The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) with the French National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO) to establish a framework of cooperation on the promotion of geographical indication (GI) in enhancing the competitiveness of...
The Las Piñas City government has created a local committee on anti-trafficking and violence against women and children (VAWC). The local committee conducted a seminar which was attended by department heads and partners from the national government and discussed the importance of having a local...
The International Finance Corp. (IFC) said it will assist the Communication and Renewable Energy Infrastructure (CREI) Phils Inc. in funding the construction of shared telecommunications towers across the country. Jean-Marc Arbogast, IFC Philippines country manager, said on Thursday, Aug. 4, that...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. prodded on Thursday, Aug. 4, local chief executives (LCEs) to further strengthen their respective Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (BADACs). “Humihingi po ako ng tulong about illegal drugs (I am...
Diwa C. Guinigundo OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Nothing was trivial for FVR, for at the time he was gunning for the presidency, every little support meant the world for him. There was no mistaking that FVR seemed to hold no chance at all. The New York Times reported on Dec. 1, 1991 that Laban ng...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the release of targeted subsidies to the most vulnerable Filipino families will cushion the impact of elevated prices of oil and other commodities. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said on Wednesday, Aug. 3, that it is...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Two separate violent occurrences shook our world in the past week. The first was political while the second was natural. On July 24, 2022, a shooting incident marred what should have been a joyous occasion, the graduation ceremonies of the...
The rehabilitation and reconstruction of the schools damaged by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake will cost P1.706 billion, said the Department of Education (DepEd). (Photo courtesy of Dugong Elementary School) DepEd’s data as of Aug. 1 showed that there were 495 schools affected by the destructive...
The domestic electronics industry has urged for a review of the effectiveness of the incentives rationalization program of the government stating the country could potentially lose $400 million worth of investments to other countries, on top of the earlier $3.25 billion losses, should there be no...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a measure seeking to strengthen the delivery of mental health services in basic education schools in the Philippines. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 379 or the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act in hopes of immediately countering...
The Department of Education’s (DepEd) immediate solution for the urgent need to provide a "safe space for teachers and students" following the destructive magnitude 7.0 northwestern Luzon quake is by building and looking for temporary learning spaces. Aftermath of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) launched its second official Facebook Page "Usapang Budget” that aims to connect with and relate budget concerns to ordinary Filipinos. According to Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, "Usapang Budget" aims to inform the people of the latest...
