The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) have sealed the deal for the construction of the Philippines’ second Agri-Industrial Business Corridor (ABC), which will be dedicated to freshwater aquaculture products as well as the yield from urban farming. A...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the local government units (LGUs) to set up science high schools to train the country’s future researchers and scientists. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Undersecretary for Research and...
An agri-industrial hub that will offer reasonably-priced food items to Metro Manila consumers will soon be established in Taguig City, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) The Agri-industrial Business Corridor (ABC) for freshwater aquaculture...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Vaccine experts from the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) are set to check if the efficacy of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines were affected after the Muntinlupa City local government encountered a problem with their cold storage facility...
DepEd Webinar on drug education program (Photo courtesy DepEd) The Department of Education (DepEd) has launched a webinar series for its personnel in order to impart to their learners the dangers of drug abuse. The DepEd said that the webinar will be in five parts. The first part was conducted last...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) tallied 4,516 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, raising the nationwide case count to 1,517,903. Of the total, 3.1 percent or 46,806 are active cases. The DOH said 91.7 percent of them are experiencing mild symptoms, 2.1 percent are...
Most local executives remained heavily dependent on income they received from the national government to fund their operations, data from the Department of Finance’s (DOF) Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) revealed. Based on the latest operating income reports submitted by local...
The Manila Health Department (MHD) has traced one person exposed to the two cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant in Manila and who turned out positive for the disease. After the city government traced all those who were exposed, they were immediately subjected to the Reverse Transcription Polymerase...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it is still monitoring eight “active” Delta variant cases, out of the 35 cases that were detected in the Philippines, after they turned positive when they were re-tested for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “I like to clarify na walo na po ang nakitaan na...
The Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) is aiming to promote regular consumption of fruits and vegetables among Filipino households, especially during this time of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DOST-FNRI...
The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) ready-to-eat (RTE) food and ready-to-drink technologies are open for adoption and commercialization. (Photo from DOST) A total of 17 RTE and RTD technologies developed by the DOST-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI), and DOST-...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, July 19, asked its employees to be "extra vigilant" and not to fall prey to scammers posing as agency officials. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD issued the stern warning after one of its employees in Agusan del Sur reported to...
