The Commission on Audit (COA) has raised an alarm over the series of deaths of government-owned buffalos that are loaned out to farmer organizations for their dairy production. It then asked the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) and the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) to conduct a probe. While...
Untitled (Dwelling) by Poklong Anading In an era marked by the pervasive influence of screens and digital encounters, our perception of art has undergone a dramatic shift, further aggravated by the pandemic. Online exhibitions, the promotion of art on social media, and the virtual acquisition of...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte visited the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) command center at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) head office to check on the adequacy of measures for the protection of public school teachers, as well as provisions for...
PROMISING YOUNG WRITERS From left, clockwise: Ursula David, Kym Lance Gelvero, Andy Moleño Abellar, and Jalene Isabel Dumancas Theater is life happening right before the eyes. As such, well-written scripts and stage directions are the backbone of all successful plays and arguably the most...
In a time when accustomed cultures and traditions are slowly diminishing, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) continuously develops programs, projects, and productions that promote artistic excellence and nurture the broadest public to participate in art making and...
CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces Visayas Command (Viscom) has activated its Election Monitoring Center (EMC) at its headquarters in Camp Lapu-Lapu here. The EMC will boost Viscom’s monitoring on the deployment of security forces in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections and other...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 activated its Media Action Center (MAC) in this camp on Saturday, October 28, for the barangay elections in the Caraga region on Monday, October 30. The MAC will ensure the real-time release of accurate information to the...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition filed by a firm engaged in outsourced call center services for a refund of P25.3 million in allegedly overpaid taxes in 2017. Denied was the petition filed by Foundever Philippines Corporation, formerly Sitel Philippines Corporation) against...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), an attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), issued a public warning about common phishing techniques. Photo credit to CICC CICC Executive Director Alexander K. Ramos issued a cybercrime...
TB OR NOT TB? Some cases of Tuberculosis need a skin or blood test to be spotted (Photo Freepik) Covid-19 isn’t the only highly infectious disease on the rise. Tuberculosis (TB), a disease that also attacks the lungs, has seen a spike in cases too—from 263,000 in 2020 to 311,000 in 2021,...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced the inauguration of the 159th Malasakit Center at Bislig District Hospital in Surigao del Sur on Monday, Oct. 23. Photo from DOH Facebook page The Malasakit program, a flagship initiative, was developed to simplify the process of accessing government medical...
IN HONOR OF A MASTER National Artist Ricky Lee (center) with CCP vice chair Margie Moran-Floirendo and Christian Vallez reminisce about the making of Bagong Buwan and working with National Artist Marilou Diaz-Abaya Films have long mirrored society. As a powerful method of storytelling, films...
