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(Eagle News)–Over two million international visitors have entered the country this month, the Department of Tourism has said. Of the total 2010522 as of April 24, the DOT said 94.21 percent or 1894076 were foreign tourists while 5.79 percent or 116446 were overseas Filipino workers. The DOT said the overall figure is 15.11 percent higher than the international arrivals reported in the same period last year. South Korea remains number one in terms of inbound […]
(Eagle News)–The Light Rail Transit Line 2 and Metro Rail Transit Line 3 will offer free rides to workers on Labor Day, May 1. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said the free rides will be from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. “Ipakita lamang ang inyong company ID (or government-issued ID para sa mga edad 18 pataas)” it said. DOLE said the initiative is in collaboration with the […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the country. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. The rest of the country will experience the same conditions. The entire country will have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters.
(Eagle News)–Hans Leo Cacdac is the new Department of Migrant Workers secretary. President Bongbong Marcos appointed Cacdac to head the department months after he was designated officer-in-charge of the same in September 2023. Cacdac became OIC following the passing of then-Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople the month before. According to the Presidential Communications Office, Cacdac also served as executive director of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration. He also […]
By Faith Brown and Allison Jackson MANILA, April 26, 2024 (AFP) – The first jeepneys rolled onto the streets of the Philippines just after World War II — noisy, smoke-belching vehicles initially made from leftover US Jeeps that became a national symbol. Seven decades later, the colourfully decorated vehicles face an existential threat from a plan to replace them with modern mini-buses. Easy to fix and cheap to ride, the vehicles grew in size and […]
(Eagle News)–The Luzon and Visayas grids will be on yellow alert on Friday, April 26, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said. The NGCP said the alert over Luzon, in particular, will be in place from 1 to 4 p.m. and from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Four plants have been on forced outage since 2023, four between January and March 2024, and 14 since April 2024, while two others are running on derated […]
(Eagle News)–The Luzon and Visayas grids will be on yellow alert on Thursday, April 25, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said. According to the NGCP, the alert will be in place over Luzon from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The NGCP said four plants have been on forced outage since 2023, three between January and March 2024, and 12 since April 2024. One plant is running on […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, April 24, announced new appointees to the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs. The following are the appointees and their posts: Marvin Jason N. Bayang – Assistant Secretary Kristine Joy R. Diaz-Teston – Assistant Secretary Leslie Vanessa C. Lim – Director IV Created by Executive Order No. 49, the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs helps […]
(Eagle News)–The government is setting up cold storage warehouses to help stabilize the price of the agricultural product during the peak harvest season. “Yun talaga ‘yung kailangan para ‘yung presyo kasi pagka tag-araw, siyempre nag-aani tayo ng sibuyas, bababa, maraming supply, bababa ‘yung presyo. Pag may cold storage tayo hindi na kailangan ipagbili kaagad. Kung ano man lang ang kailangan, ano ‘yung demand, para pati na sa consumer, ‘yung presyo ay medyo pantay-pantay kahit tag-araw, […]
Pacts to address climate change, boost tourism, others also signed (Eagle News)–The Philippines and Qatar have signed at least nine agreements covering cooperation on seafarers’ welfare, tourism, sports and climate change, and on fighting human trafficking. Among those signed on Monday, April 22, during the state visit of Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Manila were a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to, among others, advance labor protection in both countries through an exchange […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the country, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said, as a result, SOCCSKSARGEN, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi Tawi, Davao Oriental, Davao Occidental, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Catanduanes, Albay and Sorsogon will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos called for a whole-of-government approach to ensure food security and proper nutrition in the country. In the two-page Memorandum Circular No. 47 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on April 19, President Marcos directed all government agencies and urged all local government units (LGUs) to support the implementation of the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program. The EPAHP is one of the banner programs of the Task Force on […]
