FIRE rages inside the Phidco copra processing plant in Zamboanga City that started Monday, June 28, and has been raging for more than 24 hours. (Zamboanga City LGU photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A fire continues to raze a warehouse inside a copra processing plant in Barangay Baliwasan here. The...
After the May 2022 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will file cases against five individuals allegedly spreading “fake news” that undermines the integrity and credibility of the electoral process. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (Photo courtesy of the Office...
Cacao is a high-value crop that can be made into various products, with chocolates, chocolate powder, and tablea being the most common ones. In the Philippines, the major producer of cacao is the Davao Region, producing 80.6 percent share of the country’s total cacao production in 2021. ...
LA TRINIDAD,Benguet – The provincial government, in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), has allocated P3.5 million for the development of a vegetable processing facility at the Benguet Cold Chain in Wangal, Benguet. Vegetable Trading Post in La Trinidad,Benguet....
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Women fisherfolks here as well as members of the Rural Improvement Club of Barangay Cagumitan (RIC Cagumitan), Tuao, recently participated in a hands-on training on fish processing and value-adding technology. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, through...
Months after “Odette” (international name: Rai) ravaged the country, Silliman University (SU) continues its “psychosocial processing operations” to help typhoon-hit communities in various parts of the country. (Silliman University Facebook Page) “Student volunteers prepared dignity packs...
The construction of a complementary food processing facility in Catanduanes is being eyed to be completed by “end of March 2022,” the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Nov. 12. DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña (PCOO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Secretary...
The country’s first mobile coffee processing hub has been officially launched, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. DOST Technology in the Region for the Upscaling of Community Knowledge or DOSTRUCK (DOST-Calabarzon) The DOST-Calabarzon (Cavite,Laguna,Batangas, Rizal, Quezon)...
A coffee processing facility will soon rise in Bukidnon to help alleviate the economic condition of the Talaandig tribal community along Mt. Kalatungan ridges. Photo by Tina Guina on UNSPLASH The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has extended P1 million for the establishment of a coffee...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), along with other key government agencies, issued a Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) containing guidelines on the processing of the benefits of uniformed personnel and their legal beneficiaries. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) This came months after President Duterte ordered...
A food supplement processing center is set to be established in Pura, Tarlac following the signing of a memorandum of agreement between the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the local government unit (LGU) of Pura. Turmeric (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
An iron fortified rice processing facility has been set up in Maramag, Bukidnon, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said on Friday, Oct. 1. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the DOST-X, DOST-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) in cooperation with...
