IN BRIEF

Ammonia leak downs

50 persons in Casiguran

LOCAL officials reported that 50 residents were brought to a hospital following an ammonia leak in an ice plant in Casiguran, Aurora.

DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy and DOST Secretary Renato Solidum (DOST) during the said meeting.

“It’s really the capability that the Philippines needs. So yes, let’s set it up and let’s see what’s the specifics… so that we can see how this can fit us, this new system,” the President said, referring to Kacific’s upcoming project.

Kacific, a broadband satellite operator based in Singapore, is aiming to launch its Kacific 2 to add capacity to its existing satellite, Kacific1 to provide affordable internet service to the public.

In the latest Speedtest Global Index last June 2023, the Philippines showed a median download speed of 92.84 Megabits per second (Mbps) for fixed broadband and 26.98 Mbps for mobile broadband.

DRINKING FOUNTAINS FOR QC SCHOOL.

Photo shows (from left to right) Manila Water

East Zone Business Operations Group Director Shoebe Caong; MWSS Administrator Leonor Cleofas; Manila Water

President and CEO Jocot De Dios; Quezon City

Mayor Joy Belmonte; Quezon City Schools

Division Superintendent Carleen Sedilla; and Manila Water Foundation

Executive Director Reginald Andal during the turnover ceremony of refrigerated drinking fountains in Balara Elementary School in Quezon City on Wednesday.

Manny Palmero

COA flags ‘excessive’ youth commission spending

STATE auditors flagged the National Youth Commission (NYC) for its training and traveling expenses worth more than P36 million.

The Commission on Audit (COA) in a 2022 audit report on the NYC noted that the validity and propriety of the expenses could not be ascertained due to “lack of proper planning of the various activities of the commission, lack of docu-