The 2020 World Travel Awards, in which our country won four of the most prestigious titles, is giving you a lot more reasons to explore our many islands in the sun SEA IT TO BELIEVE IT There is an abundance of natural resources and marine life in the country (photo by Erwin T. Lim) There is no...
A year and three months into his position, Agriculture Secretary William Dar has finally decided to shake things up at the Department of Agriculture (DA) with a major reshuffle followed by a series of appointments. Agriculture Secretary William Dar (Photo credit: https://www.da.gov.ph/) For some of...
Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is pushing for technology-based innovations in garlic production as the Philippines still imports 90 percent of the country’s demand for this particular farm commodity. In a study, SEARCA said raising...
Just due to Super Typhoon Rolly alone, the agriculture sector already incurred as much as P3 billion worth of damage and losses, bringing the sector's total damage in the span of two weeks to P6 billion. Based on the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council...
Agriculture, the country's most promising sector for this year, is now reeling from damage and losses nearly P5 billion after being hit by two strong typhoons in the span of two weeks. The latest data from the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRM)...
Government policymakers are being urged to save Petron refinery from its shutdown plan, because it is the only remaining strategic asset that could ensure the country’s energy security goals. Photo credit: https://www.petron.com/ Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Sherwin T. Gatchalian advanced...
Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez (NTF AGAINST COVID-19 / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Finance (DOF) urged the chief executives of local government units (LGUs) to borrow money to bankroll projects that would help the country recover from the coronavirus-induced global economic crisis....
It has not yet been 24 hours since Typhoon Rolly entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), and the country’s agriculture sector has already incurred P1.1 billion worth of damages and losses from what is considered the world's strongest tropical cyclone for this year so far. (JANSEN...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Central Visayas through its Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) has linked the Dumalan Farmers' Association, Inc. (DUMFA) of Dalaguete, Cebu to the Ulay Agro Industrial Enterprises (UAI), a Cebu City based vegetable trader/buyer in...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--The PBA will resume the games on Tuesday after ironing out the new set of guidelines from the Inter-Agency Task Force that will ensure the safety of everyone inside the bubble. Practices will be allowed on Sunday (today, for...
Good news: You can finally rebook those canceled flights as some of the country’s top destinations have reopened for leisure travel. The bad news? You will be facing rigorous protocols and spending cash for swab tests. These spots, however, are taking the best approaches to ensure your safety,...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has ordered all manufacturers and operators of bagging facilities to immediately cease all printing operations of previously approved cement bag designs indicating the words "Product of the Philippines" but are used to pack imported cement products as it...