NATIONAL NEWS

Inihayag ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS )na posible pang muling pumutok ang bulkang Bulusan.

Paliwanag ni PHIVOLCS Director Renato Solidum, katangian kasi ng bulkan ang phreatic eruption episodes na hindi lamang isa, dalawa kundi minsan ay mas marami.

Nangyayari aniya ito kapag ang usok ay may pressure, pero nilinaw naman niya na mas mabuti ito kaysa maipon.

Patuloy naman niyang pinag-iingat ang mga taga-Sorsogon sa masamang epekto ng pagsabog ng bulkan.

INCOMING President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr. is seriously considering an invitation to attend the UN Climate Change Conference’s 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) which will be held in Egypt this November.

 Ambassador Ahmed Shehabeldin Ibrahim of Egypt invited Marcos during his courtesy call Monday.

 “Today I had the pleasure to meet his Excellency, President-Elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and I submitted to him an official congratulations from the Egyptian President, his Excellency Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil El – Sisi… I also took this opportunity to extend the invitation of his Excellency…to take part in November COP27,” he said in a press briefing.

 If his schedule would allow it, Marcos, a staunch advocate of protecting and preserving the environment, could attend the conference.

 The meeting  could be the most significant as delegates are expected to tackle subjects designed to most effectively respond to the climate change crisis.

 The meet will also primarily focus on implementation, with nations expected to show how they will, through legislation, policies, and programs, begin putting the Paris Agreement into practice, at home.

 The ambassador further said that Egypt is also keen on strengthening relations with the Philippines by developing other areas of cooperation between the two countries, such as agriculture and tourism, as well as climate change response.

 Meanwhile, Russian Ambassador Marat Pavlov, in a separate courtesy call on Monday, assured Marcos that Russia is willing to extend assistance to the Philippines with its energy resources amid the spike in oil prices due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

 “It is a sovereign period, we are ready to cooperate with the Filipino side, and to extend our helping hands, to satisfy the needs in the sources of energy,” he said.

 Oil and gas prices have surged over Russian energy supplies and soaring inflation brought by the Russian-Ukraine war that started in February of this year.

 Pavlov also conveyed Russia’s willingness to expand areas of cooperation with the Philippines.

 For his part, the President-elect also said the Philippines will cooperate with the Russian Federation but he will maintain his independent policy in connection with the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

 In a related development, Asian Development Bank President Masatsugu Asakawa also paid a courtesy call to Marcos and assured him of the ADB’s strong commitment to supporting his incoming administration’s development priorities.

 Asakawa added that just as the ADB supports infrastructure investment, including projects under the Duterte administration’s Build, Build, Build program, supports agricultural development and food security, and invests in Filipinos’ welfare, the ADB will explore opportunities with the Marcos administration’s priorities on climate change action to support a resilient and green economic recovery, climate smart transportation, and continuing investments in education, vocational skills training, employment programs, health promotion, and social protection.

 He also invited Marcos to be the guest of honor at the ADB’s 55th Annual Meeting in September.

 Aside from the envoys from Russia and Egypt, Ambassadors Grete Sillasen, of Denmark, and Ilan Fluss, of Israel, also held separate courtesy calls on the same day.

Iinihayag ni Papal Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles John Brown na nangako si President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Na makikipagtulungan sa simbahang katolika.

 Ayon kay Brown, naging matiwasay ang kanilang pag-uusap ni Marcos at sinigurado aniya nito ang kaniyang intensiyon na tumulong sa simbahang katolika at makipag-unayan sa Holy See.

 Mababatid na isa si Brown sa mga nag-courtesy call kay Marcos sa kanyang headquarters sa Mandaluyong City.

Kinansela na ng Land Transportation Office (LTO) ang driver’s license ng motoristang sumagasa sa isang security guard sa Mandaluyong City.

Kinilala ang motorista na si Jose San Vicente.

Ayon sa inilabas na pahayag ng LTO, 90 araw na isasailalim ang lisensya ni San Vicente sa preventive suspension.

Batay rin sa beripikasyon ng LTO, mayroon nang record si San Vicente ng tatlong apprehensions for reckless driving noong 2010, 2015, at 2016.

Nakita din na responsable ito sa kasong reckless driving at paglabag sa Section 55 ng Republic Act 4136 nang abandonahin nito ang biktima sa nabanggit na insidente.

Matatandaang noong June 5 ng mag-viral ang video ni San Vicente sa pagbangga sa isang security guard  na nagmamando ng trapiko malapit sa isang mall.

Umalma si Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia sa pag aresto ng mga otoridad sa mga hindi naka face mask sa lalawigan.

Sa gitna na rin ito nang pagkontra ng ilang otoridad sa direktiba ni Garcia na gawing optional ang pagsusuot ng face mask.

Ayon kay Garcia, walang legal na basehan ang pag aresto sa mga hindi naka face mask sa kanilang lalawigan at paninindigan aniya niya ang kanyang kautusang optional na lamang ang pagsusuot ng face mask.

Hindi aniya dapat na gawing parusa ang pag aresto sa mga taga-Cebu na walang suot na face mask.

Iginiit ni Garcia ang autonomy ng local government units kaya’t dapat silang konsultahin ng IATF.

Nagdiwang ang Filipino community matapos opisyal na kilalanin ang bagong Little Manila Avenue sa Roosevelt Avenue sa Woodside, Queen sa New York City.

Ang Little Manila Avenue mula 69th Street hanggang 70th Street sa kahabaan ng Roosevelt Avenue ay sentro ng negosyo at tirahan ng maraming Pinoy sa New York.

Maraming Pinoy community leaders, maliban sa online petition ang nag lobby sa City Council ng New York para isulong ang panukalang Little Manila sa nasabing lugar.

Ang paglusot ng nasabing panukala ay bilang pagkilala na rin ng City Council ng New York City sa naging sakripisyo ng Pinoy medical workers na naging frontliner sa kasagsagan ng COVID-19 pandemic.

Noong nakalipas na taon ay ipinasa ng New York Council Parks and Recreation Committee sa botong 15-0 ang panukala ni dating City Council Jimmy Van Bramer na baguhin ang pangalan ng 199 Thoroughfares at Public Places kabilang na ang Little Manila.