To enhance the quality and marketability of oyster mushrooms in the Philippines, the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (DA-BAFS) Standards Research Division conductedl Field Data Gathering activities in Nueva Vizcaya and Agusan del Sur recently. ...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has prepositioned several relief packs for those who will be affected by Typhoon Carina. According to OVP, there are already relief items for 6,700 families. These were prepared by its Disaster Operations Center (DOC). The assistance will be distributed...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC), the government's second-largest tax agency, is poised to surpass its revenue target this year, potentially hitting a record of nearly P1 trillion. Assistant Commissioner and Spokesperson Vincent Philip Maronilla said the BOC’s internal target is to exceed its 2024...
Former Quezon City councilor Dante M. De Guzman has been convicted by the Sandiganbayan of four counts of graft for his failure to distribute P7.98 million worth of relief goods to his constituents in 2008 and 2009. De Guzman was sentenced to six to eight years imprisonment for each of the four...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Members of the House of Representatives have issued a stern warning to “abusive” businessmen following the directive of Speaker Martin Romualdez to investigate the price spike on basic goods. In a joint statement on Thursday, April 25,...
The Police Regional Office-13 distributed relief goods to flood-affected families in Agusan and Surigao provinces and Butuan City. The Regional Community Affairs and Development Division and Regional Public Information Office of PRO-13 said P267,729 worth of relief goods have been given and P38,420...
President Marcos said that his administration will work on strengthening the country's agriculture programs and focus on measures that would keep basic needs affordable this 2024. File photos (Malacañang, Manila Bulletin) Marcos said this as he welcomed reports that the inflation rate dropped to...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) Aware that his bill is gaining traction among his colleagues, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte has renewed his call for the passage of the measure that provides free and streamlined...
Control the rising prices of agricultural commodities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. talks with new DA Secretary Francisco Tui Laurel Jr. following his appointment on Nov. 3, 2023.(Noel Pabalate) This was President Marcos' marching order to new Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary...
The government has more than P37.1 million worth of relief goods which have remained undistributed and exposed to loss, wastage or misappropriation, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its 2022 audit on the Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM), COA said that storage and timely distribution...
Malacañan said that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Saturday, Sept. 23, has so far seized P31.5 billion worth of smuggled goods, the highest in the agency’s history. (From left) BOC Commissioner Bien Rubio and CIIS Director Verne Enciso (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) A...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) With Christmas just around the corner, House Speaker Martin Romualdez says he is eyeing a meeting with canned goods manufacturers and other producers of food products in an attempt to stave off an impending price...
