The Department of Agriculture (DA) will not withdraw its proposal for tariff reduction on pork and rice imports despite the growing number of groups – including farmers, raisers, advocates – opposing such a move. When asked if he will consider the possibility of withdrawing DA’s proposal,...
Aside from the local livestock industry, the Philippine government also stands to lose if the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) proposal to reduce the tariff on pork imports will be given the green light. This was according to a resolution adopted by the Philippine Council for Agriculture and...
Amendments to the data privacy law in the Philippines to address compliance and accountability of organizations will help ensure protection of personal data amid an expected worsening of breaches as more employees work remotely. According to Kevin Shepherdson, CEO and founder of Straits...
GFRIEND’s Sowon posing with a Nazi mannequin at Cafe Zino (Instagram) The controversy involving K-pop girl group GFRIEND leader Sowon continues as another major organization fighting anti-Semitism and hate criticized her for posting photos with a Nazi mannequin in a cafe in South Korea. Los...
Centro Escolar University School of Optometry dean Dr. Elena Borromeo was awarded as one of the 2020 Professional Regulation Commission Outstanding Professionals for her remarkable contributions in the field of optometry during the recent virtual awarding ceremony with the theme, Outstanding...
The chairman of Australia’s leading civil rights organization has called on K-pop girl group GFRIEND leader Sowon to make a sincere apology and educate herself about the Holocaust after she uploaded photos posing with a Nazi mannequin in a cafe in South Korea. Sowon posted the photos on her...
Secretary Vince Dizon, the deputy chief implementer of the National Action Plan Against COVID-19, said Tuesday they are coordinating with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to create the guidelines for more bubble-type training of national athletes. Dizon said the Philippine Athletics Track and...
Listed AgriNurture Inc. (ANI), the agribusiness firm chaired by businessman Antonio Tiu, has secured a partnership with Unified Bagobo-Tagabawa Tribe (UBTT) to plant rice and corn in up to 38,000 hectares of ancestral lands in Davao. ANI and UBTT signed the partnership agreement with...
No vaccine. No games. This continues to apply to non-professional leagues and tournaments after the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) reiterated on this call as the government continues to fight the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The appeal of Mitra is in line with the decision of the Joint...
Philippine Sports Commissioner Mon Fernandez has been working with various agencies and officials to get approval for the resumption of training for Southeast Asian Games-bound athletes late this year. Fernandez, who is also appointed as the country’s chief of mission to the biennial meet slated...
The local stock market ended slightly weaker even after the government announced that the economy shrank by a lower rate in the last quarter. The main index shed 11.77 points or 0.17 percent to close at 6,851.84 with only the Property and Holding Firms counters remaining in the green. Volume...
Inside the newly refurbished Metropolitan Theater JUST A THOUGHT: Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.Roald Dahl XX GOOD NEWS: New Year 2021 may have roared with a blast, killing two persons smothered in gasoline in a bus blaze in Quezon City, and leaving a...
