The inadequate number of classrooms in the Philippines was further reduced due to the Department of Education’s (DepEd) failure to reconstruct and repair typhoon-damaged schools, said Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The teachers’ group said that several classrooms in...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro -- The local electric cooperative here has entered into an agreement with two independent power producers (IPPs) to supply electricity that hopefully will solve the power crisis in the province. ORMECO officials led by its Board of Directors president Teodoro M. de la...
The United Broiler Raisers’ Association (UBRA) clarified on Thursday, July 7, that there is no chicken shortage in the country following reports that at least two fast-food chains were having supply problems. What the fast-food chains are facing, according to UBRA, is that the chicken supplies...
SEN. Cynthia A. Villar speaks after inducting newly elected officials in Barotac Nuveo, Iloilo Tuesday, June 28. (Courtesy of Sen. Cynthia A. Villar’s office) ILOILO CITY – For Sen. Cynthia A. Villar, President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as incoming Agriculture Secretary is meant...
Photo by Pixabay from Pexels. There is a global wheat shortage. The Philippine Association of Flour Millers, Inc. (PAFMI) mainly attributes this to the war between Russia and Ukraine, which collectively supply a third of the global wheat supply. Wheat exports from Ukraine are blocked by the Russian...
Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas has called on the national government to address the shortage of public transportation, emphasizing that the government has not effectively addressed the transportation crisis. House Social Services Committee chair Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas (Photo...
ILOILO CITY -- Starting May 16, there will be a water shortage in key parts of Iloilo City as well as the towns of Leganes, Pavia, and Sta. Barbara. The Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW), the joint venture between state-owned Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) and Metro Pacific Water (MPC) said the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The White House vowed Thursday to take action to boost supplies of baby formula as President Joe Biden was slammed by Republicans for crippling shortages nationwide. Last week the average out-of-stock rate for baby formula was 43 percent, according to Datasembly, which...
Netizens are sharing the sad news online. If there is one fast-food meal that Filipinos will never get tired of eating, that is the French fries. It is such a beloved item that fast-food chains in the country are offering it to diners not just in large portions, but also in bucket sizes....
The government should be proactive in taking measures to prevent a shortage of food supply, senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista said on Wednesday. Bautista made the call following the National Economic and Development Authority’s (NEDA) forecast that supply of basic items is likely...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka cancelled exams for millions of school students as the country ran out of printing paper with Colombo short on dollars to finance imports, officials said Saturday. Education authorities said the term tests, scheduled a week from Monday, were postponed indefinitely...
An aquaculture experiment by an intergovernmental body based in southern Iloilo province was able to successfully breed in captivity the galunggong (round scad). Galunggong (round scad fish) 48 days after hatching at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department...
