President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (KING RODRIGUEZ/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)
The first “pamana” event was kicked off in Butuan City Thursday as part of the activities lined up ahead of President Duterte’s sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA), according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles.
Speaking at the “Kasama sa Pamana: Regional Pre-SONA Series,” Nograles highlighted the government’s efforts in addressing poverty, improving food security and nutrition in the country especially during the pandemic.
“Through this initiative, we (shall) inform the various regions and provinces of the administration’s accomplishments in the areas of poverty alleviation, nutrition supplementation and the fight against hunger during this health emergency,” said Nograles, also chair of the government task force on zero hunger, during the event Thursday, April 15.
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Manila increases number of assets patrolling West Philippine Sea amid continued presence of Chinese vessels
14 April 2021
by Gabriel Dominguez
The Philippines has increased the number of maritime assets deployed to areas it claims in the disputed South China Sea (SCS) amid what Manila described as a “continuous swarming” in the West Philippine Sea of Chinese coastguard and “maritime militia” vessels.
PLAN Jiangdao (Type 056/056A)-class corvette
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was spotted by the Philippine’s NTF-WPS near the disputed Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea on 11 April.
(NTF-WPS)
The state-owned Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported on 13 April that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has also deployed Parola-class vessel BRP
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