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Graduating Taguig Grade 12 students get P15K scholarship

MANILA – Graduating Grade 12 students in Taguig City's public schools received PHP15,000 worth of scholarship vouchers each for use in their chosen schools for college. Mayor Lino Cayetano, in a statement Monday, said the voucher certificate entitles the bearer to claim the amount of PHP15,000 under the Lifeline Assistance for Neighbors In-Need (L.A.N.I.) scholarship program, provided that the student enrolls in any tech-voc, certificate or baccalaureate course. "This voucher is part of the L.A.N.I scholarship program that persuades graduates to take up tertiary education. To our beloved students, we have faced so much this year, let us get inspiration from this graduation. We will not abandon you. We are a loving and nurturing community, we are one family," he added. All Top 1 graduating students from Grades 6, 10 and 12 also received a cash incentive of PHP15,000, while the Top 2 students received PHP12,500. Top 3-10 elementary students also received PHP5,000 each ...

Comelec halts proclamation of Erwin Tulfo as party-list nominee

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has suspended the proclamation of former Social Welfare and Development Secretary Erwin Tulfo as ACT-CIS party-list’s nominee next-in-line. In a statement released on Wednesday evening, the poll body said the seven-man panel decided to suspend the proclamation after receiving a petition seeking to disqualify the group’s nominee next-in-line late last month. “In its Regular Meeting today, March 1, 2023, the Commission on Elections en banc resolved to suspend the proclamation of Mr. Erwin P. Tulfo, nominee next-in-line of ACT-CIS Party-List Group in view of the filing of a Petition for Disqualification against him on February 28, 2023,” it said. The petition filed by lawyer Moises Tolentino Jr. seeks Tulfo's disqualification on allegations pertaining to "question of citizenship" and "conviction by final judgment of a crime involving moral turpitude". The petition was docketed by the Clerk of the Commission, was t...

4 ex-rebels embark on chicken egg-laying business

DUMAGUETE CITY – Former members of the New People’s Army in Negros Oriental province who have reintegrated into mainstream society are now embracing a new life as entrepreneurs. The former rebels received Tuesday night their livelihood kits – layering chicken packages – from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) during a small ceremony at the headquarters of the Philippine Army’s 11th Infantry Battalion (11IB) in Barangay Salag, Siaton town. The livelihood package, worth around PHP30,000 each, consists of 24 heads of ready-to-lay chickens, chicken feed, and a mechanical egg collection unit, according to DOLE-Negros Oriental provincial chief, Ma. Theresa Tanquiamco. The chickens that were delivered are ready to lay eggs already, and in a few weeks, the beneficiaries can begin collecting and selling them. The egg production business is expected to boost the income of the former rebels who were reunited with their families after they surrendered last year to the 11th IB. Lt....

PBBM reaffirms PH’s ‘strong, sincere’ friendship with Malaysia

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday renewed the Philippines’ “strong and sincere” friendship with Malaysia. In his toast remarks during the official dinner hosted for Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Marcos said the Malaysian leader’s visit to Manila is a reaffirmation of the two nations’ commitment to strengthen their bilateral ties. “Mr. Prime Minister, the Philippines and the Filipinos were there for you during some of your darkest days. Let me assure you now that this sincere and tested friendship has remained strong throughout the decades,” Marcos said in a speech delivered at the Ceremonial Hall of the Malacañan Palace in Manila on Wednesday night. “I further express my hope that this warm kinship between us as leaders will set the tone of the bilateral relations between our governments, countries, and peoples, in the years to come,” he added. Marcos expressed optimism that the long-standing friendship between Manila and Kuala Lumpur would enable t...

Feature: Ang Tres Marias sa Likod ng Watawat ng Pilipinas

Mahalaga ang naging bahagi ng kababaihan sa kasaysayan ng ating bayan. Sa kanilang simpleng pamamaraan, gamit ang kanilang kakayahan, sila ay tumulong upang ang ating mahal na bayan ay makahulagpos sa tanikala ng malulupit at mapang-aping dayuhan. Kasama rito ang tatlong babaeng gamit ang kanilang husay sa pananahi at sa sining ng pagbuburda, ginawa nila ang bandila ng Pilipinas sa gitna ng himagsikan. Bandilang pumukaw sa damdaming bayan ng mga Filipino at nagsilbing inspirasyon upang kahit kapos sa sandata ay matapang na lumaban sa dayuhang nanlupig sa ating bayan. Ating kilalanin ang tatlong babae o “Tres Marias” na tumahi at nagburda ng bandila ng Pilipinas na sina Marcela M. Agoncillo, Lorenza Agoncillo at Delfina Herbosa de Natividad. Marcela Mariño Agoncillo Ipinanganak noong ika-24 ng Hunyo 1859 sa Taal, Batangas, kilala si Doña Marcela Mariño Agoncillo sa pagiging makabayan at pagkakaroon ng malasakit sa kapwa. Kasama ng kanyang asawa na si Don Felipe Ago...

Urban agri projects to address food security issues: PBBM

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday urged fellow Filipinos to support urban farming initiatives to help his administration in addressing threats to food security. Marcos made the call, as he lauded the collaborative efforts of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in launching the Halina’t Magtanim ng Prutas at Gulay/Kadiwa Ay Yaman/Plants for Bountiful Barangays Movement (Hapag Kay PBBM) at the Rizal Park Open Air Auditorium in Manila. "As this initiative consolidates the programs of these two agencies on urban agriculture, I am confident that we will further increase our capacity to take part in our goal to address poverty, ensure food security, and protect the environment even at the barangay (village) level," Marcos, who concurrently serves as DA secretary, said. "I am thankful for the preparations that you have made not only in setting up this activity, but also in committing to sust...

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