PARTY READY. Tables and chairs are all set for the first Kalutan ed Baybay (grilling by the sea) street party as part of the Sigay Festival of Binmaley town in Pangasinan on Friday (Feb. 3, 2023). The street party used to be held in Poblacion area but was now moved to the baywalk to promote local businesses and tourism in the area, (Photo by Liwayway Yparraguirre) BINMALEY, Pangasinan - The sunset, sea breeze and the sound of waves added to the fun of the street party to celebrate the bounty of the sea in this town's Sigay Festival on Friday to promote the local businesses and tourism in the town. The street party, usually held at the poblacion area, was moved to the Binmaley Baywalk where partygoers grill bangus (milkfish), hito (catfish), and tilapia as the town holds the Kalutan ed Baybay (grilling by the sea), which is part of Binmaley's Sigay Festival and town fiesta. The Kalutan ed Baybay was conceptualized to help promote the restaurants and bars along the baywalk. In an
PROFILING. Former rebels of the Communist Party of the Philipines-New People's Army are being profiled by staff of the Department of Trade and Industry in Negros Oriental on June 3, 2022. More than 300 FRs in Negros Oriental have received livelihood assistance from the DTI under its Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa program. (Photo from DTI-Negros Oriental's Facebook page) DUMAGUETE CITY - More than 300 former rebels (FRs) of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in Negros Oriental have received livelihood kits from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) since 2020, a key official here said Monday. DTI-Negros Oriental provincial director Nimfa Virtucio said 30 other FRs are being profiled to also receive the livelihood kits, amounting to PHP8,000 each. "This is part of our mandate and contribution to the government under Executive Order No. 70 of President Rodrigo Duterte for a whole-of-nation approach under the ELCAC (End Local Com
SMC-ARMY TEAM-UP. Soldiers are onboard trucks loaded with relief goods from San Miguel Corporation on Thursday (Dec. 30, 2021). The giant food firm and the military have worked together to bring these goods to badly affected areas by Typhoon Odette in Southern Leyte.(Photo courtesy of Maasin city government) TACLOBAN CITY - San Miguel Corporation (SMC), the Philippine Army, and local governments have collaborated to bring relief goods to areas hard hit by Typhoon "Odette" in Southern Leyte. This after a Philippine Navy vessel carrying thousands of boxes of corned beef, canned tuna, luncheon meat, and coffee arrived on Thursday at the port of Maasin City, the capital of Southern Leyte province. Troopers from the Army's 802nd Infantry Brigade and local government workers unloaded these boxes of goods at Saint Joseph College for those allocated in Maasin City, and at the Southern Leyte provincial gymnasium for those intended to severely devastated towns. "The Joint Task
VACCINE ARRIVAL. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. speaks to the media after the arrival of two million doses of private sector-procured AstraZeneca vaccine at the NAIA Terminal 1 on Tuesday (Dec. 28, 2021). Galvez said the Covid-19 vaccine wastage due to the onslaught of Typhoon Odette remains 'negligible'. (Photo by Raymond Carl Dela Cruz) MANILA - The Covid-19 vaccine wastage due to the onslaught of Typhoon Odette remains "negligible", vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Tuesday. During the arrival of over two million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine at the NAIA Terminal 1, Galvez said typhoon-hit areas particularly in Siargao and Cebu City have resumed their vaccination drives as the damaged Covid-19 vaccines due to "Odette" reached 4,120 doses. "Siargao, even immediately after a day after natatakot sila na masira yung vaccine, they already inoculated a lot. Sa Cebu, sinabi nga ng isang doktor, bagyo lang ito, tuloy tuloy ang pagba
Lt. Gen. Arnulfo Burgos Jr. (Photo courtesy of DWAY 1332 Facebook page) MANILA - Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief, Lt. Gen. Andres Centino has lauded the accomplishments of Lt. Gen. Arnulfo Marcelo B. Burgos Jr., who formally retired after 37 years of service on Wednesday. Burgos, who retired as Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) chief, is Centino's classmate in the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 1988. "My classmate and my friend for many years, the men and women of the AFP, the Philippine Army, and your classmates at PMA can never be prouder with what you have attained, serving various capacities in the AFP," Centino said in a statement. He added that the achievements by the Nolcom, despite the challenges posed by the pandemic and the prevailing territorial disputes in their area of responsibility, attest to Burgos' capabilities as an outstanding military leader and public servant. During Burgos' term as Nolcom chief, which started in Septembe