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Marcos releases P8B for barangay, student projects

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the immediate distribution of P8 billion worth of subsidies to more than 42,000 barangays to help the communities cushion the impact of the Middle East crisis. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said in a statement on Thursday that each of the barangays would receive P200,000 as funding

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Sugar planters push cloud seeding

MANILA, Philippines — The United Sugar Producers’ Federation of the Philippines (Unifed) has urged the government to initiate cloud seeding operations in sugarcane areas to alleviate dry conditions caused by the onset of El Niño. Unifed President Manuel Lamata said the sugar industry, particularly thousands of sugar farmers and workers, will grapple with “significant challenges”

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Marcos pledges veterans hospitals in VisMin

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pledged to build hospitals for military veterans in the Visayas and Mindanao and expand health-care access for retired servicemen who for decades have relied on just a single dedicated medical facility located in Luzon. Marcos made the commitment on Thursday in a speech during the 84th Araw ng

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SC stops firm’s quarrying in Bulacan forest

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has ordered a construction company to immediately stop its illegal quarrying operations at the Angat River-Bustos Dam Forest Reserve in Bulacan province for causing destruction to the crops, vegetation and wildlife habitat in the area. The court, in an en banc session on Wednesday, granted the petition for a

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Gov’t scrambles to find support funds

MANILA, Philippines — With fuel prices at historic highs and living costs climbing, where else could the government source additional funding to support projects vital to easing the economic strain from the oil crisis? Authorities are still seeking a clear funding source to finance a supplemental budget should lawmakers call for it, but one option

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Zambales fishers lukewarm about PH-China energy venture in WPS

SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES—As the government renews its interest to pursue joint venture with China to explore oil and gas in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), fishers in Zambales are ambivalent. Leonardo Cuaresma, president of the New Masinloc Fishermen Association, said while the initiative could help address the country’s fuel crisis following the conflict in the

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Baguio under calamity state due to fuel crisis

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Residents dealing with long lines at jeepney terminals here on their way home at night found some relief on Wednesday when more units were deployed—financed by the city government after Baguio was placed under a state of calamity. Mayor Benjamin Magalong on Tuesday signed City Resolution No. 257 declaring a state

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Samar town gears up for Philippine eagle repopulation

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Conservationists and local officials are intensifying efforts to bring back the Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) to the forests of Calbiga, Samar, after recent field assessments showed the town’s mountain ecosystem could support the critically endangered species once again. The renewed push follows an exit conference on April 7 between the

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