KIDS swim at the famous beach front in Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach destination reopened to local tourists last October. (Tara Yap) The Department of Health (DOH) said a review should be conducted with regards to the government's policy on allowing children outdoors in...
Aside from being the country's "salad bowl," the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is also a model against climate change. (Photo courtesy of the DA) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said the region up north is indeed a strategic region that serves as a model in averting...
COVID-19 VIRUS ILLUSTRATION/FILE PHOTO The Department of Health (DOH) recorded two deaths among the 35 people who tested positive for the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus. "Dito sa Pilipinas, we have a total of 35 individuals detected with the Delta variant. Dalawa sa kanila ay namatay. Yung isa...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is supporting the bid of Iloilo City to be designated as the “Creative City of Gastronomy“ by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). La Paz Batchoy, a prominent noodle soup dish from La Paz, Iloilo City composed of savory...
Various health workers from public and private hospitals in Metro Manila have decried the non-release of their benefits as Bayanihan to Recover as One Act 2 (Bayanihan 2) ended. (Photo from AHW) According to the Alliance of Health Workers, as of June 30, some health workers from public hospitals...
The Philippines has sounded the alarm on the significant gap in coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination in the world as 80 percent of the global vaccine supply went to high- and upper-middle-income countries. DFA Deputy Assistant Secretary Marian Jocelyn T. Tirol-Ignacio delivers the Philippines’...
The country’s indigenous berries as potential functional foods against non-communicable diseases is now being explored under the two projects supported by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD). (PIXABY) DOST Secretary...
State researchers are conducting biodiversity surveys on seaweeds in some areas in four provinces bordering the Verde Island Passage (VIP) through the assistance of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced on Friday, July 16, that it is poised to send 31 scholars abroad under its Foreign Graduate Science and Technology (S&T) scholarship program. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the program is being...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will launch next week a gamified quiz mobile app for whiz students. (DOST Facebook page) The DOST announced the launch of the app dubbed STARBOOKS WhiZ on July 22. “Outsmart your friends in STARBOOKS WhiZ- The Gamified STORYBOOKS Quiz App! Coming...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, July 16, that the investigator’s brochures on the four vaccine brands that will be used in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trial (SVT) have already been under review by its expert panel. (Photo by ALI VICOY/...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has extended financial assistance to two soldiers who were wounded during separate encounters with terrorist groups in Northern Mindanao. Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Director Mari-Flor A. Dollaga hands over financial...
