NIA set to do new cropping calendar, focused on dry season, to boost rice yield
TO help boost rice production, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is set to finally implement the new dry season-focused cropping calendar this year.
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TO help boost rice production, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is set to finally implement the new dry season-focused cropping calendar this year.
WITH the increasing public interest in internet voting, which officials plan to pilot abroad during the 2025 polls, the Commission on Elections expects the number of overseas voters will rise to 3 million next year.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is praying for the recovery of Catherine, the Princess of Wales, following her cancer diagnosis.
During the weekend, the 42-year-old princess released a video statement, where she disclosed she is undergoing chemotherapy to treat her unspecified cancer.
“The Filipino people have Catherine, the Princess of Wales, in our thoughts and prayers throughout this challenging time. We pray for her good health and continued healing, and for the strength of her family during this difficult period,” Marcos said in a statement.
Catherine is the second member of the British Royal Family to be diagnosed with cancer after King Charles III, who learned of his affliction after a procedure for an enlarged prostate.
Last month, Marcos also offered his best wishes to King Charles as he postponed his royal duties to undergo cancer treatment.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is set to resume attending onsite events on Tuesday after suffering from “flu-like symptoms” for about a week.
Malacañang declared a half-day for government offices on Wednesday to give state employees a head start in the Holy Week exodus.
In his Memorandum Circular No. 45 issued Monday, Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin said the measure will allow government workers to “travel to and from the different regions in the country” for the long Holy Week weekend.
“To provide government employees full opportunity to properly observe Maundy Thursday and Good Friday on 28-29 March 2024 and to allow them to travel to and from the different regions in the country, work in government offices on 27 March 2024 is hereby suspended from 12:00 o’clock in the afternoon onwards,” Bersamin said.
He said the circular will not cover “agencies whose functions involve the delivery of basic and health services, preparedness/response to disasters´and calamities, and/or the performance of other vital services.”
Bersamin said the suspension of work in private companies and offices is left to the discretion of their respective employers.
Filipinos usually spend the long Holy Week holiday in the provinces resulting in congestion in major ports and thoroughfares.
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said no Filipino was hurt in the recent terrorist attack in Moscow, which killed 133 people last week.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on Filipinos faithful to have a meaningful Holy Week by doing acts of charity.
Albay 2nd District Representative Jose “Joey” S. Salceda has announced significant advancements in the protection and benefits afforded to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) with the approval of three new bills by the Joint Committees on Senior Citizens, Disability Affairs, and Ways and Means.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. continues to work despite suffering from flu-like symptoms, read a brief statement issued last Thursday by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).
CONGRESS has moved closer toward Charter change (Cha-cha) after the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading on Wednesday its proposed amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution.
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) will roll out this week additional documentary requirements for shipowners and manning agencies to ensure their Filipino seafarers on board ships bound for the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, will be able to exercise their right to refuse (RTR) sailing.
EMBATTLED televangelist Pastor Apollo Quiboloy is now facing more woes after the House of Representatives (HOR) passed the bill revoking the franchise of his television network, Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI).
THE Marcos administration is “on track” in the passage of more than half of its 57 items of priority legislation by midyear to help it achieve its security and sustainable socioeconomic targets.
Albay 2nd district Rep. Jose “Joey” Sarte Salceda expressed confidence Tuesday that bill creating the Bulacan Ecozone will soon be passed into law, saying the House is eyeing to adopt the Senate version of the said legislation.
THE White House is arranging a trilateral summit with US President Joseph Biden Jr., President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on April 11, amid China’s rise and increasing presence in the Indo-Pacific region.
WITH economic liberalization policies already in place, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said the country has already entered “a new era for investments.”
THE House of Representatives (HOR) on Monday approved on third and final reading the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE MORE) Act.
THE envisioned modernization of the premier aviation gateway NAIA, made possible by a P170-billion contract signed with a private consortium on Monday, will help address its capacity issues and poor facilities, which damaged the country’s reputation to international travelers, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) to use legal procedures and new technology to sustain its significant gains in combating criminality.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said retribution would swiftly come to the Dawlah-Islamiya-Hassan Group who was tagged responsible for the bloody ambush that killed four soldiers in Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao Del Sur on Friday, March 15.
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said at least 63 Filipinos from Haiti will be repatriated soon due to the deteriorating security situation in the Caribbean island nation.
THE House of Representatives is targeting to wrap its deliberations on its proposed economic Charter amendments before its Holy Week break this week.
TO help boost the competitiveness of the local salt industry, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act (RA) 11985 or the Philippine Salt Development Act, which slaps a 9-percent tariff on imported salt.
VOTERS are expected to have an easier time looking for their precinct in the upcoming polls with the inclusion of their photos in the Posted Computerized Voters List (PCVL) of the Commission on Elections.
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is now crafting a new mechanism to ensure Filipino seafarers can exercise their right to refuse to sail in “high-risk” areas (HRA).
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. cited Wednesday the “overhauled” government campaign against illegal drugs to allay the concerns of Germany on the matter.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said will be pushing for the interoperability among participants of the Philippines-United States-Japan defense cooperation during his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken next week.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said he is banking on the support of Germany to fast track the completion of Manila’s ongoing negotiations for the country’s preferential trading with the European Union (EU).
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said he will be pushing for stronger economic cooperation with Germany and the Czech Republic during his visit to Europe this week.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said empowering women in the marginalized sector is the next step in the government’s efforts to promote women’s rights and achieve inclusivity.
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