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Bacoor City residents thank PBBM for Benteng Bigas

Wilshire — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 12:27:34 +0000

July 5, 2025

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A mother, a widow, and a former taxi driver were among those grateful to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for making the “Benteng Bigas Meron Na” program, or bringing the price of a kilo of rice down to P20, possible.

For Ana Marie Mina, 34, of Zapote Uno, Bacoor City, the PhP20-per-kilo rice was a big help in easing her family’s daily expenses. Mina is a mother of five and a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).

Mina was among the first to line up at the KADIWA ng Pangulo stall in the Zapote-Bacoor Public Market to avail of the affordable rice.

“Nagpapasalamat po kami ng pamilya ko kay Presidente Marcos sa malaking tulong na ibinibigay niya sa pamilya po namin. Makakakuha kami ng murang bigas,” said Mina.

“Kahit papaano pambawas sa budget namin. Nakakabawas din sa gastusin. Nakakamenos,” Mina added.

President Marcos visited the Zapote-Bacoor Public Market on Wednesday to launch his “Benteng Bigas Meron Na” initiative, aimed at making rice more affordable and accessible to more Filipinos.

Just like Mina, Veronica Openyano, 60, a widow and resident of Zapote, Bacoor City, said it was her first time to purchase rice under the Benteng Bigas Meron Na program.

“Nagpapasalamat po kami ng aking pamilya kay Presidente Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. Sana po mapagpatuloy niya po ito ni Presidente. Maraming salamat po sa inyo,” Openyano said.

Rowel Bangis, 65, a former airport taxi driver and a resident of Zapote, likewise thanked President Marcos for helping his family economize through the PhP20 per kilo rice.

“Okay ang ginawa ng Presidente Marcos. Mabuti po ito sa ating mga Pilipino. Nagpapasalamat po ang aking pamilya kay President Marcos nang marami. Salamat po sa kanya,” Bangis said. | PND

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PBBM vows continued support for agricultural sector

Wilshire — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:45:00 +0000

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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the government will enhance its support for the agricultural sector to increase production and improve income.

President Marcos renewed his commitment when he inaugurated the Sorosoro Ibaba Development Cooperative (SIDC) Grains Terminal and Trading Project, a PhP278.3-million grains facility in Barangay Simlong, Batangas City, on Thursday.

“Lagi po ninyong tandaan na kami sa pamahalaan ay walang tigil sa pagbibigay ng suporta sa inyong mga pangangailangan upang mapabuti ang sektor – mapabuti, mapatibay, mapalakas, at mapalaki ang sektor ng agrikultura,” the President said.

The President ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to coordinate with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) to strengthen the farmers’ cooperatives.

“Kaya inatasan ko ang DA na makipag-ugnayan sa CDA, Cooperative Development Authority, para patibayin, palakasin ang mga kooperatiba ng ating mga magsasaka,” the President said.

He said that, like the SIDC, other cooperatives will also receive government help to acquire new machinery and post-harvest facilities to increase their harvests and income.

“Tinitiyak po natin sa inyo na gagawin namin ang lahat upang matupad ang mga ito,” he added.

President Marcos said the goal of helping out and giving more opportunities to the farmers will be achieved with the government and private sector joining forces.

He bared the government plans to raise funds for the purchase of dryers, silos, warehouses, rice and corn mills, as well as other equipment for the agriculture sector.

He said that purchasing these facilities and improving the systems would lessen the wastage of rice and corn, lower food prices, and make farmers more productive.

The government will also speed up irrigation and water pumping station projects and expand the programs that will improve and increase production through more effective and advanced technology.

