Author: Raffy Rico

MERALCO FIRE BRIGADE WAGI SA NATIONAL COMPETITION

Tinanghal na kampeon ang Meralco Rescue Fire Brigade Team sa nagdaang “11-in-1 National Fire Brigade Competition 2023” kung saan lumahok ang 55 iba pang grupo mula sa iba’t-ibang kumpanya, ospital, mga hotel, casino, mall, at mga lokal na pamahalaan. Nagwagi ang Meralco Rescue Fire Brigade sa ilalim ng Fire Whiz Category B para sa mga industrial o commercial fire brigade. Ginanap ang awarding noong Marso 29 kasabay ng  Kumatawan para sa Meralco Rescue Fire Brigade ang team leader nito na si Wilmer L. Molleno at Fire Brigade Volunteer na si Naph P. Buna. Kasama rin tumanggap ng parangal si...

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SEARCA empowers family farm schoolgirls in learning event

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is emboldening the all-female students of the Balete Family Farm School, Inc. (BFFS) in Batangas in a learning event that will enable them to refine the business plans they developed as part of their Family Enterprise Project and gain additional learning on agripreneurship. BFFS has the distinction of being the only all-female family farm school in Asia. The BFFS teaching and administrative staff as well as students are all female. All the students are in junior high school. “In view of this, the one-day learning activity...

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BAGONG MERALCO FIRE SUB-STATION, MALAKING TULONG SA EMERGENCY RESPONSE NG BFP

Pinangunahan ng mga opisyal mula sa Meralco, BFP at lungsod ng Pasig ang inauguration at blessing ng bagong Meralco Fire Sub-Station. Nasa larawan (mula sa kaliwa) sina Meralco Vice President and Head of Facilities, Safety, and Security Management Engr. Antonio M. Abuel Jr.; Pasig City Fire Marshall Supt. Elaine Evangelista; Bureau of Fire Protection Chief FDir. Louie S. Puracan, CEO VI; Pasig City Mayor Hon. Vico N. Sotto; Meralco President and CEO Atty. Ray C. Espinosa; Meralco Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan; Pasig City District Representative Hon. Roman T. Romulo; Pasig City Administrator Atty. Jeronimo U. Manzanero; at Department of...

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Paglulunsad ng SATREX (A Tool for Monitoring Rainfall Extreme) Idinaos!

Nitong nakaraang  Marso 23, 2023, kasabay sa pagdiriwang ng ika-158th National Meteorologyical Day / ika-73rd  World Meteorological Day naman ng DOST-PAGASA,  inilunsad ang SATREX ( A Tool for Monitoring Extreme Raifall ).  Sa isinagawang paglulunsad  at Press Conference, pinangunahan ni Dr. Vicente B. Malano Administrator ng DOST-PAGASA ang Opening Statement. Sa isinagawang paglulungsad, iprenesinta ni Dr. Marcelino Q. Villafuerte Chief Impact Assessment and Applications Section Climatology & Agrometeorology Division ang SATREX ( Tool for Monitoring Raifall Extreme) Panoorin po natin ang pagpapaliwanag ni Dr. Marcelino Q. Villafuerte: Kasunod nito ang pagpapaliwanag naman ni Ms Ana Liza Solis Chief Climate...

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11 organisasyon ng mga magsasaka sa Sultan Kudarat tumanggap ng P2.9-M farm machinery

MAY labing-isang (11) agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBOs) sa Sultan Kudarat ang makikinabang matapos makatanggap kamakailan ng P2.9-milyong halaga ng farm machineries mula sa Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). Ang mga ARBOs na tumanggap ng farm machineries ay ang Libertad Peace and Development Farmers Association, Batang Bagras, Libertad Peace and Development Farmers Association, Maligaya Peace and Development, Telafas Peace and Development, Kalanawe II Farmers Association, Tambak Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries, Palavilla Barangay Irrigation, Barurao II Women’s Association, Cadiz Rice Farmers Association, Nati Communal Irrigators Association, at P4MP Baras. Kabilang sa ipinamigay na machinery ang 13 unit ng hand tractor na...

