The Antipolo City local government launched on Sunday a random sampling collection of its chickens, ducks, and turkeys as it ramps up its efforts to prevent the entry of the avian Influenza virus or bird flu in the city. (Photo from Antipolo PIO) In a Facebook post, Antipolo City Spokesperson Jun...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) maintained the economic growth forecasts for the Philippines driven by the government’s infrastructure projects, renewed consumer spending and vaccination program. ADB Logo In the September update of the ADB’s flagship economic publication, the Manila-based...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the ban on the importation of poultry products coming from the Netherlands eight months after the European country reported a series of bird flu outbreaks. MANILA BULLETIN/file photo On August 25, Agriculture Secretary William Dar formally signed...
Strengthening the agricultural sector, a robust disaster management plan and continuous skills training for farmworkers are just some of the key strategies in ensuring food security in the Philippines amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Kelly Bird said Tuesday....
Her music gained praises from stars such as Willow Smith and Tyler the Creator Over the years, social media has not just given an avenue for people all over the world an easy way to connect but also a golden ticket to success, particularly speaking, to fame. The rise of Facebook, Twitter,...
After the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant in January of 2020, his memorabilia surged in price. In fact, over 65,000 items—such as cards, jerseys, photographs, shoes, balls, among others—signed by the Black Mamba flooded eBay and had their values skyrocket from several thousands to...
The Philippines temporarily banned the importation of poultry products coming from the Russian Federation, which was recently hit by the dreaded bird flu or H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). This was contained in Department of Agriculture’s (DA) memorandum order (MO) no. 17, which...
Photos from Washingston State University Cougars' website Thanks to the two women who she looked up to, Filipino-American cager Chanelle Molina made herself a strong prospect in the WNBA despite being left undrafted in 2020. Speaking to reporters in media availability recently, the Hawaii-born...
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has declared the Philippines free from avian influenza or bird flu less than a year since the fatal animal disease crept back into the poultry farms of the country. As of January 8, the country is now free of the last remaining A (H5N6) strain of the...
Legends are usually based on real life, either as a way to explain the mundane but unexplainable or to make what is ordinary extraordinary. In the case of local legend Ibong Adarna, its real life basis is as beautifully extravagant. Wildlife photographer Edwin Martinez was able to capture this...
The governments of the Philippines and Japan will proceed with their high-level discussions on the progress of the Tokyo-funded infrastructure projects under the "Build, Build, Build" program despite the ongoing pandemic, Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, DOF said the...
Don’t be horrified, unless you’re vegetarian NO HARM, NO FOWL Adobong ostrich anyone? The ostrich is dead, long live the ostrich! When I heard that it was eaten, I was glad it didn’t go to waste. All that huffing and puffing on the streets of Mapayapa Village in Quezon City did not just end...
