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Bullish amid wars
Two hot wars and a trade war are ongoing......»»
Mandaue drug bust: P476,000 ‘shabu’ seized from HVI
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities seized suspected shabu worth at least P476,000 from a 45-year-old man described as a high-value individual during an anti-illegal drugs operation in Mandaue City early on Wednesday morning, March 27, 2024. The operation took place along Realty Road in the North Reclamation Area in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City, Cebu. The.....»»
7 dead after Davao City Mayor Duterte declares war vs. drugs
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 March) – Two more drug suspects died in separate buy-bust operations in Toril District here before dawn Tuesday, after they allegedly resisted arrest, a police official said. This brought the number of fatalities to seven since Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte declared a “war” on illegal drugs last March […].....»»
Supporting health care providers through Lawson Health Research Institute
Improving health outcomes for people at risk of substance-related harms and overdose March 25, 2024 | London, Ontario | Health Canada Canada is facing an unrelenting and tragic toxic illegal drug and overdose crisis. No community has been left untouched. The impacts are seen and felt among our friends, family and neighbours. That's why the Government of Canada is leveraging all the tools a.....»»
Teen centers in Cebu City pushed amid rising teen pregnancy cases
CEBU CITY, Philippines — In response to the alarming rise in teenage pregnancy cases across Cebu, a local legislator penned a resolution urging the establishment of local adolescents and teen centers in Cebu. City Councilor Rey Gealon stipulated in the resolution the importance of providing essential support and education to empower young individuals in making.....»»
Flesh and blood
Perhaps in all the years in this lifetime that Israel has been at war, we Filipinos never made enough sense of what it is really about. Not until we learned, since 7 October, how cruel and bitter it can be — in the photos of a grown man forever captured screaming into the air over his dead nephew’s body; of shrouded bodies that may never be identified; or a clip of a father holding plastic bags of his kids’ remains. And the babies. And the burned bodies. And the blood splattered all over a bomb shelter. No one — unless it is you or yours — can imagine how it truly feels. If you can feel rage and grief at seeing images alone, how much more can your heart take if it were happening right before you? “We are all human,” a father said on Tiktok. It was he who posted about that father with the plastic bags. “There is no difference between me and this man. When we talk of kids getting killed, bombed, or put on fire, it doesn’t really matter what you believe in, where you come from, or what religion you follow. This is never acceptable! You just have to be a human being to stand up and say stop.” Now I am not sure whether this man was genuine (heaven knows there has been plenty of fake and biased news) or if it was propaganda designed to turn sympathy toward a specific cause. But what he said about being human was true. Amid all the atrocious crimes we have seen in the war raging in Gaza, we need to view the whole situation through our humanity. When Gaza struck Israel the way Hitler hit the Jewish people — with extreme violence and a detailed plan to eliminate the enemy in very specific ways — we recoiled. We remembered. But when Israel defended itself, many condemned it. Why? Many immediately concluded that the war was a Palestinian issue, or about Israel’s attempt at occupation or conquest. It is not. So, while it is natural to react the way we do over civilian casualties and collateral damage — likely letting our emotions get the better of us — we need to muster the sense to take it all in with the correct perspective. We must know more, learn more. Shooting from the hip or erupting without understanding — well, wouldn’t that be just as bad as the perpetrators of the war? What is fact and what is fiction? We must seek the truth in light of the misinformation being deliberately spread on social media. One such claim was debunked on Associated Press recently, about the bombing of a hospital in Gaza supposedly by the Israeli military. This was spread in a social media post written in Arabic. AP said, “No such post exists on the military’s actual social media pages and its top Arabic-speaking spokesperson confirmed his office had issued no such statement.” To think this is but one aspect of the entire issue. Let’s begin with the fact that Hamas is a terrorist organization. It is not about Palestine, it is about pushing Islamic supremacy through force. Israel, if you think about it, has “no quarrel with Palestinians,” as Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss, himself emphasized in a talk with DAILY TRIBUNE on