The number of registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in the country has breached 23 million nearly four weeks after the mandatory registration began. SIM cards (Pixabay) The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 22, said there are now...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, January 22 reiterated the need for more mental health initiatives in schools to help address the mental stress plaguing students, faculty members and parents. Gatchalian made the call following the fatal stabbing incident involving two minor students of Culiat...
ZURICH, Switzerland — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not in favor of the idea that he should appoint someone from the military or police to lead the Department of Agriculture (DA), underscoring that the DA head should be an expert in the field of agriculture. President Ferdinand...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is continuously coordinating with the local government units (LGUs) of earthquake-hit Leyte, Camarines Norte, and Davao Occidental for possible technical assistance and resource augmentation. Courtesy of MB Visual Content Group The...
DOH The Philippines continue to record a low number of new Covid-19 cases per day. Based on the Department of Health's (DOH) Covid-19 tracker, only 256 cases were confirmed on Friday, Jan. 20. This was slightly higher than the 251 cases on Thursday, Jan. 19. Most of the new cases in the past two...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) sought the assistance of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) in bringing farm produce from far provinces to Metro Manila to avoid food spoilage. Photo: Philippine Air Force Major Gen. Stephen Parreno, PAF commanding general, hosted visiting officials from the DA led by...
Several regional offices of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) are now offering free assistance for the mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration. SIM card (Unsplash) Following the implementation of this, individuals residing in MIMAROPA,...
The country's first-ever Coastal Engineering and Management R&D Center (COASTER) was put up on Thursday, Jan. 19 in Batac, Ilocos Norte through the Department of Science and Technology and the Mariano Marcos State University-Main Campus (MMSU). The newly built COASTER building will house...
The US is strengthening its ties with the Philippines and other neighboring countries as it sees the Indo-Pacific region from a strategic perspective, , a ranking US official said Friday. Speaking before students of De La Salle University, US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific...
Who knew that music through guitar lessons can help restore lost functions in a stroke patient? (Photo courtesy of DOST-PCHRD) This is now being developed by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) together with the University...
Aside from onions, the Department of Agriculture (DA) should also shape up to effectively address the egg shortage and stop its surging prices in the market “before it takes a turn for the worse.” “DA needs to step up and swiftly address the escalating egg prices on the market before it takes...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, January 20 called for a stricter enforcement of the law penalizing bullying, especially in the country’s schools. Gatchalian is referring to the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013 or Republic Act No. 10627, which he said is becoming alarmingly predominant in schools...
