headwinds.....»»
PAGASA warns: Hotter days ahead in May
Prepare for hotter days and nights ahead, surpassing the already scorching heat as temperatures could reach over 40 degrees Celsius in the coming weeks......»»
Easterlies persist nationwide bringing hotter days ahead — Pagasa
MANILA, Philippines — The easterlies or warm winds blowing from the Pacific Ocean continue to dominate nationwide bringing hotter temperaturs in the days ahead. That is according to the state weather bureau. Even if there would be a possibility of isolated rain showers and thunderstorms in Eastern Visayas and Mindanao, hot and humid weather would.....»»
Cebu weather: Fair and pleasant in the coming days says Pagasa
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu weather will be fair and pleasant over the next five days, the state weather bureau said on Saturday, April 13. The Pagasa Visayas Regional Services Division has forecasted that the Visayas, including the whole of Cebu, will experience cloudy to partly cloudy skies with a chance of isolated rain showers.....»»
Cebuanos told: Brace for extreme caution heat index in next days
Cebuanos told: Brace for extreme caution heat index in next days.....»»
Cebu bans for 45 days entry of live birds from Leyte
Cebu bans for 45 days entry of live birds from Leyte.....»»
Teves gets 15 more days in Timor-Leste
The detention of expelled Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. in East Timor has been extended by a local court for 15 days following a trial on March 23, Teves’ lawyer Ferdinand Topacio said......»»