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(UPDATE) THE Philippine economy grew by a better-than-expected 5.9 percent in the third quarter, the government reported on Thursday, with a rebound in state spending said to have particularly factored in the acceleration.
The Philippine Army, together with the Philippine National Police (PNP), successfully ensured a safe and secured All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day by providing security assistance in different areas of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao from October 31 to November 2, 2023, In Luzon, the Headquarters Philippine Army troops facilitated and provided security to a total of 84,300 visitors who paid their respect to their departed loved ones during the observance of Undas at the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. In Visayas, the 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB), under the operational control of the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID), also deployed its troops in all public and private cemeteries of Northern Negros to augment the PNP to ensure the safety of visitors.
BAGUIO CITY — The Baguio City government is willing to be among the models of Philippine Open Government Partnership (PH-OGP) in line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s Executive Order No. 31 on June 20, 2023 institutionalizing the co-creation of collaborative solutions to public problems. The Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Budget and Management and the Philippine Information Agency launched the OG Pinas last Tuesday in Baguio City clustering participants from the government, academe, civil society organizations and other groups from Regions I, II, III and CAR. PIA reported that OGP seeks to raise awareness about the PH-OGP, especially at the local level.
BAGUIO CITY — The first unit of electric vehicle (EV) to serve Baguio City was turned over to the Irisan Jeepney Operators and Drivers’ Association (IJODA) Transport Cooperative in a ceremonial rite at the Ibaloy Heritage Garden in Burnham Park on Friday. The EV worth P6.5 million was funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the Promotion of Low Carbon Urban Transport Systems in the Philippines (LCT) Project for sustainable transportation. Programme Analyst Gwyneth Anne Palmos, UNDP Climate Action Team said IJODA will be the first recipient of the project’s Electric Vehicle Incentive Programme (EVIP), which aims to support the shift of transport cooperatives’ fleets towards EVs for a safer, healthier, and more comfortable transportation. The EV has a seating capacity of 22 plus 10 standing passengers to service IJODA’s main road route from Irisan to Baguio City Plaza and vice versa. IJODA chairperson Anert Bangsael said that the EV unit will be added to the existing 11 modern jeepneys and 78 traditional PUJs of the transport cooperative following the approved fare matrix of P15 minimum fare for modern PUJs plus P1.80 per kilometer. Bangsael said that the cooperative agreed with Benguet Electric Cooperative to provide an adjusted charging station of the EV from 380 volts down to 220 volts metered facility to be paid by IJODA. The EV can be fully charged overnight at 20 kilowatts through regular charging and 60 kilowatts at fast charging mode. During the test run, Bangsael said that the fully charged EV can run up to a hundred kilometers before the 20 percent low battery indicator prompts. While the EV was given to the IJODA for free, the cooperative’s counterpart is a commitment to buy at least another unit of EV in the future in support of the government's Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong said thAT THe awarding of the electric vehicle marks a significant milestone for the city, becoming the first EV to be deployed to serve the riding public. “This is just one part of our initiatives towards realizing a low carbon urban transport
Eight (8) agrarian reform beneficiaries were sworn in before the sala of City Judge Mary Jane E. Socan-Soriano covering the estates of Rosario Arranz Lim, Magdalena Baysa and Feliciano Lagana with an aggregate area of 24.0018 hectares of agricultural land situated in Cauayan City.
PUERTO PRINCESA – The future of local triathlon take their turn to showcase their wares ahead of the elite pack of international triathletes as they dispute top honors in the IRONKIDS Philippines Saturday, November 11, at the Ramon V. Mitra Sports Complex here.
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