VEGETABLES and fruits are sold at the Agri-Fishery Trade Expo at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol grounds last October 2022. (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY -- Western Visayas region is banking on the next generation farming to achieve food security. “Food sustainability is a growing global...
As the Christmas rush intensifies, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) further fortified its security measures in transportation hubs by deploying hundreds of K9 teams nationwide. Photo: PCG Commo. Armando Balilo, PCG spokesperson, said 109 K9 teams composed of 345 explosive detection dogs and 193...
State-owned Social Security System (SSS) has justified the contribution increase beginning next year, saying it would help fund higher benefit disbursements to its members. In a statement, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief executive officer, said the one percentage point increase in 2023...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita Carlos held a meeting with some of the country’s top business leaders recently to discuss partnership in boosting the country’s security initiatives. National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos (File photo courtesy of National Security Council / Facebook) In...
The Insurance Commission must suspend the implementation of its Circular Letter No. 2022-34, which seeks to increase the insurance premium rates on catastrophes such as typhoons, floods and earthquakes. (Bernard Hermant/ Unsplash) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee reiterated this call Sunday,...
CEBU CITY – All ports in Cebu were placed on heightened alert starting Friday, Dec. 16, as the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) activated its “Oplan Biyaheng Ayos: Pasko 2022.” A PORT terminal in Pier 1 in Cebu City is packed with passengers in this May 2022 file photo. The Cebu Port Authority has...
The Social Security System (SSS) said the increase in members contributions beginning January next year would proceed as planned despite opposition by private sector employers. In a briefing, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief executive officer, said on Thursday, Dec. 15, that postponing...
Senator Francis ‘’Tol’’ N. Tolentino on Wednesday, December 14 urged members of Congress, the country’s maritime security forces and diplomats to ensure that the country’s interests in the West Philippine Sea are protected and enhanced. In a privilege speech during the last day of the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) signed a declaration of cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Monday, Dec. 12, to setup a partnership in areas of common interests such as counter-terrorism, transnational organized crimes, and human rights. (L-R) Oliver...
From left: Pol Camacho (TAPA-PH), Leandre Llanera, Francis Zabala, Cesar Afable, Jr. (Bulldog), Ciara L. Mapa (Bulldog), Edwin Perez, Nilo Pomaloy (TAPA-PH), and Alfred Enagan. An industry leader with 41 years of experience, Bulldog Security Agency, Inc. (BSAI), otherwise known as Bulldog, has once...
No farmer from the Visayas will be left behind. Magsasaka Party-list nominee Robert Nazal Jr. Magsasaka Party-list nominee Robert Nazal Jr. made this guarantee to farmers as he led a Visayas-wide territorial and sectoral leaders' strategy planning held recently in Bacolod City. “We support the...
The Marcos administration must focus on improving the state of agri-microentrepreneurs in the country, Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said, claiming that the sector can help generate jobs and address food security issues. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets with the Private Sector Advisory...
