Each Department of Health (DOH)-run hospital in Cebu province will receive P20 million for rehabilitation and to sustain health services following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted the province, the agency said. On Oct. 2, President Marcos visited Cebu to personally inspect the extent of...
As ornamental horticulture thrives across the Philippines and urban agriculture continues to turn idle spaces into sources of food and greenery, the country’s agriculture community came together for the second edition of Pagsibol: Philippine Horticulture and Urban Agriculture Summit, held at the...
President Marcos renewed his government’s commitment to easing the farmers’ struggles, as he led the distribution of carabaos, farm implements, and financial assistance to Aeta communities in Porac, Pampanga, on Friday, Oct. 3. A total of 127 beneficiaries received carabaos and farming tools...
Strong winds and heavy rains battered Dinapigue, Isabela on Friday, Oct. 3 as Typhoon Paolo (international name: Matmo) made landfall at 9 a.m., said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). It had maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per...
President Marcos said the inauguration of a new milk processing facility in Pampanga will help reduce the country’s dependence on imported dairy products, while ensuring a steady supply of affordable nutrition for Filipino families. Marcos said the plant, a project of Farm Fresh Milk Inc....
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) referred two alleged bid-rigging cases in flood control projects to the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) on Friday, Oct. 3, for possible sanctions under the competition law. The DPWH said one case involves Wawao Builders, IM Construction...
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel is casting doubt on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) projection that inflation likely quickened in September due to higher rice prices, maintaining that retail prices of the staple remain stable. The BSP estimated that last month’s inflation rate...
President Marcos said he would be asking the Congress to allocate additional funds intended to replenish the government’s quick response fund in the wake of calamities hitting the country. Marcos made the statement during a situation briefing held in Bogo City in the aftermath of the...
The House of Representatives has expressed its sense in showing solidarity with the victims of the recent strong earthquake that jolted the province of Cebu. This, after the 318-strong chamber adopted at past midnight Friday, Oct. 3 House Resolution (HR) No.325. The measure is titled, "A resolution...
Severe Tropical Storm Paolo (international name: Matmo) further intensified as it moved closer to making landfall over the southern Isabela–northern Aurora area, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Friday morning, Oct. 3. As of 5 a.m.,...
METRO MATTERS By MAYOR FRANCIS ZAMORA President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has restored a critical safeguard in public infrastructure: the requirement that local government units must formally accept national government projects before they can be declared completed. This directive reinstates a...
The Philippines’ plan to build a national agricultural food hub in Clark, Pampanga, is expected to attract American companies interested in investing in food security, infrastructure, and technology, according to the International Trade Administration (ITA). In a market intelligence report, the...
