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Daniel Tjen (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta   ● Thu, May 19, 2022 Food security as a policy issue has evolved to reflect the dynamism of global events. The increasing attention paid to food’s impact on poverty, humanitarian crises and conflicts all suggest that food security is a national security concern. More than its contribution to economic development, food security is also part of robust defense systems. Food insecurity is a physical and psychological state. History has shown that hungry human beings are considerably less governable than nourished ones. This can be more easily understood by its absence when food insecurity has frequently led to unrest and hardship. to Read Full Story SUBSCRIBE NOW Starting from IDR 55,500/month Unlimited access to our web and app content e-Post daily digital newspaper No advertisements, no interruptions Privileged access to our events and programs Subscription to our newsletters We accept … [Read more...] about No rice, no bread, no peace: Food security is a national security

The Philippine National Police Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Niño Jesus Orbeta/Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines — At least 13 senior officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) would assume new posts as the retirement of several officials triggered movements within the police force, officer-in-charge Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. said Wednesday. In a statement sent by the PNP’s Public Information Office (PIO), Danao said the minor reorganization was based upon the recommendations of the Senior Officers’ Placement and Promotion Board. Among the officials getting new posts are: Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Peralta, Acting Director for Information and Communication Technology Management (DICTM) Brig. Gen. Jon Arnaldo, Acting Director of National Police Training Institute (NPTI) Brig. Gen. Lawrence Coop, Chief of Supervisory Office for Security and Investigative Agencies (SOSIA) Brig. Gen.  Samuel Nacion, Director, Integrity … [Read more...] about More reshuffling within PNP as retirement of senior cops triggers movement

“Magic 12” in the May 2022 senatorial polls. INQUIRER graphics MANILA, Philippines — Twelve newly-elected senators – a mix of neophytes, returning, and reelectionists – would be entering the Senate halls by June 30. Their vows were to fulfill their campaign promises as they call on the people to band together following one of the country’s most polarizing elections in recent history. All twelve winning senatorial bets were present at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City. The senators-elect were joined by their families as commissioners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) raised their hands, marking their win in the senatorial race official. Fulfilling campaign promises, pushing advocacy The first one proclaimed was returning senator Jinggoy Estrada who placed 12th in the elections after garnering over 15.1 million votes. He said he would fulfill his campaign promise of restoring lost jobs to Filipinos. “Asahan ninyo, sa loob ng anim na taon, … [Read more...] about Proclaimed senators vow to fulfill campaign promises, call for unity

Facade of the DOH main office in Manila. INQUIRER.net file photo MANILA, Philippines — Only 103 new COVID-19 cases were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday with active cases further going down to 2,241. Based on the COVID-19 Tracker website of the DOH, these new infections are slightly lower than the 110 cases recorded on Tuesday. Wednesday’s new cases are also fewer than the average cases recorded the previous week from May 9 to 15 — 160 cases per day, from a total of 1,118 infections. With this, the total number of confirmed infections is now 3,688,100 nationwide, with 3,625,407 recoveries and 60,452 deaths. A total of 22,742 individuals, meanwhile, were tested on Tuesday, May 17. These numbers were recorded a week after the May 9 national and local elections. Experts previously warned that COVID-19 infections might surge by May due to neglected health standards during the campaign. Apart from this, the DOH earlier said that it had already … [Read more...] about PH logs 103 new COVID-19 cases, active down to 2, 241

MANILA, Philippines—More than 70,000 people were displaced in seven regions by nonstop monsoon rains in Manila and nearby provinces, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Monday (July 26). The NDRRMC said 72,239 people, or 17,616 families, sought shelter in evacuation centers or extended relatives in the regions of Ilocos, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, National Capital Region and Cordillera Administrative Region. One was killed while two others were injured. The NDRRMC also estimated P2.4 million worth of damage to infrastructure and P102 million in damage to agriculture. TSB Subscribe to our daily newsletter … [Read more...] about NDRRMC tally: 70,000 displaced by nonstop rains

