Local farmers and livestock workers will soon benefit from the sustainable corn development program to be launched by the Department of Agriculture (DA) as part of the government's food security commitment. Corn (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In a bid to ensure sufficient food grains, the agriculture...
CEBU CITY -- The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Tuesday, Dec. 13, launched the ‘Oplan Iwas Paputok’ campaign. The DOH-7 reminded the public to take extra care as it aims for a ‘zero firecracker-related incidents’ during the Christmas and New Year revelry. 25FIREWORKS In a...
ILOILO CITY -- The University of the Philippines Visayas (UP Visayas) played a key role in the book Dunâ, Kinaíya Kag Paranúbliùn: A Cultural Inventory of the Province of Antique. The book is a collaborative effort of the Department of Education (DepEd–Antique), the National Commission for...
Israeli fintech company, PayKey, is in advance talks with leading local banks to launch the first Earned Wage Access (EWA) app in the Philippines early next year. PayKey EWA allows workers instant access to their earned income before payday and has been used in the west countries for some time. In...
HIGH TECH MOBILE STORAGE -- The high tech container MCF-8 for the transport and safe deep freeze cd storage for COVID-19 vaccines was launched in the Philippines by Deutsche Motorgeräte, Inc. on Nov. 26, 2021. In photo taken during the launch are: (from left) Fred Hui, from the Philippine Chamber...
In the continuing pandemic, the government today (September 7) virtually launched a harmonized, nationwide travel management system for local travelers and Local Government Units (LGUs), the QR coded S-PaSS, short for Safe, Swift and Smart Passage. 9489edd4-2d7f-e16e-4638-d5eb7947ad95 As of...
The first of two 94-meter multi-role response vessels (MMRVs) which the Department of Transportation (DOTr) acquired for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) under a P6.7 billion contract with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. was launched Monday, July 26, 2021 at the latter's shipyard in Japan. The two...
