Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban has taken over the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) as its officer-in-charge, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) confirmed on Wednesday. *President Marcos and Agriculture Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban (Bongbong...
The mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration will still end on April 26, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Wednesday morning, April 19. In a statement, the DICT acknowledged the appeals of public telecommunication entities (PTEs) to extend the...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) launched the Broadband ng Masa program in Davao City in line with its goal to eradicate digital divide across the archipelago. (Department of Information and Communications Technology) The program was formally activated at the...
BEYOND BUDGET *As-salamu alaykum!* Philosopher-novelist Ayn Rand once said, “Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.” One thing the pandemic-induced health crisis and economic slowdown had magnified, is that survival depends on how...
LAGUNA – The provincial government turned over agricultural machinery and equipment to 30 farmer cooperatives and associations at the Laguna Provincial Capitol in Sta. Cruz on Monday, April 17. The distribution was made possible through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)...
Davao’s first shipment of durian to China has sold out, according to John Tan, CEO of Eng Seng Food Products (ESFP). “Actually, naubos na yung stock natin (actually, all of our stocks have been bought),” he said. Durian fruit. (vitalina/ Pexels) ESFP is one of the four exporting companies who...
A "lucrative contract" with up to 40-year duration is being dangled to renewable energy (RE) developers joining the second round of RE auction covering 11,600 megawatts to be held on June 19 this year. The reference (TOR) issued by the Department of Energy (DOE) emphasized that the initial term of...
Local government units (LGUs) may now start the rollout of the second Covid-19 booster shot for the general population, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, April 18. The guidelines for the use of a second Covid-19 booster for the general population has already been signed, said DOH...
Twenty-six sampling stations in Puerto Galera in Mindoro were found positive with oil and grease contaminants, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, April 18. DOH Undersecretary and Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that only nine out of the 35 sampling stations in Puerto...
There is no need to make changes in the current health protocols as these are still effective despite rising numbers of Covid-19 cases in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The current health protocols are based on scientific evidence, said DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire...
House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Rep. Villar's office) Citing the Department of Education's (DepEd) alarming findings on suicide among learners this past school year (SY), Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar is seeking the intervention of...
Former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Albert Del Rosario passed away on Tuesday, April 18. He was 83. His death was first confirmed in a Twitter post by current DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo, who described him as "a consummate diplomat and an inspiring leader" who led the agency "with...
