CAGAYAN -- It is difficult for an individual farmer to survive if the operational expenses in land preparation, high cost of fuel, fertilizer and farm inputs are to be considered. Executive Director Narciso A. Adillo of Department of Agriculture’s Regional Field Office 2, raised this point in his...
Government agencies have issued a Joint Administrative Order (JAO) providing for a “safe harbor” that will make online platforms also liable for the violations committed by their online merchants as government tighten its watch amid burgeoning e-commerce transactions in the country. JAO 2022-01...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Monday, March 14, that cloud-based energy monitors and eSensors could help save energy amid the rising prices of fuel. "Ang krudo sa Pilipinas na ginagawang gasoline, diesel, at LPG ay imported, kaya pag tumaas ang presyo ng krudo sa mundo,...
Malacanang last week announced the appointment of Abdullah Derupong Mama-o as the new secretary of the newly created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). A law practitioner, labor lawyer, and assemblyman, Mama-o was, most recently, the presidential adviser on overseas Filipino worker (OFW)...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reported 564 more people who contracted Covid-19. Sunday's figure pushed the Philippines' overall tally of confirmed cases to 3,670,739, of which, only 46,537 remain as active cases, based on the data shown in the agency's official website. The regions with the...
Vaccination in Pateros (Pateros municipal government) An official of the Department of Health (DOH) said that the conduct of the 4th Covid-19 national vaccination drive or the “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” campaign has been extended to further increase the country’s vaccination coverage. “So yung...
JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN Thousands of students in public schools under the Department of Education (DepEd) received assistance to help them adapt to blended learning and prepare them for the gradual resumption of in-person classes amid the Covid-19 pandemic. For the benefit of...
The Philippines and the European Union (EU) have officially launched the National Copernicus Capacity Support Action Program for the Philippines (CopPhil) to strengthen resilience to natural disasters and climate change. In a taped report, DOST Secretary Fortunato "Boy" de la Peña said CopPhil...
(NOEL CELIS / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Science and Technology's (DOST) Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) has recommended the use of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine among children six to 17 years old. “The VEP already submitted the recommendation to FDA , use of Sinovac vaccine for the...
A women-led enterprise assisted by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through its Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) in Misamis Oriental now helps housewives to earn extra income. Workers clean the pouches before putting the products in the Fully Automatic Double Layer...
"Bring him to my office." This was Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.'s order after receiving reports that a man claiming to be an employee at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) was selling passport appointment slots, and was running away with his victims' money. Foreign Affairs...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) has allotted a P3.2 million fund to iSULAT (intelligent stroke utilization, learning, assessment, and testing) project to address handwriting problems. In a taped report, DOST Secretary...
