OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I express my condolences to the Aquino family and the entire Filipino nation on the demise of former President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino, III who died and was buried last week. As I said in the statement I issued to the press, I admired the...
The United States government on Tuesday launched a P24 million ($500,000) technical and practical training program for the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) to help address wildlife trafficking, illegal logging, and other environmental crimes in Palawan island. Virtual launch of...
OF TREES AND FORESTS Former Senate President Manny Villar Last week, the nation paid tribute to two great Filipinos, separated by more than eighty years, who dedicated themselves to the highest level of excellence and to serving the nation. June 19 was the 160th birth anniversary of Jose Rizal, an...
The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) has renewed its commitment to continue implementing research and development (R&D) development initiatives and provide technical assistance to forest-based industries and micro, small, and...
Good news to all entrepreneurs venturing on furniture, woodcraft, housing and bamboo musical instruments production! (DOST-FPRDI Facebook Page) The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) has announced the launch of its Technovation Hub...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The coronavirus seems to be creeping outside the National Capital Region (NCR). The Department of Health has expressed alarm over the increase in COVID-19 infections in provinces specifically in Mindanao. It noted that 25% of fresh cases the...
Of Trees and Forest Former Senate President Manny Villar As we near the halfway mark of the year, it has become increasingly clear that ending the COVID-19 pandemic is dependent on our capacity to vaccinate our people. Of course, we should continue to strictly implement health protocols—wear...
The Department of Science and Technology- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) is looking into the possibility of tapping forest vines as possible source of raw materials for the country’s handicrafts. Forest vine species (Photo from DOST) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar honored his late father, former Interior Undersecretary Wencelito Andanar, by planting a tree in his name at the Arroceros Forest Park in Manila on Saturday. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar plants a tree in honor of his late father, former Interior...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I was reviewing my new website ( www.mannyvillar.com.ph ) that we recently launched. It is a beautiful website that includes information about myself and what we have built over the years in terms of our business. It is meant to inform but...
The Masungi Georeserve expressed concern on Sunday night, May 16 over the continued forest fires around the wildlife sanctuary, particularly within the protected watershed. "Since April, there have been fires in the protected watershed around us and they have been accelerating the past few weeks,"...
There will be no lush forest that will be decimated with the planned construction of a temporary vaccination site in Nayong Pilipino, according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Nograles made an assurance that the mega vaccination center would be built in the...
