A total of 83 parents with children who are malnourished and with disabilities have been given a chance to have emergency employment by the Muntinlupa City government. The parents recently underwent orientation as the first batch of workers of the program Tulong Pangkabuhayan para sa Ating...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Western Visayas was awarded for its drug reduction program for the year 2022 recently. A K-9 dog and its handler check luggage and boxes for illegal drugs at the port of Boracay in Malay town, Aklan province. (PDEA-6) PDEA-6 was named...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) welcomed ten new aspiring space scientists to the Advanced Degrees for Accelerating Strategic Space R&D and Applications (AD ASTRA) Scholarships Program. The new scholars signed their contracts on Wednesday, Feb. 8. During the ceremony, PhilSA Director...
Malacañang announced that the Department of Agriculture (DA) has set aside P326.97 million intended to boost the onion industry. (Photo courtesy of DA) The allocated fund will be used for onion production, production-related equipment, farm inputs, and cold storage facilities, according to the...
Local farmers and livestock workers will soon benefit from the sustainable corn development program to be launched by the Department of Agriculture (DA) as part of the government's food security commitment. Corn (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In a bid to ensure sufficient food grains, the agriculture...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the local government units (LGUs) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to grant persons who were addicted to illegal drugs but already wants to reform their lives easy access to the government’s rehabilitation and...
A geospatial database of the country’s natural resources will be created through a signed partnership between the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). "PhilSA Director General Joel Joseph Marciano, Jr., Ph.D. (second to the right) and...
The Pasig City local government recognized on Monday, Feb. 6, the numerous wins and medals earned by Pasigueño young athletes in various local, regional, national, and international competitions held throughout 2022. During the flag raising ceremony, each sports team was called on stage to receive...
The country is observing National Health Insurance (NHI) Month this February which underlines the important role of social health insurance in every Filipino's life. MB file photo The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), being the administrator of the National Health Insurance...
DepEd / MB Visual Content Group A group of teachers expressed concern about the planned revision of the K to 12 curriculum as laid out by the Department of Education (DepEd) in its Basic Education Report (BER) 2023. DepEd, led by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, delivered the...
Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto on Sunday, Feb. 5, trumpeted Congress’ work to boost to P1.56 billion the line-item funding for two cancer funds in the 2023 General Appropriations Act (GAA). (PIXABAY) In a statement, the veteran lawmaker lauded the insertion—from zero...
Committed to the national government’s aim of making the Philippines a digitally competitive nation, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) started another initiative to improve connectivity in remote areas. The DICT led the “Free Wi-Fi for All Ceremonial Launching...
