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PBBM, mas gustong mag-produce ang Pinas ng sarili nitong farm machineries

Posted on: May 8th, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

NAIS ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na gumawa ang Pilipinas ng sarili nitong farm machineries.

Napansin kasi ng Pangulo na masyado ng umaasa ang PIlipinas sa pag-angkat o importasyon.

Ayon sa Chief Executive, kailangan na i-develop ng bansa ang kakayahan nito na mag-produce ng sarili nitong farm machineries.

Tinukoy naman ng Pangulo ang mga nagawang trabaho ng Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) sa pakikipagtulungan sa mga foreign partners.

Ang PhilMech aniya ay mayroong locally manufactured machineries para sa “planting, cultivation, harvesting, at maging iyong nakalaan para sa post-production.”

Karagdagan aniya ito sa ibang serbisyo gaya ng loans at transport services sa mga magsasaka at consumers.

“[Mag-] manufacture tayo ng sarili natin nang sa ganun ay hindi na kailangan tayo umasa sa importation,” ayon sa Pangulo sa isinagawang pamamahagi ng tulong sa Nueva Ecija, araw ng Lunes, Abril 24.

Sinabi ng Pangulo na “the country’s reliance to imports was felt during the pandemic lockdowns, stressing that with locally-manufactured equipment, the country is prepared to address food supply related problems in similar situation as the pandemic.”

“Ang lahat ay kailangan nating tingnan at pag-aralan para makahanda tayo. Na kung sakali ito’y mauulit ay tayo naman ay may gagawin. Mayroon tayong nakahanda at masasabi natin kahit hindi na tayo mag-import ay mayroon tayong sapat na supply na pagkain para sa ating mga mamamayan. ‘Yan po ang ating hangarin,” ayon pa rin kay Pangulong Marcos.

“Developing the Philippine agriculture sector to boost the economy and ensure food security is the overall goal not only of the Department of Agriculture, but the entire government,” dagdag na wika nito.

Sinabi pa ng Pangulo na patuloy na lumilikha ang pamahalaan ng mga plano para matiyak ang sapat na suplay ng tubig gaya ng “redesigning dam construction at solar power use.”

“The government is also looking at improving research and development to increase agricultural productivity depending on the season,” ayon sa Punong Ehekutibo.

(Daris Jose)

BOXING’S OLDEST CHAMPION “BIG GEORGE FOREMAN” IMMORTALIZED ON THE BIG SCREEN ONLY AT AYALA MALLS CINEMAS

Posted on: May 8th, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

SPORTS and movie fans are about to score an experience of a big win punch exclusive at Ayala Malls Cinemas with the upcoming sports biopic “Big George Foreman” starting on May 10.

Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World, directed by George Tillman Jr. (Men of Honor; The Hate U Give) and starring Khris Davis (Judas and the Black Messiah), charts the legendary fighter’s improbable rise from poverty to win the title, his decision to abandon the ring to preach from the pulpit, and his ultimate return at the age of 45 to become the oldest boxing champion in the sport’s history.

Moving beyond the headlines, it’s also an intimate portrait of the man himself. The titular character is played by Krhis Davis and Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker also stars alongside as Foreman’s coach, mentor and trusted friend, Charles “Doc” Broadus.

Ayala Malls Cinemas presents director Tillman’s work as he brings back the historic athlete’s glory on the big screen that delivers boxing’s ultimate comeback story, charting Foreman’s inspirational rise from poverty to Olympic and World Heavyweight champion.

With Hollywood’s new heavyweight hopeful, Khris Davis in “Big George Foreman” who delivers a must-see performance as the former two-time heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman in his biggest screen role yet and about to be seen in a larger-than-life cinematic experience at Ayala Malls Cinemas.

On making his journey into film and finally seeing it on the big screens, Foreman shares that “I may get hit by a car tomorrow. Anything could happen. But I sure would like to have my story out there. And so that’s why I pushed to really do the movie and have it told. You just never know what tomorrow might bring. But once the movie is there, it’s there. It will be around.”

