The pandemic has taken a heavy toll on many people. With the unseen enemy that is COVID-19, people have developed fear and anxiety out of uncertainty and helplessness over the situation, especially since being in quarantine means many cannot leave their houses. This has prompted the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) described as a “regulatory milestone” the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry’s (DA-BPI) biosafety approval of nutrient-enriched, and genetically modified Golden Rice. (Photo by PhilRice) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de...
Women’s organizations in Central Luzon are expected to benefit from the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) bamboo shoot production and product development project. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the DOST-III is forging partnership with three women’s...
Senator Grace Poe prodded on Friday, July 16, the government to ramp up local agriculture production to alleviate the increasing hunger among Filipinos, as reported by the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “Our people are hungry. There’s...
Arugula, pak choi or Chinese white cabbage, greenspan lettuce, and romaine crops were among the green leafy vegetables harvested from the country’s first “smart farm”. (PIXABY) Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said they got the “first...
The Department Science and Technology (DOST) and the Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) have joined forces in setting up an ethanol production facility (EPF) in Cagayan Valley that is capable of producing ethyl alcohol using agricultural waste, like rice and corn. (Photo from DOST Region II...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran has defended the Land Transportation Office's (LTO) request for an additional budget to address its backlog of 18 million new motorcycle plates by 2022. DOTr Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran (File photo/ Screengrab...
Land Transportation Office (LTO) Assistant Secretary Edgar C. Galvante said the agency would need at least a P2.5-billion budget to produce 18 million new motorcycle plates by next year. (Photo from the Department of Transportation) According to Galvante, the LTO has already manufactured at least...
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) Friday, (June 18) unveiled a P12 billion credit facility to boost pork production. The bank works closely with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and stakeholders in the hog industry to increase pork production to meet consumer demand and stabilize the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has disclosed that its funded project seeking to set up state-of-the-art duck industry in the second district of Albay is expected to be completed soon. Itik-Pinas (IP) is a genetically superior breeder duck. (Photo from DOST-PCAARRD) DOST Secretary...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) has released the first edition of "The Philippines Recommends (PR) for Mangrove Crab” which aims to walk public, entrepreneurs, farmers and...
Domestic car production staged a dramatic 88.4 percent turnaround in March this year, the first time since the pandemic, with local manufacturers ramping up factory output. Data from the ASEAN Automotive Federation (AAF) showed that Philippines car assemblers produced a total of 8,298 units in...
