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The House “small committee,” created to receive and evaluate all the amendments to the proposed 2024 P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Act, will finish its task on October 10, saying there are numerous budget items lined up for amendments. Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy S. Co, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said the small committee tasked by

LEGAZPI CITY: Homeless families in Legazpi City have handsome chances of acquiring their own homes under the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH) program of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

​LEGAZPI CITY: Muriel Ann Madrona-Dino, a pregnant public-school teacher, was heading for home from school when she and her students were caught in a crossfire between New Peoples Army (NPA) rebels and members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) near the Bicol International Airport (BIA) on Tuesday afternoon.

THE United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing more than P450 million ($8 million) in additional funding to strengthen disaster preparedness and response in the Philippines’s vulnerable communities. The new grant will primarily enhance typhoon preparedness and develop resilient livelihood strategies in the regions of Bicol, CARAGA, and Eastern Visayas.

Typhoon Jenny maintained its strength over the Philippine Sea on Tuesday as Batanes remains under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2, PAGASA reported.

PAGASA advises areas affected by Typhoon Jenny (Koinu) and the enhanced southwest monsoon to watch out for floods and landslides on Tuesday, October 3

Typhoon Jenny slightly weakened and decelerated over the Philippine Sea on Tuesday morning but Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2 was still up over Batanes.

The northern part of Batanes, specifically Itbayat, is under Signal No. 3 due to Typhoon Jenny (Koinu) as of 11 pm on Tuesday, October 3

LEGAZPI CITY: An exchange of gunfire between police and the New Peoples Army (NPA) rebels happened near the Bicol International Airport (BIA) before dusk on Tuesday .The ongoing encounter is taking place at Barangay Alobo, Daraga Albay within the junction of the airport where strict security measures are in place.The shooting has caused a traffic jam in the area as the gun battle continued along the national highway.

THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Monday that Jenny has intensified into a typhoon but it will not likely hit land.