The World Bank will provide additional financing and grant to increase rural incomes as well as enhance farm and fishery productivity in the targeted areas in the Philippines. In a statement, the Washington-based multilateral institution said on Friday, June 18, that it approved $280 million...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo The first time I joined the President’s delegation — we were in Bicol region. Typhoon Nina, internationally known as Nock-ten, entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on December 23, 2016. It intensified into a typhoon on December 24 and made...
Throughout the pandemic, we have witnessed a rise in bicycle usage—be it for leisure time or for practical purposes. Although, more often than not, the ones who really needed a bike are those who don’t have the capacity or privilege to acquire one. BeSeekLeta for Every Juan As a solution,...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has launched a community-based dairy enterprise development project that would help carabao farmers become dairy entrepreneurs in Cagayan Valley. (Screenshot from DOSTv Facebook Page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said DOST Region...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Before my stint at “Build, Build, Build,” I worked with United Nations Development Program and Food and Agriculture Organization on their Typhoon Haiyan Response (locally known as Typhoon Yolanda). The first time I saw Tacloban (after the onslaught of Yolanda),...
The Oriental Mindoro National High School (OMNHS) in Calapan City has emerged as grand champion in the virtual INTOC Global’s International Science Project Competition held from May 29 to June 5. (Photo from OMNHS) In a Facebook post, OMNHS school principal Nimrod F. Bantigue congratulated their...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares There has been a string of some positive developments lately, giving us a breather from the steady stream of disappointing news in the past few months. First is the good news that the long-delayed opening of the additional stations comprising the Light Rail...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday welcomed the filing of a resolution before the House of Representatives seeking to investigate the alleged irregularities and setbacks on the P1.36 billion free-Wi-Fi project implemented in partnership with the Department of Information and...
The Philippine Army (PA) will further boost its mobility with the expected delivery this year of 90 Russian-made, troop-carrying trucks worth P324 million, the Department of National Defense (DND) bared Sunday, May 30. Department of National Defense Spokesperson Arsenio Andolong (Photo courtesy of...
Congress is being urged to craft a legislative measure that shall seek to remove or renegotiate feed-in-tariff (FIT) incentives to renewable energy (RE) projects -- given that this separate line item in the bill has been driving up electricity rates paid for by Filipino consumers. That...
The upgrade of the four-kilometer (km) road covering the towns of Liloy and Ipil in Zamboanga is nearing its completion, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Thursday, May 27. ALMOST DONE-- Traveling from Zamboanga del Norte to Zamboanga Sibugay will be faster by 15...
Safer and more convenient walkways await commuters and pedestrians alike with the upcoming construction of the EDSA Busway Concourse Project next month, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. Conceptual image of the EDSA Busway Concourse. (Photo from DOTr) The DOTr led on Tuesday, May 18,...
