(File photo) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said it has already achieved its target of at least 1.5 million voter registrants, with over a week before the registration deadline. Based on its latest figures as of Jan. 22, the poll body said a total of 1,537,872 applications have been filed in all registration sites in connection with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) set this October. Earlier, the Comelec projected that some 1.5 million to 2 million applicants will register during the period which started on Dec. 12, 2022 and will run until Jan. 31, 2023. The number of new registrants include 442,330 voters aged 15 to 17 years old; 397,323 voters aged 18 to 30 years old; and 86,818 voters aged 31 years old and above. On the other hand, a total of 7,555 applications have been filed in the Register Anywhere Project (RAP) booths in malls, universities and government offices. Registered Filipino voters aged 15 to 17 years old may participate i
The whitepaper found that netizens are becoming increasingly vocal about social issues that are important to them, especially those linked to the workplace. SINGAPORE, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ Leading media intelligence agency, Truescope Singapore (a Dataxet partner company) has just released their latest whitepaper on workplace discrimination in Singapore for 2022. As part of their analysis, a total of 7,442 comments from netizens were extracted and analysed, allowing Truescope to take a deeper look into the most prevalent forms of workplace discrimination being faced and discussed by netizens across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok and on forum pages in 2022. In an attempt to examine sentiments on a deeper level, Truescope has understood the nuanced appreciation of netizens' perception toward workplace discrimination across factors such as age, disability, gender, marital, mental health, nationality, pregnancy and race. Truescope's Insights Analyst and lead re
FERTILIZER VOUCHERS. Farmers in Dinagat town in the province of Dinagat Islands are among the beneficiaries of the continuing Fertilizer Discount Vouchers released by the Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) on Wednesday (Sept. 7, 2022). According to DA-13, some 10,837 rice farmers in Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands provinces have received their fertilizer vouchers during the series of distributions from Aug. 18 to Sept. 8 this year. (Photo courtesy of DA-13) BUTUAN CITY - Some 10,837 rice farmers in Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands provinces have benefited from the Fertilizer Discount Voucher program of the Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13). In a statement Thursday, the DA-13 said the discount vouchers were distributed to the beneficiaries from Aug. 18 to Sept. 8 in coordination with the local government units. In Surigao del Norte, a total of 7,919 rice farmers received their fertilizer vouchers during the period, while in Dinagat Isl
DAVAO CITY - The Davao City Covid-19 Task Force urged residents Tuesday to avail of the free swab testing and free teleconsultation, as coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases here have increased by 24 percent. In particular, the task force expressed concern about the rise in Covid-19 from 220 active cases on July 16 to 272 fresh cases as of July 24, based on the vaccination cluster's report. Of the 272 cases, at least 131 are asymptomatic, 127 mild, and 14 moderate. Dr. Michelle Schlosser, the task force spokesperson, reminded residents to avail themselves of free swab tests and online consultation should they manifest influenza-like symptoms - cough, colds, or fever. "We are strongly encouraging the people to be very vigilant. Wearing of face masks is effective in preventing the transmission of the disease," she said in an interview. Vaccination, she emphasized, remains the most effective way in preventing deaths due to Covid-19. Schlosser said the cooperation of Daba
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Luzon (DSWD-3) regional office here assured on Monday that it has enough standby food and non-food stockpiles in times of disaster or calamity. DSWD-3 Regional Director Marites Maristela said the agency is ready to provide resource augmentation to local government units (LGUs), particularly during rainy or typhoon season. She said although Tropical Storm Agaton has no direct effect on the region, the DSWD-3 has prepared the resources to ensure that they would be ready to help those who would be in need. "We want to make sure that the agency has sufficient stockpiles to respond to any calamities," Maristela said in an interview. Based on the agency's report, the DSWD-3 currently has 10,377 family food packs (FFPs) worth PHP5.28 million that are on standby. Out of this, a total of 7,277 FFPs worth PHP3.48 million are on standby at the DSWD Regional Office; 2,243 FFPs at the Fort Magsay