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CARD is a joint initiative of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led by Secretary Rex Gatchalian in response to the challenge of the Chief Executive for lawmakers to provide food and financial aid for the needy.

This is an 18.5 percent or P159.8 billion increase to what was recorded in the same period in 2022 at P861.8 billion.

In a statement on Sunday, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director, Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, identified the arrested wanted person in Abra as Cleopas Fuentes, 59, a resident of Barangay Bugbug, Bucay town, who was nabbed in his home.

Commissioner Norman Tansingco headed the BI delegation in Canberra and Melbourne on Feb. 5 to 8, according to a news release on Saturday.

“For this year, since we just started for January we collected PHP106 billion. That is still ahead of the target so we’re on the right track,” BOC Deputy Commissioner Michael Fermin said during a news forum in Quezon City on Saturday.

At a news forum in Quezon City on Saturday, Task Force El Niño spokesperson and Presidential Communications Office Assistant Secretary Joey Villarama said 41 provinces are currently affected by the weather phenomenon.

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, whose family hails from the donor city, led the turnover of 12,800 sacks of rice to Agusan Del Sur, PHP4.75 million (3,800 sacks); Davao de Oro, PHP4.25 million (3,400 sacks); and Davao Oriental, PHP7 million (5,600 sacks of rice).

Speaking to troops during his visit to Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Marcos cited the need for the government forces to seek peace, as much as possible, to avoid possible armed conflict with insurgents.

During the distribution of land titles in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Marcos said there will be no progress in the country, so long as the local farmers are in debt.

Marcos gave the directive, after he was briefed about the damage to infrastructure following the recent flooding and earthquake in the region.