Further, Foreman looks forward for the film audiences to realize that it’s never too late to be the better version of themselves after seeing the movie, “What I like most about the film is that it’s going to be around and everybody who looks at it will say: “I can do better than that.” Especially those who have to get up, brush their pants off, spit in their palms and try again. I think people will say, “If he can do it, I know I can do what I got to do.”

That kind of thing, whatever it is, even if it’s not more than: “I’m going back to college.” That’s what I hope people get out of this. Get up. Brush your pants off, fight, and do it all over again. It’s never too late.”

Witness one of history’s most momentous times unfold in theaters exclusive at Ayala Malls Cinemas when “Big George Foreman” finally opens on May 10.

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Book your “Big George Foreman” tickets and witness an exhilarating moment in history unfold on the big screen only at these Ayala Malls Cinemas – Glorietta, Greenbelt, Circuit, Market!Market!, Feliz, Fairview Terraces, Cloverleaf, Marquee, Harbor Point, Manila Bay, Central Bloc, Centrio and Capitol Central.

(ROHN ROMULO)

2 construction workers, bebot timbog sa Valenzuela buy bust

Posted on: May 8th, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

TATLONG hinihinalang tulak ng ilegal na droga, kabilang ang 41-anyos na bebot ang nasakote sa magkahiwalay na buy bust operation sa Valenzuela City, kahapon ng umaga.

Sa kanyang ulat kay Northern Police District (NPD) Director P/BGen Ponce Rogelio Penones Jr, sinabi ni Valenzuela police chief P/Col. Salvador Destutra Jr na alas-10:30 ng umaga nang magsagawa ng buy bust operation ang mga operatiba ng Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) sa pangunguna ni P/Cpt Joel Madregalejo sa St. Lukes St., Brgy., Veinte Reales.

Kaagad inaresto ng mga operatiba si Rosie Atencio, 41, matapos bentahan ng P500 halaga ng shabu ang isang pulis na nagpanggap na buyer.

Nasamsam kay Atencio ang humigi’t kumulang 5 grams ng hinihinalang shabu na may standard drug price value na P34,000, buy bust money, cellphone at coin purse.

Nauna rito, natimbog naman ng kabilang team ng SDEU sa buy bust operation sa Kapisanan Anak Dalita, Brgy. Marulas dakong alas-3:15 ng madaling araw sina Jaidie Bacula, 30, at Juan JR Auzana, 35, kapwa construction worker.

Ani Cpt Madregalejo, nakumpiska sa mga suspek ang nasa 7 grams ng hinihinalang shabu na may SDP value na P47,000, P300 bills na ginamit bilang buy bust money, P100 recovered money, coin purse at cellphone.

Mahaharap ang mga suspek sa kasong paglabag sa RA 9165 o ang Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002. (Richard Mesa)

Hundreds of Bulakenyos get jobs, livelihood packages on Labor Day Job Fair

Posted on: May 6th, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

CITY OF MALOLOS – In celebration of Labor Day, 79 Bulakenyo jobseekers were hired on the spot and 31 individuals received livelihood packages during the 2023 Labor Day Job Fair for Local and Overseas Employment spearheaded by the Provincial Youth, Sports and Public Employment Service Office in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment held at Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium here yesterday.

Prior the job fair proper, an employment counseling was conducted to guide the jobseekers land on the apt job for them wherein out of the 544 registered jobseekers, 468 of them have been qualified for interview and 79 applicants were hired on the spot.

Also, 31 individuals were granted livelihood packages under the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program or the Kabuhayan Program of DOLE.

In her message, DOLE Regional Director Geraldine M. Panlilio announced that DOLE will also be donating a total of P20 million to the Province of Bulacan which will be utilized for future implementation of DOLE programs through the PGB.