Monday. “We are in a war against Hamas, not Palestinians — we have to defend our citizens,” he said. It is a “war of survival,” he added. Israel has long been fighting against Islamic forces that want to see it obliterated from the planet. “We don’t have a choice. We will fight. We will win.” The ambassador added, “The charter of Hamas calls for the destruction of the State of Israel. And it says that there is no political agreement…no political agreement can be reached with Israel. Israel has to be eliminated, and Israelis and Jews have to be killed. That’s the agenda of their philosophy. It has to be an Islamic land. “So, when people ask me today, what is the political future here? I say this is a question that you have to ask Hamas or the Palestinians, because in Israel, we have a government that makes decisions, makes a lot more, and when we sign a document, we respect it, and we can negotiate. We’re a political entity. “Hamas is not in a negotiating position. It is in a war position to eliminate Israel. Very simple. And you see the history. I’m not going into the long history, but Israel had pulled out of Gaza since 2005. We are not controlling Gaza. We are on the international border. So, it’s not about a few patients. It is about an organization that, every few years, initiates again an attack against Israel. This time it was the biggest…” However, the ambassador admits, on a personal level, that a solution seems hazy “because it is continuing and we are living in a complicated neighborhood,” he told this columnist. The enemies are “fundamentalists that are promoting these Islamic states, promising these fundamentalistic terror agenda…” Ambassador Fluss may be keeping it all real as a diplomat, but what he may not ever say is that this war is about all of us, too — humans and families and connected lives. When a Filipino caregiver refuses to leave her ward, sacrificing her own life to the end, that is humanity. But to believe that life is only worth living if another race or culture is removed, where is the humanity in that?.....»»
DA exec admits Philippines experiencing rice shortage
The Philippines is experiencing a rice shortage amid an insufficient buffer stock, as the total stock is pegged at 39 days in August and 44 days in September compared to the 60 to 90-day buffer stock needed......»»
DA admits rice supply tight
Ever the optimist, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assured the public on Tuesday the country has enough rice buffer stocks amid the agricultural damage wrought by typhoon “Egay” in Northern Luzon. In a short video message, Mr. Marcos said he had met with Department of Agriculture officials after “Egay” hit Northern Luzon and caused about P1.94 billion worth of damage to agriculture. He said he discussed the effects of the typhoon on rice production and how to ensure there will be enough rice stocks. “As of now, it appears that the supply is okay,” Marcos said. The President made the assurance after the National Food Authority, or NFA, said its buffer stock of rice was good only for two days and that it has to import 1.3 million metric tons to replenish this. In a Malacañang press briefing, DA Undersecretary Mercedita Sombilla revealed the government has received applications to import, and the sanitary and phytosanitary import certificates were being processed. “I think we really need the help of the private sector in situations like this,” Sombilla said. “Their support is crucial in a situation like this.” The DA said it was also looking at ways to boost the NFA’s buffer stock through contract-growing, among other measures, like asking rice cooperatives and farmers to sell all that they produce to the NFA. The government’s decision to import rice comes amid concerns about the tight rice supply. The Rice Tariffication Law mandates a nine-day buffer stock, but the NFA’s current inventory is seven days short of that. The DA was apparently caught unaware by the NFA pronouncement. “I will have to talk, to discuss (with the NFA) how they are coming up with that two days (of buffer stock). But, of course, their stocks really are very low,” Sombilla said. “I’m not sure if the two-day buffer stock is applicable nationwide,” she added, pointing out that the NFA’s stock “is intended for emergencies.” Also on Tuesday, the DA warned unscrupulous traders not to jack up rice prices on account of the weather disturbances. “This July, we were hit by typhoons. Based on our price monitoring, the prices of rice and vegetables went up, especially our imported rice,” said DA Deputy spokesperson Rex Estoperez. He said they had monitored price increases of P1.50 to P2 per kilo of rice following the recent typhoons. “Some traders are only after profits. We are asking them to keep prices reasonable. In our monitoring, rice prices had increased by P1.50 to P2 per kilo,” he added. Estoperez urged the public to stop buying more rice than they need. “If we panic, that will put more pressure on supply and prices,” he said. Local traders, on