CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office in region 10 (Northern Mindanao) has promised to work out marketing agreement with the Lantapan Vegetable Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative to assist farmers with a possible market tie-up with the cooperative’s existing...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN More cases of BA.5 Omicron subvariant were detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, July 7. In a statement, the DOH said that 140 cases of BA.5 subvariant were detected in the latest genome sequencing run. Also included in the...
Over three hundred residents affected by the increasing number of typhoid fever cases in Cebu received cash aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Barili residents affected by typhoid fever receive financial aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD/...
The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA)'s "Co-opbiz", an online global marketplace for its cooperative members, was formally launched on June 28 at Novotel Manila Araneta City in Quezon City. (COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY) It can be accessed at coopbiz.ph. The "Co-opbiz" is an e-commerce...
Given the focus on the deadly and infectious Covid-19, people may have forgotten about dengue; how it could be equally fatal since the disease-carrying mosquitoes might just be right around someone's backyard. THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. This was specifically pointed out by...
92334 The Department of Health (DOH) is still waiting on who will be appointed as its next chief, the agency’s spokesperson said. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement on Thursday, July 7. Health officials on Wednesday, July 6, met President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos...
DOH The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is already investigating a Filipino instant noodle brand that has been issued with health warnings from some European countries over alleged presence of ethylene oxide. “Ito ay tinitingnan na ngayon ng Food and Drug Administration (The Food and Drug...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) maintained on Thursday, July 7, that vaccination against Covid-19 is not mandatory. “Gusto natin klaruhin wala pong binigay na statement ang ating gobyerno, ang Kagawaran, na ang ating pagbabakuna ay mandatory (We want to clarify that our government as well as...
A total of 52 scholars were able to finish a six-year specialized science curriculum of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) system. Philippine Science High School System Logo (PSHS System Facebook page) The "pioneer" scholars were from PSHS - Zamboanga Peninsula Region Campus (PSHS-ZRC). PSHS...
The Department of Finance (DOF) would support the imposition of a tax on single-use plastic packaging to combat pollution. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that a single-use plastic packaging tax is “worth considering” by the Marcos administration to help address the challenges of the...
PRESIDENT Bongbong Marcos (left) with Presidential Security Group chief Col. Ramon Zagala. (Ali Vicoy) CEBU CITY – President Ferdinand R. “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. personally leading the Department of Agriculture (DA) bodes well for the agency, a federation of pork producers said Thursday, July...
To whom can the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) gain a perfect point of view about the maritime industry to plan its best future? Obviously, from the experienced experts in the field. PCIEERD Executive Director Enrico C. Paringit (from left) along with DOST Region 10 Director Alfonso...