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DOST-PCAARRD leads the harmonization of Bamboo Inventory Systems workshop with UPLB and ERDB

Participants from UPLB- CFNR, ERDB-DENR, FMB-DENR and DOST-PCAARRD (FERD, SERD, TTPD). (Image Credit: Applied Communication Divission, DOST-PCAARRD) Harmonization of two bamboo inventory systems developed by the College of Forestry and Natural Resources of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (CFNR-UPLB) and the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ERDB-DENR) was discussed last February 6, 2022. This was during the “Workshop on Harmonization of Bamboo Inventory Systems” conducted by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) at the DOST-PCAARRD...

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P40M smuggled poultry products seized at the Port of Subic

As part of the government’s campaign to stop the rampant agricultural smuggling that has affected the Philippine agricultural and fishery sectors for many years, the Department of Agriculture (DA) under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Inspectorate and Enforcement (IE) has acted on two containers under consignee Abucayan Business and Trade, which were placed on alert order. The action, which led to the confiscation of the said shipment, is related to the ongoing directives of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.to curb illegal trade activity to enable Filipino farmers and fishers to increase income and make locally grown agricultural...

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Sunog sa Mandaluyong, dalawa ang patay 120 ang nawalan ng tirahan

Dalawang batang lalake ang namatay, tatlumpung(30) pamilya ang nawalan ng tirahan, at aabot sa 120 indibidual ang nawalan ng masisilungan, matapos sumiklab ang sunog sa bahagi ng residential area sa  Barangay Addition Hills sa Mandaluyong City sabado ng umaga, Marso 11, 2023. Sa inisyal na inbistegasyon ni Arson investigator SFO2 Alvic Alabastro, nagsimula ang sunog sa ikalawang palapag ng tatlong palapag na bahay na pagaari di umano ni Marie Kristina Arceli. Lumalabas na sumiklab ang sunog bandang 7:15 ng umaga at pagkatapos ng halos labing isang oras naapula na ang apoy. Saka pa lamang nadiskubre ang dalawang sunog na...

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Suspek sa Pagpatay sa dating Vice Mayor ng Trese Martirez, Tiklo sa Rizal Police

Antipolo City – Tiklo ang suspek na si Ariel Paiton y Fletchero sa kasong pagpatay sa dating Vice Mayor ng Trese Martirez, Cavite, matapos manlaban sa   pinagsanib pwersa ng operatiba ng Rizal PIU, SWAT, Antipolo CPS, at PMFC, kasama ang Cavite PIU at Trece Martires MPS sa Sitio Pantay, Brgy. San Jose, Antipolo City noong Marso 10, 2023. Matatandaang, ang suspek ay may standing warrant of arrest para sa kasong murder at frustrated murder na inisyu ni Hon. Bonifacio S. Pascua, ng RTC Br 33, Trece Martires City, Cavite. Si Fletchero ang primary suspek sa pagpatay kay dating bise alkalde na si Alex Lubigan ng Trece Martires, Cavite noong 2018. Narekober kay Fletchero ang isang 45 Caliber pistol at isang magazine ng 45 caliber na may lamang labing anim (16) na bala. Ayon sa inbestigasyon, naulinigan ng kanyang live-in partner na may mga kapulisang paparating sa kanilang tinitirhan, kung kayat agad itong sinabi sa suspek na agad namang nagpaputok. Bilang depensa, gumanti ng putok ang mga operatiba na nagresulta sa pagkakatama sa kanang braso ng suspek. Na-corner si Fletchero sa likod ng kanyang bahay at inaresto. Agad na dinala ang suspek sa Rizal Provincial Hospital System Antipolo Annex para malapatan ng kaukulang lunas. Pagkatapos nito, dadalhin na ang suspek sa kustodiya ng Cavite PIU kasama ang mga nakumpiskang ebidensya  para sa tamang...

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Atty. Marites A.Barrios-Taran, newly appointed Director General of KWF

Supreme Court Associate Justice Jhosep Lopez looks on as Atty. Marites A.Barrios-Taran, newly appointed Director General of Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino signs the oath he administered. KWF is tasked by law to undertake, coordinate and promote researches for the development, propagation, and preservation of Filipino as the national language of the Philippines, and other Philippine languages. Atty. Taran, who is also a lawyer and possesses masters of law and of government management, is expected to spearhead the implementation of plans and programs of KWF, headed by and full time commissioners Benjamin M. Mendillo, Jr. and Carmelita...

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