Businessmen involved in agriculture held a meeting on Wednesday, May 17, to come up with solutions to helping small farmers scale up their production under Go Negosyo’s Kapatid Angat Lahat Agri Program (KALAP). (From left) Francisco Dizon of Dizon Farms, Ramon Garcia of DFNN, Winston Uy of...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has congratulated the young Filipino athletes who brought glory to the Philippines by bagging top prizes in recent international competitions in Muay Thai and Pencak Silat. In Senate Resolution 612, Padilla lauded Islay Erika Bomogao, an Igorot warrior from...
The Senate on Monday, May 15 approved on third and final reading the bill proposing a 350 to 488 percent rate increase in the disability pension of veterans and their beneficiaries. With 21 affirmative and zero negative votes, Senate Bill No. 1480 or the proposed Act Rationalizing the Disability...
What farming and motherhood have in common is that it takes dedication, patience, and instinct to raise seedlings or children to their full potential. Being a farmer isn’t easy, and motherhood isn’t a breeze either, but how about those who do both? Mother’s Day is coming close! Aside from...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he has ordered relevant government agencies to look into how the Philippines could appropriately address the concerns of Malaya Lolas, an organization composed of former "comfort women" or victims of sexual slavery by the Japanese imperial army...
The late Lydia de Vega Champion professional Filipino athletes--like the late great Lydia de Vega-Mercado--should be entitled to receive retirement, healthcare, and death benefits. For this purpose, Davao City 1st district Pep. Paolo Duterte, Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Yap and ACT-CIS...
(Julia Filirovska/Pexels) Pork is an essential part of the Filipino diet and cuisine. Adobo, lechon, sisig, crispy pata, bagnet, and sinigang are examples of well-known Filipino pork dishes. However, buying pork can be overwhelming, especially for those still inexperienced in cooking. Once you go...
Senator Rafael "Raffy" Tulfo on Monday, May 8, filed a bill seeking to provide free financial literacy training programs for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as a pre-departure and post-arrival seminar to prevent them from being victimized by various investment and online scams. Tulfo, chairman of...
BF Ecofarm and Leisure Park prides itself as the only aesthetically developed farm in its province. (Roderick Bulay) Spending the day in nature is undoubtedly one way to attain serenity and relaxation. Breathing in the fresh air and resting under the shade of the trees is a great way for a reset....
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Sunday, May 7 said he is upbeat over President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s efforts to find employment opportunities for Filipinos in his overseas trips. This, after Malacañang announced during President Marcos’ trip to the United States...
A total 76 percent Filipinos believe that the country is headed in the right direction, findings in the March 2023 OCTA First Quarter survey results released on Saturday, May 6, showed. According to the OCTA’s “Tugon ng Masa” survey conducted from March 24 to 28, 76 percent of Filipinos think...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday, May 6, that there were no more Filipinos trapped at the Egypt-Sudan border. (Photo courtesy of DFA) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Affairs Eduardo Jose de Vega told DZMM’s TeleRadyo from Cairo that some 320 Filipinos from Sudan...
