Jenica Dizon, country director of Waves for Water Philippines, on access to clean water: Hindi lang 'yung access sa tubig ang problema pero pati na rin 'yung quality ng tubig na ginagamit nila pang-inom.
Waves for Water PH: Marami pa ring dependent sa level 1 or 2 sources. Ito 'yung mga sapa, balon, poso, o ilog na may malaking chances na kontaminado.
Waves for Water PH says water accessibility is still a challenge for some areas in the country.
Waves for Water PH urged the public to reduce and reuse water and to collect rainwater [for future uses].
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Ex-DFA Secretary Albert Del Rosario's kin issues a statement on the passing of the country’s former top diplomat.
The family said that the ambassador has suffered a massive heart attack while enroute to San Francisco. | @TristanNodalo
@TristanNodalo The family of the late Amb. Albert Del Rosario said that the plane carrying a casket bearing the remains of the former DFA chief has arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport today. Also on the plane was the ambassador’s wife and sister. | @TristanNodalo
“In the early morning of April 18, Amb. Del was en route to San Francisco, when he breathed his last. While there were valiant attempts to resuscitate him by two doctors who were passengers on the same flight, these efforts were to no avail,” the family says. | @TristanNodalo
@HYV_Official P-pop group Hyv was launched in March 2023. The group's main dancer Lee-An says their music is about storytelling: Ang music kasi namin, nagte-tell kami ng storya. Connected po siya sa mga susunod.
@HYV_Official Hyv's main vocals Sora tells fan to "dig deeper" in their upcoming releases.
HAPPENING NOW: Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang deliver their opening remarks ahead of their bilateral meeting. | LIVE bit.ly/3mOw3rn
Manalo welcomes Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang: We meet coming from a strong beginning this year, with the successful state visit of President Marcos to China. And I continue to believe that this year bodes well for Philippine-China relations.
The two officials are expected to tackle a range of issues — including regional security concerns — during their meeting, the DFA earlier said.
Vernon Go, president and publisher of Fookien Times PH Yearbook, says his grandfather started publishing and documenting the “progress” of the Filipino through the yearbook in 1935.
Go says the theme of the most recent yearbook, the Filipino national identity, shows that the Philippines’ identity is still a work in progress.
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno says the whole infrastructure program of the Marcos administration is valued at ₱9 trillion. He notes half of the projects will be through public-private partnership.
Sec. Diokno says focus of the infra program are ferry systems, hospitals, ports, railways, toll roads, busways, and airports.
Mabulac says doing paperless in departure information by May 1 is a way of integrating PH's border control in compliance with the government's digitalization efforts.
BI says the elderly and PWDs can still use the old way of registering through paper-based departure cards. It adds airlines may help travelers in registering through the online system.