Salceda files candidacy for Albay governor in 2025 polls with ‘Global Albay’ agenda

LEGAZPI CITY – Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda has already filed his certificate of candidacy (CoC) for governor of Albay in the 2025 National and Local Elections with a new development agenda dubbed ‘Global Albay.’ Running under the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (LAKAS-CMD) party, Salceda was among the first to file their CoCs in this city,…

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Mindanao gears up for disaster challenges with DOST’s ‘Handa Pilipinas’

THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through its office in Region XII, has launched the Mindanao leg of its “Handa Pilipinas” initiative at the KCC Convention Center in General Santos City. The event, with the theme “Enhancing Mindanao’s Resilience through Science, Technology, and Innovation,” seeks to bolster the region’s disaster preparedness through advanced science and technology…

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PSA shares highlights of family income, expenditure survey

Philippine Statistics Authority National Capital Region (PSA NCR) Regional Director Paciano Dizon presents the poverty incidence among families in NCR as part of the results of the 2023 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES). (Photo by Jell E. Guzman/PIA-NCR) MANILA,  — In celebration of the 35th National Statistics Month Program, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)…

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2024 SOCCSKSARGEN Regional Science and Technology Week now open

THE Department of Science and Technology Region 12 (DOST XII) officially kicked off the 2024 Regional Science and Technology Week (RSTW) at the Veranza Activity Center in General Santos City last October 2. With the theme, “𝑺𝒊𝒚𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒚𝒂, 𝑻𝒆𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒉𝒊𝒚𝒂, 𝒂𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒚𝒐𝒏: 𝑲𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒈, 𝑴𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒘𝒂, 𝑷𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒈 𝒏𝒂 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒌𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒏 – 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑶𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚,”…

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DSWD prepositions over 255k boxes of food packs for Typhoon Julian-hit areas

QUEZON CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prepositioned a total of 255,076 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) that can be immediately distributed to families affected by Typhoon Julian (international name: Krathon). These food packs are in the different storage facilities of DSWD Field Offices (FOs) in Region I, Region…

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DOST to host Handa Pilipinas-Mindanao Leg in General Santos City

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Soccsksargen will host the 2024 “HANDA Pilipinas—Mindanao Leg,” the largest event in technology and innovation for disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM). During the recent “Kapihan sa PIA 12” at SM City General Santos, DOST Regional Director Sammy P. Malawan announced that the…

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Super Typhoon Julian intensifies, threatens Northern Luzon

MANILA,— Severe tropical cyclone Julian (international name: Krathon) has now intensified into a super typhoon, with maximum sustained winds reaching 185 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts up to 230 kph, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of Tuesday morning, Julian was located 205 kilometers west of Itbayat, Batanes, and…

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3,500 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Tarlac to receive certificates of condonation

TARLAC CITY — About 3,500 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the province of Tarlac are set to receive Certificates of Condonation and Release of Mortgage (CoCroM) on Monday, September 30. A total of 4,663 certificates will be distributed to the ARBs who till over 4,132 hectares of agricultural land. Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Regional…

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