“Marami po kaming ibibigay na suporta dahil isa po ang Lalawigan ng Bulacan under the leadership of Governor Daniel R. Fernando na nag-iimplment po ng mga programa ng DOLE para sa ikabubuti ng mga Bulakenyo. Ito po ay ipinagpapasalamat namin dahil alam po namin na kapag Bulacan po ang kapartner ng DOLE, sigurado na maibibigay ang serbisyo para sa mga Bulakenyo,” RD Panlilio said.

John Manuel Martillano, 24 years old from the City of Meycauayan, thanked the PGB for being an instrument for jobseekers like him to find employment especially after the pandemic.

“Nalaman ko po sa Facebook, sa PESO Bulacan page at sabi ko, why not i-try ko na mag-apply and praise God naman at isa ako sa mga na-hired on the spot sa Chery Auto. Kaya po maraming, maraming salamat po sa DOLE at PGB sa pagbibigay ng opportunity sa bawat Bulakenyo lalo na ngayon na matapos ang pandemic, mahirap talaga maghanap ng trabaho. Maraming salamat po at God bless po,” Martillano said.

For his part, Bulacan Gov. Daniel R. Fernando acknowledged all the support that the province is receiving from the national agencies, especially from DOLE, for their unwavering support in providing livelihood programs for the Bulakenyos.

“Tandaan natin palagi na ang Panginoon ay may instrumento para sa pagtulong sa atin. Alam n’yo po ang Bulacan ay hindi pinapabayaan ng DOLE, at ngayon ay may ibibigay po sila atin para lalo pang matulungan ang ating mga kalalawigan sa kanilang hanapbuhay. Sa lahat po ng beneficiaries, palaguin natin ang mga ito at ipakita natin sa kanila na ito ay malaking tulong at ang mga ito ay may kahihinatnan,” the governor said.

ARTA, nag-level up sa business permitting process sa Pinas

Posted on: May 6th, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

NAGING matagumpay ang Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) na i-streamline ang ilan sa permitting process upang masiguro na maging magaan ang transaksyon o “doing business” sa Pilipinas.

Sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sa US businesses na ang kanyang administrasyon ay “working hard” para i-minimize ang red tape at i-digitalize ang bureaucratic processes.

“They have done a very good job. They have reduced some of the permitting procedures from — for different industries from several months to just a few days,” ang pahayag ni Pangulong Marcos sa fireside chat sa American business executives sa Blair House sa Washington.

“I really am confident that the authority, if it’s continued — if it can continue its work and if it is — it is well supported by legislation, by the bureaucratic procedures, we can cut down many of those unnecessary regulatory documentary requirements,” ayon kay Pangulong Marcos.

Sa kabilang dako, nagpahayag naman ng pagkasigasig ang US investors sa maraming pagbabago na inilagay sa Anti-Red Tape Law subalit maingat kung paano ito makatutulong na pabilisin ang foreign direct investment (FDI) at dalhin ang negosyo sa Pilipinas.

“The challenge is how to compete with other countries and how to shorten the business permitting process, which sometimes takes 36 months to secure in the Philippines,” ayon kay Pangulong Marcos.

“In other countries, documents are ready for signature after 24 hours,” diing pahayag ng Pangulo.

Ang iba pang lugar na tinatrabaho ng administrasyon ay ang “digitalizing government processes and transactions.”

“We always — that’s why digitalization has become such an important part of our effort because with digitalization, you remove as much of the discretion that we will have — that people have in actually processing these applications or these documents and hopefully the end result is that — we will be doing most of our business in government purely online, without speaking to a human being,” ayon sa Pangulo.

Samantala, base sa pag-aaral, ang 95% ng trabaho ngayon ay ginagawa na sa “online”, sinabi ng Pangulo na “although digitalizing the bureaucracy may be an intimidating task the government must carry it out.”

