To assist farmers in recovering from the devastation caused by Typhoon "Odette" and the Covid-19 pandemic, the Crops Research Division (CRD) of the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD)...
DOH Local government units (LGUs) were urged to establish their own committee that will ensure access to clean drinking water in their respective areas. This action was discussed during the meeting of the Inter-Agency Committee on Environmental Health (IACEH) last Jan. 16, said Department of Health...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Wednesday, January 18, expressed his disgust at the failure and confusion among government agencies on questions about the importation of salt or importation permit issues. Villanueva was referring to a hybrid public hearing by the Senate agriculture...
Although it has a shoreline of 36,000 kilometers, the Philippines imports 93 percent or 550,000 metric tons of salt for its requirement. “We should look at the salt industry as an added income source to fishermen during the dry season and the possibility of exporting Philippine sea salt,”...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, January 18 called for the creation of an agricultural information system (AIS) to deter price manipulation of basic food items such as onion, which has recently seen record high levels. Gatchalian said having an AIS in place could prevent any artificial...
Some senators have expressed their support for the bill that seeks to amend the law that established a fixed term and retirement age for some officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said a review of Republic Act No. 11709, which was passed into law...
A ranking US government official will be in the Philippines starting today, Jan. 18, for a strategic dialogue with Filipino officials. US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink will be holding talks with Philippine diplomatic and defense officials as he...
ZURICH, Switzerland — For the third time in seven months, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has met with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has expressed intention to support the country's railway projects, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said. President Ferdinand...
The same restrictions will still remain according to the Department of Health (DOH) even in the event that the World Health Organization (WHO) lifts the public health emergency due to Covid-19. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3...
In hopes of advancing digital cooperation with foreign territories, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) inked another memorandum of understanding, this time with Singapore. DICT Undersecretary for Public Affairs and Foreign Relations Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo with...
The national government has launched its pilot Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration site in the remote area of Masantol, Pampanga and it has “provided valuable insights” to the public, said the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). SIM cards (Pixabay)...
Any vaccine or health technology will always have a health risk attached to it, an official from the Department of Health (DOH) stated on Tuesday, Jan. 17 as United States (US) authorities are bound to investigate drugmaker Pfizer's Covid-19 bivalent vaccine and its possible link to a type of brain...
