Being in nature, reconnecting with the wisdom of the land, and eating healthy food, fresh from the farm—what more can you ask for? I was able to experience these when I spent a month in the Stanford Hall Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm in Leicestershire, United Kingdom—living off the...
Typhoon Frank, which struck our municipality in Iloilo in 2008, still lives vividly in my mind. I remember how the night before the flood, my sisters and I, one of whom is a differently abled person, were nonchalant about what was happening outside. The blackout did not bother us because that meant...
The Pasay City government distributed P3,000 worth of grocery items to 89 beneficiaries of the “Dagdag Puhunan Livelihood Project” to help them start their own sari-sari (variety) store or any chosen business. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the 89 beneficiaries of “Dagdag Puhunan Livelihood...
Melissa de Leon Joseph and family Congenital Heart Diseases (CHD) still rank as one of the top 10 leading causes of pediatric morbidity and mortality in the Philippines, according to a Philippine Heart Center Journal. Its incidence of 5-10/1,000 live births is high among children with congenital...
At least 300 minors will ‘cheat’ possible death and as a bonus, will be able to play, study and spend birthdays like ordinary normal children after expenses for their surgery were assured by the 1PACMAN Partylist on Thursday, Dec. 16. A two-year-old girl with CHD thanks to Deputy Speaker Romero...
The Gokongwei family’s investment in Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. is resulting in synergies between the Gokongwei’s retail business and the restaurant chain. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Shakey’s announced plans to reopen Project Pie at Shopwise Hypermarket...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) officially launched its salt production and iodization project in Batanes. (Photo by Charles Deluvio on Unsplash) The DOST-II through the Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) in Batanes launched the project in the island province’s...
Writing and reflecting on each Conference of the Parties (COP) since Paris has always been such an exercise of awareness. It is always a struggle of balancing personal frustrations and beliefs with how the process is going, while also recognizing the many complexities of multi-country negotiations...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the importance of having a reliable information infrastructure to connect those unserved, underserved, and geographically disadvantaged areas in the country to the online world. Community Cellular Networks established in San Luis, Aurora...
CARMONA, Cavite – The municipal government unveiled its new Smart City Landmark in the roundabout along Governor's Drive on Saturday (Dec 4). Municipality of Carmona, Cavite / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN In May, the local government unit (LGU) announced the ratification of a joint venture...
The Department of Agriculture's (DA) Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), the largest World Bank-funded project in the country, has been extended up to July 2025 and has received additional foreign funds of about P16 billion. In a statement, DA said the project got additional funding came...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) and Mindanao State University (MSU)-Maguindanao have teamed up to implement a project that will address the lack of water resources and...