“Simple things like applying for a driver’s license and getting a copy of birth certificate could be done online,” ayon sa Pangulo. (Daris Jose)

PH-US bilateral defense guidelines tugon sa mga hamon na ating kinakaharap – PBBM

Posted on: May 6th, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

TINIYAK ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., na ang bagong bilateral defense guidelines na pinagtibay ng Manila at Washington ay siyang tugon sa security challenges na kinakaharap ng dalawang magka-alyadong bansa.

Binigyang-diin ng Pangulo na layon ng nasabing guidelines ay ang pagtatanggol laban sa mga banta sa cyberspace, naglalayong “gabayan ang mga priyoridad na bahagi ng pakikipagtulungan sa pagtatanggol upang matugunan ang parehong conventional at non-conventional security challenges na kapwa ibinabahgi ng Estados Unidos at Pilipinas.

Ipinunto ni Marcos na ang “security and defense” issue ay hindi na maaaring maituring na isolated issue ngayon.

Binigyang-diin ng Pangulo ang kahalagahan na mag pokus sa bagong ekonomiya mula sa post-pandemic world.

Sabi ng Pangulo mayroong impact sa ekonomiya ang giyera sa Ukraine at ang mga ganitong issues ay kailangan talagang tugunan. (Daris Jose)

Kasama sa OST ng ‘Ang Lalaki sa Likod ng Profile’: “Sasabihin Ko Na” ni WILBERT, siya rin pala ang nagsulat

Posted on: May 6th, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

ANG newest digital series ng Puregold Channel, Ang Lalaki sa Likod ng Profile, ay patuloy na humahatak sa mga manonood na may hindi maikakailang chemistry sa pagitan ng mga bida na sina Bryce (Wilbert Ross) at Angge (Yukii Takahashi), ang retailtainment pioneer ay nagpapalakas ng kilig sa karanasan sa serye.

Iniimbitahan na ngayon ng Puregold ang mga tagahanga na makinig sa EP ng Ang Lalaki sa Likod ng Profile, na makikita sa streaming platform Spotify. Nagtatampok ang playlist ng mga kanta na maririnig sa buong serye, na nagdaragdag ng higit pang mahika sa nakakaakit na kuwento. Ang “Sasabihin Ko Na,” ang unang kanta sa EP, ay isinulat mismo ni Wilbert Ross. Ito ay nagpapahayag ng mga pag-iisip ng isang binata na dapat magtipon ng lakas ng loob na ipahayag ang kanyang pag-ibig.

“As a pioneer in retailtainment, Puregold knows that music has the power to enhance the viewing experience,” pagbabahagi ni Puregold Senior Marketing Manager Ivy Piedad.

“With Puregold Channel’s OST for Ang Lalaki sa Likod ng Profile, we wanted to create an immersive journey for our customers and audience. We carefully picked each piece to perfectly match the show’s vibe and story, allowing viewers to engage themselves in the world we’ve created.”

Mapapakinggan din sa OST ng Ang Lalaki sa Likod ng Profile ang mga awiting “Anong Meron Ka” ng Filipino boy band na JBK; “Pwede Bang Malaman” at “Pasensya Na” ng Filipino boy band na 1:43; at “Pag-Ibig Na Kaya?” ni Appe Delleva, na mula sa “Tawag ng Tanghalan” ng It’s Showtime.

Isinasalaysay ng mga kantang ito kung paano nakikilala ng dalawang tao ang isa’t isa at nagkakaroon ng tunay na damdamin ng pag-ibig, na nag-iiwan sa mga tagapakinig na mas interesado at nabihag sa kuwento nina Bryce at Angge.

Sa Episode 3 ng Ang Lalaki sa Likod ng Profile ngayong Sabado, Mayo 6, ika-7 ng gabi sa YouTube channel ng Puregold, ipapakita si Bryce na sinusubukang mag-spark ng mas makabuluhang koneksyon sa mga babae. At para udyukan siya, si Angge, na ka-chat niya sa isang digital platform na tinatawag na ‘Talkverse’, ay naging kanyang virtual wingwoman, na nagdadala sa kanya sa mga nakakalito at mapanganib na hakbang ng pakikipag-date.