The President said that with the help of the DA and World Bank, the SIDC established the PhP278.3-million facility. The feed mill facility has two silos with a total capacity of milling 12,000 metric tons of corn, equivalent to producing 480,000 sacks of food for 107,000 hogs or 597,758 poultry. |PND

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Palace welcomes P45/kilo maximum suggested retail price on imported rice

Wilshire — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:27:10 +0000

The maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice is now at PhP45 per kilo, Malacañang said on Wednesday, noting the drop in global prices of the staple.“Nasa 45 pesos kada kilo ang maximum suggested retail price or MSRP ng imported rice kasunod ng patuloy na pagbaba ng global rice prices,” Presidential Communications Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said during a Malacañang briefing.Castro quoted the Department of Agriculture (DA) as saying that since the MSRP was implemented, there was a reduction of PhP19 from the price of imported rice, which previously sold at PhP64 per kilo.She said the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) sees the MSRP as a big factor in reducing rice prices and slowing inflation.“Nakatulong din ang mas mababang presyo ng bigas sa pagbagal ng inflation rate nitong Pebrero sa 2.1 percent mula 2.9 percent noong Enero,” Castro said.The MSRP was implemented after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved the reduction of rice tariffs from 35 percent to 15 percent in July 2024. | PND

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PBBM declares April 1 a regular holiday

Wilshire — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:26:55 +0000

March 21, 2025

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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared April 1, 2025, a regular holiday nationwide in observance of Eid’l Fitr, or the Feast of Ramadan.

In Proclamation No. 839 issued on Thursday, President Marcos cited Republic Act No. 9177, amending Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order No. 292, declaring Eidul Fitr (Eid’l Fitr) as a regular holiday throughout the country.

The Chief Executive signed Proclamation No. 839 on March 20, following the recommendation of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), which had earlier proposed March 31 or April 1 as the national holiday.

“In order to bring the religious and cultural significance of the Eid’l Fitr to the fore of national consciousness and to allow the entire Filipino nation to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in the observance and celebration of Eid’l Fitr, it is necessary to declare April 1, 2025, Tuesday, a regular holiday throughout the country,” President Marcos said in his proclamation.

Eid’l Fitr commemorates the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. | PND

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National Shrine of Saint Padre Pio

Wilshire — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 02:43:27 +0000

National Shrine Of Saint Padre Pio

San Pedro, Sto. Tomas, Batangas, Philippines

Mass Schedule
Monday to Friday: 7 am | 10 am | 12 nn | 2pm i 5 pm
Saturday: 7 am | 9 am (Healing Mass) | 12 nn | 2 pm | 5 pm (Anticipated Mass)
Sunday: 5am | 7 am | 9 am | 11 am | 2 pm | 4pm l 6pm

Every day: 3 pm (Daily Intensive Prayer for World Peace and Sanctification of the Clergy)
Every 23rd of the month is a healing mass 9am & 5pm.
Hope you can visit the Parish and National Shrine of the St. Padre Pi

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Underwater Photo Exhibit

Wilshire — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:16:19 +0000

Yaman at ganda ng karagatan ng Batangas ipinagmamalaki.

Pormal na binuksan ang Underwater Photo Exhibit, tampok ang mga larawang kuha ni Mr. Penn De Los Santos, Scuba Diving Instructor at Underwater Photographer, nagpapakita sa ganda at yamang sa ilalim ng karagatan ng Lalawigan ng Batangas.

Naging panauhin sa exhibit opening sina Deputy Speaker at Batangas Congressman Raneo Abu; Mr. Luis Awitan, PG-ENRO Department Head; Batangas Tourism Council President Mr. Sonny Lozano; Lions Club President Alex Beredo; Mr. Alex Yap; at Rotary Club of Batangas Great President Eloisa Portugal. Magtatagal ang exhibit hanggang katapusan ng Abril 2018 sa PTCAO Building, Capitol Compound, Batangas City. Almira M. Eje / Photo: Eric Arellano – Batangas Capitol PIO

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Bb. Lungsod ng Batangas Candidates Exhibit Talents

Wilshire — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 06:32:35 +0000

Isang 17- year old Senior high school student ang tinanghal na Ms. Talent sa Talent Competition ng Bb. Lungsod ng Batangas 2018 dahilan sa kanyang mahusay na performance ng contemporary dance.

