The Parañaque City government has received donations of sacks of rice and noodles from the city's South Korean Community Association on July 8. Mayor Edwin Olivarez thanked the South Korean Community Association for its help to the city government in this time of pandemic. Olivarez said he was...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) confirmed Wednesday, July 7, that 99 percent of the Barangay Development Program (BDP) funds intended for 822 barangays cleared of communist terrorist groups (CTG) has been released to the localities as of June 30, 2021. DILG Secretary...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez received 100,000 syringe donations intended for the city government's vaccination program from a South Korean community in the city. Olivarez thanked the COSMO Medical and the South Korean community for their syringe donation. During the turnover ceremony,...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will be part of the establishment of an “iron fortified" rice processing plant in Laoang, Northern Samar to address the high incidence of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in the province. Elementary school children wearing face masks sit in a classroom...
To help its employees who need assistance, the Department of Education (DepEd) Central Office has set up a simple community pantry inside its complex in Pasig City. DepEd conducts Bayanihan Community Pantry for employees (Photo from DepEd) DepEd on Friday, July 2, said that the community pantry was...
Malacañang has announced the final community quarantine classifications for the month of July, placing 20 areas under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) and 30 others under the general community quarantine (GCQ). Commuters in Philcoa, Quezon City are forced to wait in line after...
The syrphid fly, also called hoverfly, is being considered a tiny bee impostor, and it may also be a big help to some gardens and farms. New research from Washington State University found that out of more than 2,400 pollinator visits to flowers at urban and rural farms, 35 percent were made...
The government has kept the community quarantine regulations across the country at varying levels this July to stem the coronavirus outbreak. President Rodrigo Duterte (file photo/Malacañang) President Duterte has approved the new community quarantine status in the country recommended by the...
More people are becoming interested in buying fresh farm produce for consumption because of its health benefits. And what better place can they get their fix of such products than from the farms who grow fresh fruits and vegetables as well as raise livestock for meat and other purposes. ...
The death of former President Benigno S. Aquino III has sparked an outpouring of grief and tribute from the members of the international community Thursday. President Benigno S. Aquino III (File photo/Malacañang) After news broke out about his passing, representatives from the United Nations,...
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director-General Wilkins Villanueva warned on Wednesday, June 23, that the agency may have no choice but to divulge the courts that have yet to grant their requests for search warrants on suspected dens of drug personalities. “Siguro papangalanan na natin...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has reported the installation of a hydraulic ram pump in Floridablanca, Pampanga that seeks to benefit more than 250 families, mostly Aetas. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the project is jointly implemented by DOST...
