December, 2023

• 4 December

  Farmer crosses river to get RCEF inputs

  

  Whenever supplies are ready, palay farmer Desie Suco Paalisbon crosses the river (using the family’s motorized banca) for 30 minutes to one hour to get her inbred seeds and fertilizers under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund in Purok 5, Tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur. She makes sure to plant the two sacks of seeds and two sacks of fertilizers immediately on …

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• 4 December

  IRR issued for telecoms and internet infra development

  

  The government has issued the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) to streamline the process of construction of telecommunications and internet infrastructure in the country, Malacañang announced recently. Executive Order (EO) 32 issued by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr last July 4, 2023, institutionalized a set of streamline guidelines for the issuance of permits, licenses, and certificates for the construction of telecommunications …

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• 4 December

  Fashioning beautiful pieces of furniture, building materials out of waste

  

  The Philippines currently ranks third in the world as a plastic polluter of the ocean.  This is due to lack of information and education, insufficient recycling systems, and scarcity of funds to properly address the problem. Plastic waste pollution continues to damage our ecosystem.  A lot of companies have shifted to infusing plastic waste into their products to create furniture …

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• 4 December

  CAAP starts inspection of potential sites for first Dinagat Island airport

  

  Representative Alan Uno Ecleo said experts from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) started to inspect potential sites in the province for the construction of first Dinagat Island airport. Ecleo said the experts made the ocular inspection last month as part of the technical study in conjunction with House Bill 3799, which establishes an airport in the district …

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• 4 December

  President Marcos to grace Jail Decongestion Summit

  

  President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr is set to attend the first-ever National Jail Decongestion Summit on December 6 and 7. It will be held in Diamond Hotel. This was confirmed after a meeting in Malacanang with Marcos Jr and the Department of Justice to update the president on the plan to build 16 regional jails by 2028. Aside from the DOJ, …

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• 4 December

  Construction industry posts 14% growth rate for Q3

  

  Citing the construction industry as one of the drivers of the country’s gross domestic product, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual lauds the industry as a significant contributor to the country’s economic growth. Pascual, in a statement, cited the 14-percent growth rate of the construction industry during the third quarter of the year. “Notably, achieving a 14-percent growth rate in …

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• 4 December

  PBA: Magnolia keeps winning, Rain or Shine keeps losing

  

  By Robert Andaya The Magnolia Chicken Timplados have now won all their five assignments, while Rain or Shine E-Painters have lost all  five games after the first month of the PBA Season 48 Commissioner’s Cup. After winning their season opener against the TNT Tropang Giga at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last November 5, the Hotshots sustained their perfect record following …

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• 4 December

  Nueva Ecija Capital shine in PSL President’s Cup

  

  NUEVA Ecija’s winning tradition continues from the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) to  the Pilipinas Super League (PSL). The Rice Vanguards  of  MPBL are now known as the Capitals in the PSL, but Nueva Ecija is still the same – a top-tier team in the North. In the PSL, the Capitals rode on the hot hands of Michael Juico and …

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• 4 December

  Obiena to be hailed as ‘Sports Idol’ in Siklab Awards

  

  Asian pole vault king Ernest John “EJ” Obiena will share the spotlight with 57 other young athletes from 33 sports during the third Siklab Youth Sports Awards on December 4 at the Market! Market! Activity Center in Taguig City. Obiena, the World No. 2 pole vaulter, is the hands down winner of the “Sports Idol” plum in the award rites …

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• 4 December

  St. Clare, Fatima arrange NAASCU title showdown

  

  Games Monday:(Philippine Buddhacare gym) 9 a.m.­— St.Clare vs OLFU (J)10:30 a.m. — UMak vs OLFU (W) DEFENDING champion St. Clare College of Caloocan and Our Lady of Fatima University are in the finals of the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (NAASCU). Top seed St. Clare outplayed Enderun Colleges. 71-59, while No. 2 seed, Fatima overpowered AMA University, …

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