Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, June 21, asked the Department of Energy (DOE) for its proposal to help sectors badly affected by the increasing fuel prices. Senator Imee Marcos (Senate of the Philippines) Marcos, chairwoman of the Senate economic affairs committee, said the proposal for nuclear...
Incoming President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. made an excellent decision in heading the Department of Agriculture (DA) which has been embroiled in so much corruption over the past years, outgoing Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said on Tuesday. Outgoing Senate President...
The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) held a tribute for the outgoing Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary, Ramon M. Lopez, on June 14 at the Marco Polo Ortigas Manila in Pasig City. (COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY) With the theme, "Pagbubunyi Para Kay Sec. Mon," CDA presented...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has approved the recommendation to administer Covid-19 booster shots for adolescents aged 12 to 17. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire confirmed that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has already signed this recommendation of the Health Technology...
After 34 years with no operating nuclear facility, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) starts the Philippine Research Reactor-1 Subcritical Assembly for Training, Education, and Research (PRR-1 SATER) on Monday, June 20. The fuel is...
Senators on Tuesday lauded incoming President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s decision to take over the leadership of the Department of Agriculture (DA) when he assumes office on June 30. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Bureau) Senator Sonny Angara said it is the President’s...
The many flavors of the Philippines all in one place There are many ways to celebrate Filipino pride and spirit this June. The best way to do that is through food and travel. Sometimes, one doesn’t need to book numerous trips around the archipelago just to get to know the Philippines. Kain Na!...
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Monday evening, June 20, rejected president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as the Department of Agriculture’s Secretary, claiming that Marcos will only worsen hunger in the country. (Department of Agriculture / Manila Bulletin)...
A Department of Agriculture (DA) that is under the supervision of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. can actually create a resilient Philippine food security, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion believed. According to Concepcion, many of the country's micro,...
The fate of the K-to-12 education hangs on a balance as Vice President-elect Sara Duterte admitted on Monday, June 20, that it will be taken up by the next administration. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte, the incoming Education chief, said the...
President-elect Bongbong Marcos is taking on the portfolio of Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary, as least temporarily. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Bureau) Marcos announced this himself in an impromptu press conference Monday, June 20, at the BBM headquarters in Mandaluyong...
Farmers’ group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), on Monday, June 20, refuted various claims, reiterating that planting food is not a crime and supporting farmers is not a criminal act. Farmers and advocates on Hacienda Tinang (Photo from Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas) The statement is in...