Habang sina Bryce at Angge ay pansamantalang tumatahak sa landas na ito, ang mga manonood ay nagtataka: may mas malalim pa kaya sa pagkakaibigan na namumuo? (Tunghayan ang trailer ng Episode 3: https://youtu.be/dIeK4GE7Gus)

Catch Wilbert Ross wistfully crooning his beautiful song, “Sasabihin Ko Na,” and the other songs in Ang Lalaki sa Likod ng Profile’s soundtrack, as fans excitedly ponder this question.

Gusto mo ba ng LIBRENG libangan? Mag-subscribe ngayon sa Puregold Channel sa YouTube. Para sa karagdagang updates, i-like ang @puregold.shopping sa Facebook, sundan ang @puregold_ph sa Instagram at Twitter, at @puregoldph sa TikTok.

(ROHN ROMULO)

Tiniyak ni US Defense Sec. Austin: Washington, palaging susuportahan ang Maynila

Posted on: May 6th, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

TINIYAK ni US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III kay Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. na palaging susuportahan ng Washington ang Maynila sa mga usapin na nakakapit sa South China Sea, habang nagpapatuloy ang tensyon sa pinagtatalunang katubigan.

“Austin hosted Marcos at The Pentagon tackling recent developments on expanding and modernizing bilateral defense cooperation “in support of a vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific region and rules-based international order shared by both countries,” ayon kay Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder.

Sinabi ng The Pentagon na kapuwa inihayag nina Pangulong Marcos at Austin na pinagtibay ng dalawang bansa ang kanilang commitments sa ilalim ng Mutual Defense Treaty, na ngayon ay sumasakop na sa kani-kanilang Coast Guards sa Pasipiko, kabilang na ang kahit saan sa South China Sea.

Ito’y base na rin sa Bilateral Defense Guidelines, itinatag noong May 3 ni Acting Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez at Austin, makikita sa fact sheet.

Nakasaad sa Article V ng 1951 treaty na “any armed attack on either of the US and Philippines’ armed forces, public vessels or aircraft in the Pacific, will trigger the agreement.”

“President Biden has made clear our commitment to the defense of the Philippines is ironclad. And let me tell you once again that our Mutual Defense Treaty applies to armed attacks on our armed forces, coast guard vessels, public vessels, or aircraft in the Pacific including anywhere in the South China Sea,” ang sinabi ni Austin kay Pangulong Marcos sa naging talumpati nito.

“So, make no mistake Mr. President, we will always have your back in the South China Sea or elsewhere in the region,” dagdag na pahayag nito.

Para naman kay Pangulong Marcos, “this development heeded the call of the times.”

“And the call of the times unfortunately is asking for us to meet these challenges — new challenges that perhaps we have not faced before,” aniya pa rin.

Tinukoy ng Pangulo ang kahalagahan ng mga nakalipas na pagpupulong kasama sina US Vice President Kamala Harris at Secretary of State Antony Blinken, kung saan ang kanyang pagbisita ay bahagi ng nagpapatuloy na pagpapalitan ng posisyon at pananaw na kanilang nasimulan.

Ang pulong ay nagtapos sa pagtatatag ng bagong bilateral defense guidelines, kung saan inilatag ang mga plano para gawing modernisado ang alliance cooperation para sa “shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific region” ng dalawang bansa. (Daris Jose)

‘Wag mag-panic sa tumataas na COVID-19 cases – DOH

Posted on: May 6th, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

NANAWAGAN sa publiko ang Department of Health (DOH) na hindi dapat mag-panic kasunod ng tumataas na mga bagong kaso ng COVID-19.

“We don’t need to panic. Ang tinitignan na natin kasi po ngayon ‘yong healthcare system capacity, if it’s manageable then we are good,” ayon kay DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire.

