In a recent Instagram post, Arti Singh shed light on her struggles with panic attacks. "I get up and fight it because I have to shoot and perform," she said.
LONDON - One year after Russia's war in Ukraine began, the global energy crisis has worsened and renewables have emerged as a viable solution to energy security, with unprecedented growth predicted over the next five years. Russia's war in Ukraine, which began on Feb. 24, 2022, further placed global energy markets into turmoil. "The war exacerbated the energy crisis that had been developing since mid-2021, when Russia first began curtailing gas flows into Europe," Sarah Brown, a senior energy and climate analyst at independent energy think tank Ember, told Anadolu. According to the Energy Information Administration, Russia began to limit gas flow to European customers with long-term contracts and ended spot-market sales. Its gas flow decreased by 12 percent in 2021 compared to the previous month. Coupled with growing demand as economies started to recover from the impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the supply-demand imbalance has been reflected in gas and
AGRI LOANS. The Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) targets to increase to 3.6 million the number of small farmers and fishers that it has extended loans to this year. This, as the government financial institution intends to increase its loan portfolio, with the focus on the agriculture sector. (PNA file photo) MANILA - State-owned Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) intends to increase the number of small farmers and fishers it has assisted up to 3.6 million this year in line with the government's bid to further uplift the agriculture sector. In an interview after the official inauguration of the bank's three-story Landbank Leadership and Development Center (LLDC) in the City of Manila on Tuesday, Landbank president and chief executive officer (CEO) Cecilia Borromeo said they will continue to extend financing to various programs that will boost the country's recovery, with the focus on the agriculture sector. "So we're looking to support not only the small
(PNA photo courtesy of Ronald Ardeno) MANILA - A party-list lawmaker on Monday called for significant increases in direct cash and in-kind subsidies to farmers, fisherfolk and livestock raisers as part of a multi-year economic stimulus package from 2024 to 2028. Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera made the call, as she noted the "flat growth" in the agriculture sector output, which was at 0.5 percent for the whole year and negative 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter. "It is clear that the current levels of agriculture subsidies are not enough. We must save our farmers and fisherfolk from poverty and unemployment," Herrera said. "The agriculture sector clearly needs these subsidies to boost its economic output and reduce unemployment and underemployment." She also stressed the need to modernize the agriculture sector by focusing on heavy agri-tech inputs. "We must have much more vertical farming, indoor farms, fish and seafood hatcherie
SIM REGISTRATION. Ilocos Norte residents register their SIM cards during the pilot rollout of the SIM registration at the Pasuquin Gymnasium on Wednesday (Jan. 25, 2023). Assisted SIM card registration is being pilot tested in 15 locations nationwide until Jan. 27, 2023. (PIA Ilocos Norte photo) LAOAG CITY - The National Telecommunications Commission-Ilocos Region (NTC-1) on Thursday urged residents to take advantage of the assisted SIM registration which was rolled out in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte on Wednesday, in compliance with the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act. NTC-1 legal officer Ana Minelle Maningding in a media forum said failure to register before the April 26 deadline will mean the automatic deactivation of their SIM cards. The NTC, in collaboration with public telecommunications entities (PTEs), is leading the registration to aid the Philippine National Police and other law enforcement authorities in curbing rising electronic communication-aided criminal acti