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House expedites release of P35M aid for Davao disaster victims

The House of Representatives, in collaboration with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., is expediting the release of P35 million in financial aid and 17,500 food packs to assist the seven congressional districts affected by recent flooding and landslides in the Davao Region. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez emphasized the urgency of their efforts, aiming to provide substantial assistance to the nearly 45,000 affected families and over 187,000 individuals in the region. Coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development is underway to swiftly release PHP5 million to each district through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations program. The financial aid will support various relief efforts, including infrastructure reconstruction and medical assistance. Tingog Party-list representatives also expressed their commitment to ensuring the assistance reaches those most in need......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsJan 19th, 2024

Coca-Cola PH ramps up plastic bottle recycling efforts

Coca-Cola PH ramps up plastic bottle recycling efforts.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsJan 19th, 2024

China urges Philippines to settle maritime differences through negotiation

BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- China urges the Philippines to face the facts, honor its word, stop infringement and provocations at once and return to the right track of properly settling maritime differences through negotiation and consultation, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday. Wang said that China has made its position clearly regarding the comments of Philippine senior official.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMay 17th, 2024

Philippines summons China envoy over water cannon incident

Manila, Philippines - Manila summoned a senior Chinese envoy on Thursday to protest a water cannon incident that damaged two Philippine vessels during a patrol in the South China Sea.A coast guard vessel and another government boat were damaged in the April 30 incident near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, according to the Philippines' foreign ministry.Manila and Beijing have a long history of territorial.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

Ogie nagpaka-‘fanboy’ kay Gary, naging inspirasyon sa buhay, career

MATAPOS mapanood ang 40th showbiz anniversary concert ni Gary Valenciano, proud na ibinandera ni Ogie Alcasid ang kanyang pagiging fanboy! Sa Instagram, inamin ni Ogie na matagal na niyang idol ang binansagang Mr. Pure Energy. Ikinuwento pa niya na una silang nagkakilala sa music ministry group ng La Salle Greenhills. “I met him in 1984.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

Police, Bangsamoro LTO maximize joint law enforcement activities

The police and the Bangsamoro transportation and communications ministry have fused ranks for a crackdown on private and passenger vehicles with dubious documents and to prevent entry into the autonomous region of stolen units from outside......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 28th, 2024

First Filipino domestic helpers to arrive this summer- ministry

The South Korean government on Friday announced its plans to bring in 100 Filipino household helpers in July and deploy them as early as August. The Ministry of Employment and Labor said that discussions with the Philippine side on the plan for a pil.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

China rejects U.S., Japan, Philippines concern on South China Sea

BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Relevant countries' groundless accusation and deliberate smears against China on the South China Sea issue are unacceptable, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. Spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks at a regular news briefing when asked to comment on a statement issued by the United States, Japan and the Philippines after their trilateral summit. The statement.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

Female BARMM social services agency official dies in ambush

Gunmen killed a 26-year-old female official of a provincial office of the Bangsamoro social services ministry in an ambush in Barangay Semba in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte on Wednesday afternoon......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

South Korea cautiously optimistic about US-Japan military upgrades

WASHINGTON - South Korea is cautiously optimistic about alliance upgrades that the U.S. and Japan have planned to bolster security in East Asia and the Indo-Pacific region.A South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the ministry "noted" that the U.S. and Japan, at their summit in Washington last week, spoke of "the defensive nature of the U.S.-Japan alliance" and emphasized "peace and stability" in the reg.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

Employers in BARMM compelled to protect workers from El Niño

The Bangsamoro labor ministry has ordered owners of private establishments in the autonomous region to protect workers from extreme heat at daytime caused by the El Niño phenomenon via essential mitigation measures......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 14th, 2024

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Our big frustration in the old Ministry of Energy was the inability to discover a big enough oil or natural gas reserves in the country......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 7th, 2024

Thai gov t launches Bangkok RHVAC 2024, Bangkok E& E 2024 in Manila

With the Philippines poised as Asia's future economic powerhouse, the Thai Trade Center in Manila, under Thailand's Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) within the Ministry of Commerce, is gearing up to launch an exciting business event......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 4th, 2024

China urges Philippines to stop provocations in South China Sea

BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- China urges the Philippines to immediately stop violating China's sovereignty and its provocations on Ren'ai Jiao, and return to observing the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday. Wang made the remarks when asked to comment on a statement made by the Philippine department of.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsApr 2nd, 2024

China: PH is ‘straying down a dangerous path’

MANILA, Philippines — China continued to blame the Philippines and its ally, the United States, for the continued tensions in the disputed West Philippine Sea. In a statement on Thursday, Chinese Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Wu Qian warned that the Philippines is going down a dangerous path. READ: No letup in Chinese water cannon attacks.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 28th, 2024

Ministry helping improve BARMM’s business climate names 10 new officials

The Bangsamoro chief minister has filled out ten regional positions in one of the ministries under him to boost its operation as requested by business blocs enticing foreign investors to venture into viable businesses in the region......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 27th, 2024

Indian Coast Guard ship docks at Manila port amid tensions in South China Sea

Manila [Philippines], March 26 (ANI): Amid tensions in the South China Sea, the Indian Coast Guard ship, Samudra Paheredar docked at the Manila Bay in the Philippines as part of a broader initiative aimed at demonstrating ICG Marine Pollution Response capabilities, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in an official release on Tuesday. The ICG ship which arrived at the port on Monday, is on an overseas deployment to ASEAN c.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMar 26th, 2024

Indonesia catches illegal Philippine fishing vessel

JAKARTA, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has caught an illegal fishing vessel from the Philippines and its four crew members with fake documents in the Sulawesi Sea, the Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has reported. Acting Director General of Marine Resources and Fisheries Supervision, Pung Nugroho Saksono, said Thursday that the vessel was caught on Monday, when it was transporting around 2 tons of tuna to.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMar 22nd, 2024

Malaysia holds historic biz market footprint in city

CONSIDERING the business climate and unique geographic position of Davao City, the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) under the trade promotion agency of the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has set a historic business market footprint in the city through the Market Immersion Mission, making Davao one of their smart cities in the country, alongside the Philippine’s capital region, Manila......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 12th, 2024

Free licensing offered to low-income drivers in BARMM

Marginalized drivers of passenger vehicles, cargo trucks and tricycles in the Bangsamoro region can now renew their licenses for free through a program of their transportation and communications ministry......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 12th, 2024