Unveiling of the marker at Palacio de Memoria, recipient of the Philippine Heritage Awards (PHA) 2020, led by (from left) Lawrence Charles Salazar, head of NCCA’s Cultural Heritage Section; Ambassador Philippe Lhuillier; Camillle Lhuillier-Albani, general manager of Palacio de Memoria; Arch....
A total of 35 Indegenous Peoples (IP) youth from an Aeta community in Porac, Pampanga finished a digital literacy program spearheaded by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) - Pampanga. DICT Pampanga (FACEBOOK) The project was in partnership with the National...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) vowed to pass on time President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s first full-year budget with the cooperation of Congress. At the Post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) Economic Briefing on Tuesday, July 26, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the...
The Marcos administration is aiming to raise Filipinos’ average earning to around P20,000 per month in two years, an income level that would propel the Philippines towards the much coveted upper-middle income status. From the current per capita income of $3,549 or roughly P197,692 at current...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) secured another win with the conviction of seven investment scammers behind One Dream Marketing Inc. for the illegal offer of securities and engaging in fraudulent transactions. In a statement, the SEC said the Regional Trial Court in Batangas sentenced...
The Filipino invention can far supersede technologies from foreign counterparts at least in the eyes of GECAR Machine Solutions, Inc. (GECAR), a partner of the Department of Science and Technology – Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC). Photo courtesy of DOST-MIRDC Based...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina In the ’80s, Filipino track legend Lydia de Vega was our country’s source of immense pride as the undisputed sprint queen of Asia with her national record of 11.28 seconds in the 100-meter dash remaining unbroken for three decades. With all her...
Two bronze medals were brought home by two students who represented the country in a recently-concluded international mathematics tilt in Oslo, Norway, the Department of Science and Technology - Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) said on Monday, July 25. (Photo courtesy of DOST-SEI) Aside from...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia could cost thousands of New Zealand jobs, as her nation and neighbouring Australia stepped up border biosecurity restrictions. "While not a threat to humans, it would devastate our...
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Danilo Cruz has expressed his desire for the agency to provide more training that will improve the economic and social standing of the Filipino workforce. TESDA/MB He said this during his first flag raising ceremony as...
A new stage for performing arts There’s a new Theater for the Performing Arts in Metro Manila. Located at the Circuit Makati, the Samsung Performing Arts Theater is a 1,500 seater that was launched on July 14. It’s a truly impressive theater, built to the latest international specifications and...
Poet Niccolo Vitug culminates 20 years of writing poems with his new book ‘Enter Deeply’ Everything is going online today. Even books are becoming products of modern digitalization and there are benefits that come from that. But still, nothing beats having a physical book in your hand, smelling...
