Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III does not think that the New Agrarian Emancipation Act is unfair to Filipino farmers who managed to pay off their agrarian debt before the measure was signed, due to how the situation evolved. *Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Conrado...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from right), Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (leftmost) and Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella lll (rightmost) witness President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s (seated) signing of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act in Malacañang on July 7,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11953 or the New Agrarian Emancipation Act, which will free agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from their agrarian debt burden. *RELIEF PROVIDED — President Marcos signs the New Agrarian Emancipation Act, which frees...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Coast Guard personnel transported back to this city at least 25 Filipino fishermen who were rescued after their fishing boat capsized in the vicinity waters off Papua New Guinea on June 22. Capt. Michelle Ursabia, spokesperson of Coast Guard District Southern Mindanao,...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL A recent media event held at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to celebrate World Environment Day, led by DENR Secretary Toni Yulo-Loyzaga, was a showcase of some of the strategic partnerships that the DENR has entered into with...
New wave music, which became popular in the 1980s, will be celebrated in the Philippines through a show set in November. DMC Philippines will hold the “New Wave Invasion” on Nov. 25, 6 p.m. to midnight, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. "New Wave Invasion" will happen on Nov. 25 (DMC...
New Zealand will partner with the Philippines on improving Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventories and measurement capabilities. The New Zealand Embassy in Manila on Monday announced that its foreign affairs and primary industries ministries selected the Philippines as one of the six countries it would...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Health and wellness were major preoccupations even before the health crisis hit us in 2020. If anything, the crisis ramped up the worry and concern we had about the health system prevailing here in the Philippines, and how it’s so often the case...
*AT THE CENTRAL CYCLE* Trail store in the historic district of Clyde, Central Otago, New Zealand: Bikes, trails, and Christine White. “Biking is ‘huge’ in New Zealand,” so says Christine White, general manager of Central Cycle Trails in Clyde, one afternoon weeks ago as we talked while the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL As was crucially seen during the recent health crisis, the malls of today are more than congregation centers for recreation, dining and/or shopping. Thanks to their strategic locations, and their serving as walk-in magnets for the community;...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL In what has been universally acknowledged as the digital age, it might seem ironic and foolhardy to mount a Philippine Book Festival that literally champions the published book - with no digitized, online version in sight. But that’s exactly what...
Japanese Ambassador to Manila Koshikawa Kazuhiko has a list of recommended Filipino restaurants operating in Tokyo, namely "New Nanay" and "Kapetayo Tokyo." Japanese Ambassador to Manila Koshikawa Kazuhiko at Filipino restaurant, New Nanay, in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo from Amb. Kazuhiko/Twitter) In a...
