PBBM suspends LTFRB chief Guadiz
President Marcos has suspended Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chief Teofilo Guadiz III due to alleged corruption under his leadership.
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NIA prepositions seedlings to El Niño vulnerable farmlands – Presidential Communications Office
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has prepositioned seedlings to over 200,000 hectares of farmland for protection against the possible effects of the El Niño phenomenon next year.
‘1.5 million tons of palay could be lost to El Niño’
About 1.5 million metric tons of palay (unhusked rice) could be lost due to El Niño’s threat to irrigation systems, a projection by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) showed.
New LPA outside PAR likely to develop into tropical depression — Pagasa
A new low pressure area (LPA) is brewing outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) which may enter the country over the weekend, the state-run weather agency said on Friday.
Signal No. 3 still up over Batanes as ‘Jenny’ exits
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3 remains hoisted over Itbayat, Batanes as Typhoon “Jenny” moves westward towards southern Taiwan, the weather bureau said Wednesday.
Diokno: Ilocos region a strategic partner in clean energy transition
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno expressed confidence in the Ilocos region and the rest of Luzon’s vast renewable energy (RE) capabilities that will bring the country closer to its net zero goals during the Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in Laoag on August 14, 2023 at the Fort Ilocandia Resort, Laoag City.
BFAR, LGU to expand seaweed nursery in Pangasinan
ANDA, Pangasinan – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the local government of Anda in this province are eyeing the expansion of the three-hectare seaweed nursery area in the waters of Sitio Caniogan Barangay Tondol here to supply more seaweed propagules or “seedlings” to the entire Ilocos Region.
Rabies cases decrease by 8% from Jan. 1- Sept. 2
MANILA – The Philippines has recorded an 8 percent decrease in rabies cases, from 282 down to 259 from Jan. 1 to Sept. 2, compared to the same period last year, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Thursday.