Siya ay si Kristine Angela Catilo ng Barangay Pallocan West at estudyante ng STI Batangas. Ayon sa kanya, bagamat siya ay isang dancer, ito aniya ang unang pagkakataon na magperform siya ng contemporary dance sa saliw ng awiting “Malaya” na pinasikat ng singer na si Moira Dela Torre. Si Catilo din ang napiling Ms Friendship.

Iba’t-ibang uri ng sayaw ang ipinamalas ng mga kandidata tulad ng modern dance, interpretative dance at ibat-ibang uri ng ballroom dance. Mayroong kumanta, tumula, tumugtog ng ukulele at nagpakitang gilas sa pagmamagic.

Napili namang Ms Dzayrable Skin si Michelle Anne Mendoza at Ms 2GO Travel si Joyce Camille Perez.

Tinanghal na Ms Photogenic at Bb Lungsod ng Batangas Charity si Andrea Loise Macaraig dahilan sa siya ang may pinakamaraming tiket na naibenta para sa Talent Show. Ayon sa Cultural Affairs Committee, P 140,000 ang kabuuang halagang nalikom sa naturang kompetisyon na gagamitin upang pambili ng school supplies na ipagkakaloob sa mga batang nabibilang sa mga pamilyang higit na nangangailangan.

Nagwaging Bb Makakalikasan si Quinnie Faye Espeleta sa Question and Answer hinggil sa kapaligiran dahilan sa kanyang kasagutan sa kung ano ang kanyang maiaambag sa pangangalaga sa kapaligiran at pagsusulong sa mga environmental programs at projects ng lokal na pamahalaan. (PIO Batangas City)

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IN SOLIDARITY

Wilshire — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 05:08:01 +0000

Photo Release :16 September 2017 Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, AIPA president, and Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III join hands with heads of delegates to the 38th AIPA General Assembly as a sign of unity during the opening rites held at the Shangrila Hotel in Makati. Apart from the Philippines, other AIPA member- states are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Also joining the group are heads of observer delegations from Australia, Canada, Belarus, China, European Parliament, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, and Russian Federation. The AIPA general assembly which runs from 14-20 September is hosted by the Philippines with Speaker Alvarez as president. ###

JAPAN TIMES: 2016 BEST YEAR FOR DUTERTE IN ASIA

A Palace official on Thursday, January 5, welcomed the Japan Times article carrying the CNN story stating Asia’s Best Year goes to President Rodrigo Duterte.

“It’s heartening to know that certain media agencies are able to notice the good things the President is doing,” Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said.

Japan Times is the most widely read English language newspaper in Japan.

It will be recalled that CNN had named President Duterte as “Asia’s Big Winner” in 2016.

“For now, the Philippine leader’s unconventional moves seem a harbinger of things to come. This is no pivot to China, but a disruption of the old normal,” the article read.

“Rodrigo Duterte ended 2016 seeking to rebalance his nation’s ties, improve the life of the average Filipino and make the Philippines — a one-time economic and trade powerhouse — great again. And for that Asia’s Best Year goes to Duterte,” it added.

Just very recently, President Duterte was also named Person of the Year for 2016 by the Chinese Magazine Yazhou Zhoukan, the equivalent of Time magazine in the Chinese-speaking world.

Feast of the Nazarene

Meanwhile, at the same press briefing, Abella said several government agencies would be working together to secure the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene on January 9.

The government agencies that would work to ensure a successful and secured holding of the Feast of the Black Nazarene include the Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Coast Guard, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Health and the Manila City Department of Public Services.

The Feast of the Black Nazarene of Quiapo is among the biggest and oldest Catholic religious celebrations in the country.

Every January, the statue of the Black Nazarene laid on a carriage, is pulled around the streets of Quiapo by devotees, many who swear to the fulfillment of miracles or personal wishes.

The event’s growing popularity continues to attract more believers and devotees. It is estimated that this year’s event would be attended by millions of devotees.

Interior Secretary Ismael Sueno, in the same briefing, added that the concerned government agencies have laid out their plans to keep the devotees of the black Nazarene safe from harm.

“We will try our best to really keep our people safe. This is why we have the PNP, the military, and the other armed groups in our government to really maintain peace and order and keep our people safe,” Sueno said.PND

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