The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has launched two major research programs seeking to protect the mountains in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and ensure water security and climate resilience for indigenous communities in the region. Maligcong Rice Terraces, Bontoc,...
Farmers and fishers in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) have been encouraged to sign up with the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) to facilitate access to any agriculture-related assistance program of the government. (Photo courtesy of the DA) The local Department...
(DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) The utilization rate of the intensive care unit (ICU) beds in six regions of the country are now at the “high-risk” level due to the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, May 29. These regions are Cordillera...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) raided four clandestine marijuana farms in Kalinga province and ended up destroying P13,464,000 worth of the grown cannabis plants on Friday, May 28. PNP Chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said the plantation was found in Barangay Loccong in Tinglayan town by...
The United States government is set to complete next month a research and documentation project on traditional tattooing among the seven major ethnolinguistic groups in the mountainous region of the Cordilleras. (Elderly tattooed women, on an afternoon tengao (rest day) in Bontoc, described their...
The Benguet State University’s Agri-Aqua Technology Business Incubator (BSU-ATBI), in charge of developing microenterprises in the Cordillera region, is now ready to fast-track in upgrading its services for aspiring technopreneurs in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). The acceleration...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - Farmers and fishermen who are affected by COVID-19 pandemic in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) have received the cash and loan assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA) through the social amelioration programs (SAPs). The DA’s SAPs is comprising of...