the other hand, blamed the rising prices of rice imported from Vietnam, Thailand and India for the increase in local retail prices. “Private traders are scaling down their imports because of rising international prices while holding on to their stocks and waiting for local prices to go up further,” said Raul Montemayor of the Federation of Free Farmers. Likewise, July and August are lean rice harvest months, he said. “If imports do not come in as needed in the coming months, we could have very tight supplies before harvests start in late September and peak in October and November. The typhoons could further delay harvests since farmers will have to replant,” Montemayor explained. He said the NFA can only stabilize the price of rice if it has enough inventory, but it has a low buffer stock because it failed to buy rice from local farmers due to the low prices it offered. The DA had previously said there was enough rice to cover year-round requirements despite the effects of the typhoons. ‘Importing again’ Noting the NFA pronouncement, the President said the government has already looked at rice sources, whether local or foreign, to purchase the Filipinos’ staple grain. “We have already made a schedule on where we will source our production, where we will make local purchases and, if necessary, we will proceed with importing again, Marcos said. “It’s good that in our discussion, we observed that our rice imports are decreasing. However, in emergencies like this, we need to assess whether there is still a need for rice importation,” he said. The DA will send 111,873 bags of rice seeds, 14,426 bags of corn seeds, and 2,582 kilos of different vegetable seeds to areas hit by Egay to increase local production and support. The post DA admits rice supply tight appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Lorenzana admits Sinopharm vaccines used by Duterte’s security detail were smuggled
Amid the continued uproar over the unauthorized inoculation of the president's top men, National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday confirmed that the COVID-19 vaccines used by the Presidential Security Group entered the country illegally......»»
CHR alarmed by war vs drugs in Davao City
THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is alarmed by Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte’s “war against drugs”, as seven drug users were killed from different barangays in the city over the weekend, just a few hours after his declaration......»»
Oplan Harabas yields 3 drivers positive for drugs
FOLLOWING the surprise drug test conducted by the Land Transportation Office (LTO)-Davao and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on public utility vehicles (PUVs) last March 26, 2024, two taxi drivers in Davao City were found to be positive for drugs......»»
Mayor Uy posts cryptic messages amid Igacos power problems
ISLAND Garden City of Samal (Igacos) Mayor Al David Uy posted cryptic messages regarding the power crisis in Igacos......»»
Dela Rosa considers war with China but admits: ‘Hindi naman natin kaya’
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is already fed up with China’s persistent harassments in the West Philippine Sea, prompting thoughts of engaging in war with Beijing. But he knows, war is not an option. “Naubos na ang sasabihin ko dapat dyan. Short of declaring war na tayo dyan against sa kanila e,.....»»
Negros Occidental health office urges masking amid pertussis threat
The Negros Occidental provincial health office is campaigning for the use of face masks amid the threat of pertussis or ”whooping cough.”.....»»
‘Danger’ level heat index recorded in 9 areas
Nine areas in the country experienced a heat index classified as “danger” level on Tuesday amid El Nino and the start of the dry and warm season......»»
UAAP volleyball enters break amid wide-open semis race
It’s the calm before the storm as teams embark on a much-needed pause ahead of an expected all-out race to the UAAP Season 86 volleyball tournaments Final Four......»»
Fisherfolk group urges gov’t to regulate fish prices amid Lent
Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas on Wednesday urged the government to address the surge in retail prices of fish during the Holy Week......»»
Danao City ‘gun maker’ nabbed in raid
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 39-year-old man, who was accused of the illegal manufacture of guns, was arrested in a raid in his residence in Sitio Sapangdako, Barangay Matija, Danao City in northern Cebu, Tuesday dawn, March 26. In a report, the Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) said that the raid was based on a.....»»
CHR probes Davao drug war deaths
The Commission on Human Rights yesterday expressed grave concern over Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte’s recent declaration of a war on drugs in the city......»»
Drayber, konduktor sa bus sa Ecoland terminal gipaubos sa drug test
Drayber, konduktor sa bus sa Ecoland terminal gipaubos sa drug test.....»»