After more than a month of relentless price hikes at the pumps, consumers can look forward to a financial breather next week as petroleum product prices will be on rollback, according to the industry players. Based on the initial 4-day calculation of the oil firms, the reduction for gasoline will...
Even though the compensation for the displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Saudi Arabia has slowly trickled, the government should still continuously pursue the claims of the remaining Filipinos, including those who worked in other countries, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said on...
Despite the persistent El Niño in the early part of the year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has assured stable rice prices through June. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said on Thursday, Feb. 8, that the nation's rice supply for the first half of the year is secure,...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy is not dismissing the possibility that the cyberattacks launched over three weeks ago against government websites may be linked to the South China Sea dispute between the Philippines and China. DICT...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Thursday, Feb. 8, has confirmed that China approached the Philippines to cooperate with the investigation against the recent thwarted cyberattack. DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy during the Presidential Communication Office (PCO)...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Thursday, Feb. 8 said one of its officials was bestowed with an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Award. Dr. Rico J. Cabangon, DOST Forest Products Research and Development Institute Officer-in-Charge of the Office of the...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday, Feb. 7, cited security concerns as one of the reasons why the agency cannot issue free visas to some nationalities despite calls for such an arrangement. DFA Undersecretary for Consular Affairs Gary Domingo said that while the Marcos...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (below, third from right) visits the northern frontier's maritime defense outpost in Mavulis Island in Itbayat, Batanes on Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto...
The Philippine Science High School System (PSHSS) may soon expand, offering its best science education to even more students across the Philippines. PSHS-Main Campus facade (PSHS/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced in a statement released on Wednesday,...
President Marcos intends to double the number of land titles that will be distributed to beneficiaries this year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos said he wants the government to double the 90,000 distributed titles last year as he aims to complete the distribution...
Following a recent report on some neglected solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS), the Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered an investigation on why some units were not given to farmers. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said on Wednesday, Feb. 7, that a thorough...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Cybersecurity issued tips for the public on Wednesday, Feb. 7, to ensure a safer cyberspace. Photo from Pixabay This initiative aimed to be disseminated after various cyberattacks targeted agencies, specifically the Overseas Workers...
