The Capampangan in Media Inc. (CAMI), in cooperation with Clark Development Corporation (CDC) and Quest Plus Hotel and Conference Center Clark successfully staged last April 19 the 10th CAMI Clark Golf Cup (2024) at the Mimosa Golf Course in Clark Freeport Zone Philippines. Chairman Arsenio “Arni” N. Valdes of Juan D. Nepomuceno (JDN) Realty and Former Mayor Tito Mendiola (regular …
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is launching on April 22 the Earth Day Every Day Project to mobilize the youth in curbing plastic pollution and to strengthen the fight against the use of plastic. Boy and Girl Scouts from different schools will compete in a final weigh-in to conclude their plastic drive at the SM Mall of Asia …
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By Rose de la Cruz Manila Rep. Joel Chua (3rd district) backed the proposal of President Marcos to extend the deadline banning light vehicles (electric trikes, e-bikes) from major roads to adequately inform drivers of such vehicles about the new policy of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, which only gave owners of these vehicles two days of no-ticketing period. Chua suggested …
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Isang malaking sunog ang sumiklab sa mga komunidad ng Parola at Isla Puting Bato sa Tondo, Maynila. Tinatayang isang libong pamilya ang nawalan ng tahanan matapos ang nasabing kalamidad. Sa gitna nito, muling naghatid ng tulong ang SM Foundation at SM Supermalls sa pamamagitan ng disaster relief program na Operation Tulong Express (OPTE). Layunin nitong magbigay ng tulong at pag-asa …
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Filipino and U.S. service members turn over televisions, laptops, and other equipment to local government officials, religious leaders, and the school community to improve the learning environment at the San Agustin Elementary School in San Fernando, La Union on April 13. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. military will conduct the 39th iteration of Balikatan, the …
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The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), provided Php4 million ($72,000) in funding and technical support to the Department of Health (DOH) and Child Protection Network Foundation (CPN) to strengthen reporting and training systems for women and child protection in the Philippines. On April 11, USAID Philippines Mission Director Ryan Washburn witnessed the signing of …
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The principal mandate of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is to ensure the preservation and conservation of all natural wonders of the country– protected areas and natural parks. But in this task, the DENR could be declared a negligent protector of the country’s natural bounty. Its Protected Areas Management Board, particularly, is the major violator and abuser of …
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Biologist and Balik Scientist Dr. Nikki Heherson Dagamac is on a mission to assess and monitor the elusive tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) in Mindoro to protect it from extinction. Through Project MATAPAT (or Multidisciplinary Approaches for Tamaraw Protection against Threats), he seeks to assess the current status of tamaraw in Mt. Calavite Wildlife Sanctuary (MCWS) and identify priority areas of conservation …
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Section 22. Testimony confined to personal knowledge. – A witness can testify only to those facts which he or she knows of his or her personal knowledge; that is, which are derived from his or her own perception. (36a) A witness must have a personal knowledge on matters that he or she is testifying. A personal knowledge is that which …
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As if staging a strike is a contest, transport groups Piston and Manibela– both opposing the government-imposed Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program– claimed victory in the recent strikes staged in Metro Manila roads precisely against the PUVMP. But the government quickly disputed such a victory. Both groups said on Monday they brought the streets of Metro Manila and the Southern …
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