GCash Introduces 10 New Innovations Towards Financial Inclusion As #1 Finance Super App
A large part of the population remains unbanked or underbanked, with figures reaching as high as 36 million Filipinos remaining unbanked in 2022. Financial inclusion remains a challenge in the Philippine setting, as this prevents broader activity such as access to loans and insurance products that can help to uplift more lives and provide resilience […]
Women of calling: Mangyan learners, worthy of dedication
MANILA – Many have excelled to thrive in greater career milestones but for some, genuine empowerment comes in setting aside recognition and promotion to uplift the marginalized sector. This disposition is not only a gesture but also a matter of lifestyle for two teachers who have decided to reach out to the Iraya Mangyan tribe in […]
Mindoro mayor demands aid for oil spill victims
POLA, Oriental Mindoro – The mayor of this town gave the owner of the sunken MT Princess Empress oil tanker 10 days to address the immediate needs of residents affected by the oil spill. Mayor Jennifer Cruz demanded from the RDC Reield Marine Services “to make residents feel their direct support” during Monday’s meeting of the […]
Calapan City readies measures for possible spread of oil spill
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – The local government here has sought the help of its partner agencies and community volunteers in monitoring and guarding the city’s seawater which is now facing the threat of being reached by the oil spill that hit the neighboring town of Naujan. Mayor Malou Flores-Morillo, in a televised interview on […]
Owner of spilled oil in Mindoro urged to take responsibility
MANILA – Representatives of both civil society and the legal community on Tuesday challenged the true owners of the oil carried by MT Princess Empress to finally come forward and take responsibility for their roles in the unfolding environmental disaster. The tanker ran aground on Feb. 28 off the coast Naujan town, Oriental Mindoro province with […]
Calapan city gov’t on alert as oil spill reaches shores
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – The city government here is now on alert after residents of Sitios (sub-villages) Villa Antonio and Proper in Barangay Navotas reported traces of an oil slick Thursday afternoon. In a phone interview on Friday, Dennis Escosora, head of the Calapan Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO), said while their mission […]
Nat’l Library turns over books, computers to 44 Mindoro villages
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – The National Library of the Philippines (NLP) turned over books and computers to 44 affiliated Barangay Reading Centers (BRCs) of the city government at the Calapan City Pavilion on Thursday. Rowena Mallari, barangay chairperson of Lumangbayan, said she was happy and grateful to be one of the recipients of the […]
Mindoro town creates task force to pursue oil spill raps
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – One of the towns that were severely affected by the oil spill incident in this province has created a task force to pursue legal action against the owners of the sunken vessel, noting that the incident has wrecked the livelihood of fishers and resort owners as well as the marine […]
Fires threaten endangered pine trees in Mindoro’s ‘Little Baguio’
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – Around 150 hectares of land in the “Little Baguio of Mindoro” in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro have been razed by bush fires since Friday last week, eating up grasses and threatening to destroy endangered pine trees. In an interview on Tuesday evening, Charloue Ormega, officer-in-charge of the Sablayan Municipal Environment and […]
Female Calapan residents get free beauty services on Women’s Day
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – The female population here received pampering on March 8, International Women’s Day, from Mayor Malou Flores-Morillo – this city’s first female chief executive. The women were treated with free nail care, haircut, foot spa and massage on the occasion dubbed “Serbisyo Para kay Juana” held on the 3rd floor of […]