A total of 12 home-grown technologies were ready for commercialization, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has bared. The DOST-Calabarzon said the 12 technologies were assessed under the agency’s Strategy to Accelerate and Revitalize Technology Transfer (StARTT) program. (Photo from...
(DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) The utilization rate of the intensive care unit (ICU) beds in six regions of the country are now at the “high-risk” level due to the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, May 29. These regions are Cordillera...
Those micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) who need to be assisted to improve their products’ packaging and design can count on the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). (Photo from DOST) The DOST-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal,Quezon) has expressed readiness to assist...
An inter-regional tourism circuit, which is aimed at reviving the local tourism industry amid the pandemic, is underway in MIMAROPA (Mindoro Oriental and Occidental, Marinduque, Romblon and Palwan), Quezon, Laguna and some parts of the Bicol region. (Unsplash) Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary...
Women play a pivotal role in agriculture. Data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows that 43 percent of the global workforce in agriculture are women. In the Philippines, it is evident that there is increasing participation of women not only in agriculture, but also in other...
A police lieutenant who had been inoculated last month with one dose of the China-made CoronaVac vaccine has died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, April 30. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The 50-year-old fatality was an officer...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo On our first few months in Department of Public Works and Highways, we have received the most number of complaints on Circumferential Road 6 — a toll free expressway we now call Laguna Lake Highway. At that time, it was full of large potholes — so large that we...
With the alarming growth of adolescent pregnancies revealed over the weekend by Popcom, the commission has announced that this issue is of national emergency. Photo by freestocks on Unsplash Today, Philippine News Agency shared a report by the Civil Registry Statistics of the Philippine Statistics...
It is not business as usual, especially if you are below 15 years of age, or 65 years old and above. Most business establishments and accommodations strictly enforce this rule from the IATF, which also includes following rules ensuring physical distancing, wearing of face mask and face shield,...
Dish garden is a miniature garden concept that originated from Japan where plants are placed in a shallow dish or bowl. In this type of garden, there are stones that represent three things: heaven, earth, and mankind. For Myrna Frago, a landscape designer and owner of Forest Wood Garden, it serves...
