Worker protection vs extreme heat pushed
WORKERS need to be protected against extremely high temperatures due to the prolonged dry season, a labor coalition said.
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Boljoon outlasts gritty seven-man Sibonga in Cabaron cage wars | The Freeman
CEBU, Philippines — Boljoon subdued an undermanned but determined Sibonga, 90-75, in the resumption of the Mayor Inocentes Cabaron Invitational Inter-Town Basketball Tournament over the weekend at the Moalboal covered court.
Boeing cover on Southwest plane rips off
DENVER (AP) — A Southwest Airlines jet returned to Denver Sunday morning after the engine cover fell off and struck the wing flap during takeoff, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Tolentino seeks US Navy help in cloud seeding
MANILA, Philippines: Senator Francis Tolentino hopes the United States Navy would help the Philippines conduct cloud seeding operations to help farmers experiencing extreme dry conditions because of El Niño.
Over 2,700 agrarian reform beneficiaries receive land titles in Negros Occidental
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III distributed 4,724 Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs) covering 2,550 hectares to 2,797 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) at the Manuel Y. Torres Memorial Coliseum and Cultural Center in Bago City, Negros Occidental.
DBM releases P900 million crop insurance funding
MANILA, Philippines — To cover the crop insurance premium of subsistence farmers and fisherfolk in the country, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P4.5 billion and its corresponding Notice of Cash Allocation for the 1st Quarter of the year in the amount of P900 million to the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC).
[SPLIT News Alert] DAR to distribute 4,724 titles, support services to Negros Occidental farmers
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to distribute on Monday, April 8, 2024, a total of 4,724 Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs) comprising 2,550.3952 hectares of land to 2,797 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) of Negros Occidental.Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III is expected to distribute the land titles which are generated under the new lands and the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling or Project SPLIT to be held at the Manuel Y. Torres Memorial Coliseum And Cultural Center, Bago City, Negros Occidental.Estrella III vowed to support President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s call to expedite the distribution of land ownership titles to farmer-beneficiaries of agrarian reform and provide support to help the ARBs improve their living conditions.“To ensure the ARBs’ success, over 59- million worth of support services will be distributed to nineteen (19) ARB organizations (ARBOs) in Negros Occidental which include farm-to-market road (FMR) projects, Tulay ng Pangulo Para sa Kaunlarang Pang-Agraryo (TPKP project) and farm machineries and equipment (FME),” Estrella said.Atty. Sheila B. Enciso, DAR Western Visayas Regional Director said the landholding includes 2,686 titles covering 1,181.8807 hectares, allocated to 1,562 ARBs for new lands. On the other hand, 2,038 titles for the Project SPLIT covering 1,368.7627 hectares, will be distributed to 1,235 ARBs.“The total landholding under the new lands comprises a total of 1,744 CLOAs covering 725.7328 hectares, to be distributed to 951 ARBs in Negros Occidental 1, and in Negros Occidental 2, a total of 942 CLOAs covering 455.8997 hectares, will be distributed to 611 ARBs. Under the Project SPLIT, a total of 1,084 CLOAs covering 700.6009 hectares, will be distributed to 600 ARBs in Negros Occidental 1. In comparison, a total of 954 CLOAs covering 668.1618 hectares, will be distributed to 635 ARBs in Negros Occidental 2,” Enciso said.