President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and partner Honeylet Avancena with their daughter Veronica "Kitty" (Presidential file photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte danced with his youngest daughter, Veronica "Kitty" Duterte, to the tune of crooner Richard Poon's "I'll Take Care of You" at her 18th birthday party. Duterte's former chief presidential legal counsel and senatorial candidate Salvador Panelo shared a minute-long video of the father and daughter dancing on his official Facebook page. "Happening Now: The President dancing with his precious daughter Kitty on her debut! Happy birthday, Kitty!" Panelo captioned. He also shared a video of himself serenading Kitty and the audience with Sharon Cuneta's song "Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas." Panelo earlier said the 1986 hit was one of his favorite songs. He said he sang the song to honor his late son and pay homage to the singer and composer of the song, Willy Cruz. Duterte
WATER IS LIFE.A small irrigation development project is now completed benefiting cotton farmers in Barangay Lumbaan Bic-bica, Pinili, Ilocos Norte. The project is worth more than PHP18 million courtesy of the National Irrigation Administration. (Photo courtesy of PIA Ilocos Norte) LAOAG CITY -Cotton growers in a rural village of Lumbaan, Pinili, Ilocos Norte were elated on Thursday with the inauguration and turnover of the Lumbaan-Bicbica irrigation development project of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Lerwin Pidot, Grupo ti Zanjera Lumbaan Bicbica Irrigators Association Inc. president, said they are lucky for being the major recipient of the more than PHP18-million worth of projects which will revitalize cotton production in the community. According to NIA, the project covers an area of 25 hectares directly benefiting around 20 farmer beneficiaries. Completed on October 11, 2021, the project aims to increase the productivity of farmers by giving them more options to pla