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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) described as a “regulatory milestone” the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry’s (DA-BPI) biosafety approval of nutrient-enriched, and genetically modified Golden Rice.

After enduring challenges in the past five years in office, President Duterte is not encouraging people to become the country’s highest government official.

More poor Filipino families and vulnerable communities having access to social protection programs is envisioned under a cooperation agreement that will be signed between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the United Nations-Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) on Tuesday, July 27.

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trial (SVT) in the country is being targeted to be conducted by August 15, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Monday, July 26.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has begun augmenting the resources of the local government units (LGUs) to assist the tens of thousands of families from the country’s six regions affected by the southwest monsoon rains enhanced by typhoon “Fabian.”

From going over his accomplishments to joking about his own mortality, President Duterte’s candidness took over his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Monday, July 26, that it was “happy” to hear that the bill seeking the establishment of a Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines (VSTIP) has been included in the list of priority measures President Duterte mentioned during his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA).

President Duterte lamented that his six-year term will be judged solely on his administration’s COVID-19 response and not on the campaign promises he has fulfilled.

The long-awaited quest by the Philippines for its first Olympic gold has finally ended.

The Philippines will stay a responsible member of the international community but will continue to fight for “what is rightfully ours,” President Duterte declared Monday.

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, on Monday, July 26 thanked Hidilyn Diaz for making Filipinos proud when she captured the country’s first ever gold medal in Olympic history.

Weightlifter and airwoman Hidilyn Diaz earned the admiration of the military after she bagged the country’s first ever Olympic gold medal (women’s 55kg) in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday night (PST), July 26.

Filipinos waiting for their coronavirus shots will soon get their turn as more coronavirus vaccines will be delivered to the country, President Duterte declared Monday.