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...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is courting Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MPC) to assemble the next generation Xpander, a compact sports utility vehicle, to fulfill its commitment under the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS). DTI Special Trade Representative to Japan Dita...
The government has allotted P1 billion fund for farmers under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) program, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) disclosed, Thursday, Feb. 16. FARMERS in Western Visayas are set to receive in-bred rice seeds for wet season planting. (DA-6)...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian observes the features of the newly-launched Finance and Management Service-For Your Information resource site as Director Wayne Belizar provides a walkthrough of the site during the project launch on Tuesday, Feb. 14,...
A proposed measure that would provide additional benefits, such as free medical check-up and allowances, to people under the government’s Witness Protection Program (WPP) has been filed at the House of Representatives. Witness Protection Program (Image from Department of Justice) The House...
The Las Piñas City government conducted a feeding program for children in Barangay BF International CAA on Friday, Feb. 10 Mayor Imelda Aguilar said about 600 children were provided with nutritious “almondigas”, a noodle soup dish with meatballs and patola, pandesal, and bottled water. She...
A possible reintroduction of the popular 1990s Toyota Tamaraw and the resurgence of the car manufacturing industry in the Philippines are some of the topics that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. discussed with Japanese officials and investors during a series of meetings on Friday, Feb....
Manases Evasco and Rialyn Rosales at their meat shop in Poblacion Central, Barcelona, Sorsogon. (Manases Evasco) By OLIVER SAMSON Manases Evasco, 37, was a nurse at a Capuchin friar community in Mandaluyong when a cousin lost his job at a food and beverage company in 2016. When Manases’ cousin...
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program logo (FACEBOOK) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) so far identified 750,000 households that will replace the graduate-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), said Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday, Feb. 10....
A total of 83 parents with children who are malnourished and with disabilities have been given a chance to have emergency employment by the Muntinlupa City government. The parents recently underwent orientation as the first batch of workers of the program Tulong Pangkabuhayan para sa Ating...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Western Visayas was awarded for its drug reduction program for the year 2022 recently. A K-9 dog and its handler check luggage and boxes for illegal drugs at the port of Boracay in Malay town, Aklan province. (PDEA-6) PDEA-6 was named...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) welcomed ten new aspiring space scientists to the Advanced Degrees for Accelerating Strategic Space R&D and Applications (AD ASTRA) Scholarships Program. The new scholars signed their contracts on Wednesday, Feb. 8. During the ceremony, PhilSA Director...
