PARIS, France -- Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could decrease deaths directly linked to hot weather and heatwaves by a third, researchers said Wednesday. Modelling found that increasing tree cover to 30 percent would shave off 0.4 degrees Celsius (0.7 degrees...
To implement or not to implement the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) is a hotly contested issue. There are vocal supporters and passionate oppositionists. Both have valid arguments and data showing why it is beneficial — or useless — to our nation. The consensus that is...
The plan of the government in phasing out the public utility jeepney (PUJ) should be given a second look, Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino said. Tolentino thus joined Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate public services committee, in advocating the restoration of jeepney drivers’...
ILOILO CITY – To prevent low birth weight and stunting, the National Nutrition Council (NNC)-6 launched another phase of the supplementing feeding program for women and children in Western Visayas. NNC-6 Regional Coordinator Reginaldo Guillen said that Tutok Kainan Supplementation Program Phases...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, June 3 said the incoming Marcos administration should pursue the “Balik Probinsya” program in order to accelerate regional development so that more Filipinos living in rural areas can enjoy greater economic opportunities in the long run. Go is...
Baguio residents may now conveniently avail of the Professional Regulation Commission’s (PRC) services as a mobile outreach program is set to be conducted in the area on Saturday, July 2. (Professional Regulation Commission) Mobile services that will be offered include the application for...
The proposed Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP) Act will be a boon to the existing Balik Scientist Program of the government, a ranking House of Representatives member underscored on Thursday, Feb. 23. (Unsplash) “We hope that our brilliant Filipino scientists, researchers...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Feb. 20 a total of 895 new Covid-19 cases were recorded during the past week. DOH/MB In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that the daily average cases are currently at 128 which is 19 percent lower than the cases on Feb. 6 to Feb. 12. DOH recorded...
For Filipino farmers, hybrid seeds are no longer needed for the country to achieve rice self-sufficiency. Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) hit the national government’s plan to maximize the use of hybrid seeds, calling it “more disadvantageous than helpful.” (Manila...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has renewed his call for fellow Filipinos to be vigilant and to strictly adhere to the government’s minimum health protocols following the discovery of a new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, also known as “Kraken,” in the country. The Department of Health (DOH),...
The Caloocan City government announced on Friday, Feb. 17, that 40 persons with disabilities (PWDs) and solo parents underwent its free livelihood training program. "Ang pagsasagawa natin ng libreng training ay bahagi ng ating paglalayon na mabigyan ng pantay-pantay na oportunidad ang bawat Batang...
Around 15 personnel from the Local Government Unit of Tampilisan in Zamboanga del Norte have finished training on a technology that converts solid wastes into useful products, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (Photo courtesy of DOST) In a statement, DOST stated that they have...
