Marcos vows to finish land distribution in 4 years
MANILA, Philippines — Land distribution to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) will be finished in the next four years or before his term ends, President Marcos vowed yesterday.
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Press Release - Poe seeks OK of distribution utilities franchises for stable power
Sen. Grace Poe has called on her colleagues in the Senate to give their nod to the franchise bids of three power distribution utilities in the provinces of Leyte, Romblon and Negros Occidental to avert brownouts.
Miss Universe PH kicks off with national costume competition
THE Miss Universe Philippines 2024 preliminaries started with the National Costume competition held on April 28 at the Sultan Kudarat Gymnasium and Cultural Center.
Land Bank offers ways on how Eastern Visayas ARBs can pay delinquent loans
TACLOBAN CITY – The Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) has created remedial actions on how agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) of Eastern Visayas can pay their past-due accounts.Rosemarie Arreglo of DAR Eastern Visayas Agri-Credit and Microfinance office said that the DAR coordinated with the LBP to help ARBs cope with their heavy burden of credit.“We found ways on how the ARBs can pay off their loans without losing the opportunity to still acquire loans at low-interest rates to finance their farm operations and other livelihood activities,” Arreglo said.Arreglo said the ARBs’ delinquent loans stemmed from the various credit assistance programs offered by the DAR, which the ARBs had availed.In a meeting with the DAR, Restituta Ilagan, Manager of the LBP Lending Center, explained to the officers of the DAR Agri-Credit and Microfinance Provincial Office, that ARBs with delinquent loans could request for either extension of maturity of their loans, restructuring, or apply for the conditional condonation of penalty.She emphasized, however, that the LBP could only grant the request for an extension of maturity if there is a valid reason such as the occurrence of calamities.“Likewise, conditional condonation of penalties can only be approved if theborrower pays the principal loan in full and must not miss in paying the remaining monthly dues, otherwise, the condonation of the loan penalties will be forfeited,” Ilagan said.At present ARBs can avail of loans through the Accessible Loans for Empowered, Resilient and Transformed-Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations (ALERT-ARBOs) credit program, which is jointly administered by the DAR, Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC), and the LBP.DAR also offers loans through the Accessible Fund for Delivery to ARBs(AFFORD) credit program.In the same meeting, Rhodelia Austero of the Philippine Crop Insurance Company (PCIC), advised the ARBs to register in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) to be covered of the free insurance up to ₱300,000.
PAGASA: Danger heat index in 13 areas today
MANILA, Philippines — At least 13 areas in the Philippines could experience a “danger” heat index of 44 degrees Celsius today amid the continued effects of El Niño and the dry season, according to the state weather bureau.
Killer earthquakes: How to be saved
Almost miraculously, a strong earthquake that hit Taiwan a few days ago has minimal number of casualties. Official reports claim that at least nine people were killed, though hundreds were injured as an aftermath of the 7.4 magnitude tremor.
‘Eastern Visayas pertussis cases increasing’
MANILA, Philippines — Cases of pertussis or ”whooping cough” have been increasing in Eastern Visayas.
When life gives you lemons
NETIZENS may have seen on social media video clips of a couple doing antics based on local humor in which the female uses a steel hanger or a dust pan to assert her authority.