SEREMBAN: Once earmarked for beef production, part of the former National Feedlot Centre (NFC) in Gemas near here will be leased out to Selangor to grow grain corn for animal feed, says Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun. The state government, through Mentri Besar Incorporated, will lease out 160ha to the Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation (PKPS) and the project would be carried out soonest, he added. “We have agreed to form a joint venture with PKPS to grow grain corn and hope this will reduce our import bill. “More states should do likewise so that we can, together, reduce our dependence on imports,” he told reporters after chairing the state exco meeting here yesterday. Last month, Selangor infrastructure, public utilities, modernisation of agriculture and agro-based industry committee chairman Izham Hashim said PKPS has managed to secure the services of a company with the experience of growing corn to produce chicken feed. It was reported that prices of … [Read more...] about 160ha of NFC plot to be leased for corn cultivation

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Baseball’s reigning World Champions are finding the road to repeating filled with potholes. The Atlanta Braves, for the second straight year, are struggling to stay afloat in a National League East they have won four years in a row. With Memorial Day weekend around the corner, the Braves have had more than their share of disappointments, including injuries, but also have reason to hope for better things soon. Here are five reasons they won’t become the first repeat world champions since the New York Yankees won three straight from 1998-2000: 1. No Freddie Freeman – After spending his entire 12-year career in Atlanta, the Face of the Franchise found himself without a job when the Braves traded four top prospects to the Oakland Athletics for fellow first baseman Matt Olson, an Atlanta native who’s younger and cheaper, in March. Freeman, 32, soon signed with the Dodgers (six years for $162 million), allowing him to … [Read more...] about Five Reasons The Braves Won’t Repeat And Five Reasons They Will

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin They said it could not be done again, but just three weeks after breaking the 23-year-old world record for an attendance at a women's soccer match at Camp Nou, the largest stadium in Europe, FC Barcelona Femení drew an even larger crowd of 91,648 to the same venue to once more create sporting history. The European champions once more put on an exhibition of soccer, again scoring five goals in the first leg of the UEFA EFA Women's Champions League semi-final against German league leaders VfL Wolfsburg. The new figure still falls short of two crowd figures at the unofficial 1971 Women's World Cup in Mexico when a reported 100,000 watched the Opening Game of the tournament which was surpassed by the estimated 110,000 who saw the final between hosts Mexico and Denmark, both games were played at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. However, as the competition did not fall within the jurisdiction of soccer's world … [Read more...] about Barcelona Femení Set Another Women’s World Record Attendance At Camp Nou

Reuters filepix for illustration purpose only - A + A NEW YORK (May 18): The US is forcing Wall Street banks to embark on a systematic search through more than 100 personal mobile phones carried by top traders and dealmakers in the largest-ever probe into clandestine messaging on platforms such as WhatsApp. The Securities and Exchange Commission has been sending firms lists of key positions — in some cases pointing to around 30 people including heads of certain investment banking teams or trading desks — that are subject to the review, according to people with direct knowledge of the requests. Personnel in those roles are being ordered to hand over phones so devices can be examined by lawyers. The aim is to gauge how pervasively Wall Street professionals use unauthorized messaging platforms to chat with each other or clients as regulators decide which firms to punish, and how hard, for failing to preserve business-related messages sent via unapproved platforms. … [Read more...] about US pries into over 100 trader and banker phones in texting probe

- A + A (May 18): Sri Lanka asked citizens not to queue for gasoline as the nation on the verge of default has no dollars to pay for a fuel shipment. “There is a petrol ship in our waters,” Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera told Parliament Wednesday. “We do not have the forex.” Sri Lanka “hopes” to release the ship “today or tomorrow,” the Minister said. The nation also owes the same supplier US$53 million for an earlier shipment of gasoline, he added, without elaborating. The island nation is in the worst economic tailspin of its independent history. Shortages of everything from food to cooking gas have resulted in Asia’s fastest inflation — with prices surging almost 30% — and spilling over into social unrest and political turmoil. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe — less than a week into the job — said on Monday the nation has only one day’s stock of gasoline and the government is working to obtain dollars in the open market to also pay for three ships … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka can’t find cash to pay even one ship for petrol