Ayon kay Vergeire, nag-a-average sa 822 kaso kada araw ang mga kaso ng COVID-19, 79 porsiyento na mas mataas sa nakalipas na 2 linggo. Sa kabila nito, karamihan pa rin sa mga ito ay mild at asymptomatic, at wala ring masyadong nao-ospital.

Sa kabila ng pagsasabi na walang masyadong na-oospital, inabisuhan na rin ang mga pagamutan na ihanda ang COVID beds sakaling tumaas pa ang mga kaso.

Ipinaliwanag ni Vergeire na posibleng tumataas ang mga kaso dahil sa mga variant ng COVID-19, “mobility” ng populasyon, at vulnerability ng indibiduwal.

Ngunit ayon kay Dr. Tony Leachon, dating tagapayo ng pamahalaan, dapat tutukan pa rin ang positivity rate kahit pa mild ang mga kaso ng COVID-19.

OCD, hinikayat ang publiko na pakinggan at sundin ang El Niño advisories, warnings

Posted on: May 6th, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

PINAALALAHANAN ng Office of Civil Defense (OCD) ang publiko na pakinggan at sundin ang mga advisories ng awtoridad hinggil sa El Niño at magpatupad ng kinakailangang hakbang bilang paghahanda para sa epekto ng nasabing phenomenon.

Ito’y matapos na itaas ng Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) ang monitoring status mula sa El Niño watch sa El Niño alert, araw ng Martes.

Sa isang memorandum, may petsang May 3, inatasan ng National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) ang regional DRRMCs at OCD regional offices na magpatupad ng “preparedness actions” kabilang na ang mahigpit na pagmo-monitor sa warnings mula sa PAGASA, pagpapalabas ng mga paalala ukol sa water at energy conservation, pagpapanatili ng water distribution systems para maiwasan ang pag-aaksaya.

“This also includes the strengthening of risk communication and localization of warnings and reminders to communities, adherence to the public health advisory for El Niño and minimum health standards for Covid-19 issued by the Department of Health, and the submission of regular reports to NDRRM Operations Center,” ayon sa ulat.

Ang interagency meeting ay idinaos noong Abril 24 kung saan pinamunuan ni OCD Administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno.

Binigyang diin ni Nepomuceno ang pangangailangan na kilalanin at pagsama-samahin ang short term solutions, medium term at long term solutions ng mga concerned government agencies para sa El Niño phenomenon.

Ang komposisyon ng panukalang El Niño team na pangungunahan ng Department of the Interior and Local Government, ay ipinresenta ng OCD, magsisilbi rin bilang team co-chair, kasama ang Department of Agriculture, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Energy, Department of Health, Department of Science and Technology, National Economic and Development Authority, National Irrigation Administration at Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System bilang mga miyembro.

Maroon itong support team na binubuo naman ng Presidential Communications Office, Department of Trade and Industry, National Water Resources Board at Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Araw ng Miyerkules, Abril 3, nagpulong ang iba’t ibang ahensiya ng pamahalaan para pag-usapan ang mga paraan tungo sa paghahanda para sa El Niño.

“Let’s work together to make sure that we will be able to comply with the President’s (Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.) guidance and do what is expected from us in the first place,” ang pahayag ni OCD deputy administrator Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV sa isang panayam.

Ang El Niño Watch ay naging epektibo mula Marso 23 hanggang Mayo 1 bago pa itaas ng PAGASA ang monitoring status sa El Niño Alert.

“PAGASA has been continuously monitoring the developing El Niño conditions in the tropical Pacific. Recent conditions and model forecasts indicate that El Niño may emerge in the coming season (June-July-August) at 80 percent probability and may persist until the first quarter of 2024. With this development, the PAGASA El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Alert and Warning System is now raised to El Niño Alert,” ang sinabi ng state weather bureau sa isang advisory nito.

“El Niño increases the likelihood of below normal rainfall conditions which could bring negative impacts such as dry spells and droughts in some areas of the country,” dagdag na wika ng PAGASA. (Daris Jose)