The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday, Nov. 15, refused to engage in the controversy surrounding presidential aspirants retired Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. and incumbent Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go. Col. Ramon Zagala, spokesperson of Armed Forces of the Philippines...
The Philippine government was told to stop the flooding of pork imports which has been negatively affecting the local hog sector. During the ‘Halalan 2022 Para sa Agrikultura’ virtual forum hosted by the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI), Senator Francis Pangilinan and...
Filipinos interested in studying in the United States (US) are encouraged to join the four-day International Education Week which will help them in their college plans. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) The US Embassy in the Philippines and EducationUSA, the US government’s...
The Armed Forces and Police Mutual Benefit Association, Inc. (AFPMBAI) is conducting an Invitation to Bid through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) invites all prospective bidders to apply for the eligibility and subsequently bid for the Contract of SECURITY SERVICES and JANITORIAL SERVICES for...
The target to achieve herd immunity through a nationwide ramped-up coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination process may hit a snag with the failure to deliver the adequate number of syringes in some provinces. In a news briefing on Saturday, Nov. 13, Union of Local Authorities of the...
The local government units (LGUs) outside Metro Manila have requested for additional coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines as the national government ramps up the country’s vaccination program. This is following the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG’s) call...
Local government units (LGUs) must adhere to the national government’s coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic guidelines in enforcing the face shield use in their respective areas, League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) president and Marinduque Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr. said on...
A new species of Tristaniopsis in the Myrtaceae family (of makopa, guava, and eucalyptus among others) has been discovered by a professor from the University of the Philippines - Los Baños (UPLB), the university said on Tuesday, November 9. (Photo from Telopea, the Journal of Plant Systematics /...
A Christian students' group is calling anew for the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) after its budget was cut by the Senate Finance Committee from P28 billion to P4 billion. (Photo from SCMP) In a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 9, the Student...
Education stakeholders called on the government on Monday, Nov. 8, to provide students with assistance, and ensure the safe resumption of in-person classes amid the ongoing threat of the pandemic. Student Christian Movement of the Philippines Ecumenical youth group Student Christian Movement of the...
General Jose Faustino Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), bestowed the Medal of Valor (Medalya ng Kagitingan) to a Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) officer who offered his life to save four of his comrades and extricate the body of another who was slain during the Marawi...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) activated on Monday, Nov. 8, a new unit which will coordinate the efforts of the military to keep the peace and order in the country with the help of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). AFP Chief of Staff, General Jose...
