The Department of Science and Technology-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) and DOST Region XI inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Davao for the establishment of the Davao Food Terminal Complex (DFTC) as a packaging technology transfer...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday, Feb. 16 that they brought up the issue of vote buying with providers of e-wallet systems and financial companies. (PIXABAY) "I think it's pretty self-evident that this is a very easy mode of doing vote buying," Comelec Spokesperson James...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the planned P3.5 billion initial public offering (IPO) of Bank of Commerce and the P60-billion fixed-rate bonds of its parent company San Miguel Corporation (SMC). The Commission En Banc resolved to render effective the registration...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Analytics Association of the Philippines (AAP) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to create a National industry Board for Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), the agency said on Tuesday, Feb. 15. (Photo from TESDA /...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has commended the recent issuance of Executive Order (EO)162 which institutionalizes the acceptance of the Philippine Identification (PhilID) and PhilSys Number (PSN) or its derivatives as sufficient proof of identity and age in all government and private...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the Science for Change-Business Innovation Through science and technology (BIST) for Industry Program has provided financial assistance amounting to P15.95 million to a veterinary research and diagnostics company in Batangas. (Unsplash) Citing...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I was born in the year 1949 and spent my teen years during the 1960s. It was a glorious decade and for many from my generation, the Golden Age in Philippine history. The younger generation would forgive us geezers for reminiscing about the...
After the dismal decision of the First Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for them, a group of petitioners on Tuesday, Feb. 15, filed a motion for reconsideration before the Comelec en Banc asking it to reverse the decision dismissing their disqualification petition against...
If he hadn't become a boxer, PROMDI presidential bet Senator Manny Pacquiao would have been a rebel fighting for justice and equality for poor Filipinos in the mountains of Mindanao. Senator Manny Pacquiao at Peace Forum Pacquiao made this candid admission of how his mind worked during the years of...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has pushed for the use of electric vehicles, citing the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions. (Photo courtesy of CHRG) In a virtual presser, DOST Secretary Fortunato "Boy" de la Peña reminded the country's commitment to the Paris Agreement. Under...
Disinformation and propaganda are playing part in the popularity of presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos among low-income groups, according to a lecturer at the De La Salle University (DLSU). (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) Talking to ANC, Cleve Arguelles, lecturer at the DLSU's...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has collected P119.07 million in fees and penalties through its web-based system that allows cashless payment of business registrations, fees, and other charges. SEC Chairman Emilio Aquino said the fees and other charges collected through the Electronic...
