The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Project Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Industry in the Philippines or SARAi has been launched in Tuguegarao City. (Keith BAcongco/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In partnership with the local government unit (LGU) of Tuguegarao...
Over 18,000 national and local elective positions will be vacated next year. Aspirants who wish to fill one of these positions are now in the spotlight this week as they file their certificates of candidacy. It’s too early to tell whether or not our future leaders will have platforms to combat...
A community library bucked the pull out of books and documents published by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in at least three state university libraries. (Unsplash) The Kalinga State University (KSU), Isabela State University (ISU), and Aklan State University (ASU) removed...
More than 300 industry leaders in the Philippines have joined a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-led virtual summit to tackle how Filipino youth can help businesses thrive amid the COVID-19 pandemic. United States Agency for International Development in the Philippines...
Marketing is one of the most important things a business can do. The recently concluded two-day webinar hosted by the Department of Agriculture Region 2 through the GREAT Women Project 2 offered tips on how to effectively market their businesses. (Screenshot from Facebook Live) In a virtual forum...
It’s been more than a century of habitat destruction, pollution, invasive species spread, overharvesting, climate change, and excessive population growth. Undeniably, human activities have really pushed millions of species to the brink of disappearing—the current extinction crisis is clearly of...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has urged the Senate to pass the resolution calling on the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to immediately suspend construction activities in the Kaliwa Dam project following reports of multiple irregularities and violations of procedural...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused the shutdown of many businesses but it also led them to explore new markets to offer their products. At the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Project Buyanihan was launched in partnership with the Fort Bonifacio Development Foundation (FBDFI). 33009 Buyanihan...
Last month, we received another wake-up call from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change through its latest assessment report. The report highlighted that climate change is undoubtedly caused by human activity, and its impacts are already happening and will become more severe with every...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has disclosed that the Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage System is pushing through with the implementation of the highly controversial New Centennial Water Source Kaliwa Dam Project (NCWS KDP) without completing its application for necessary permits from concerned...
32033 More than 1,000 NCR-based workers in the IT manufacturing and construction sectors received their first jabs as part of the “Reform. Rebound. Recover: 1M Jobs (1MJ) Project”. The workers belong to the Philippine Constructors Association (PCA) and Semiconductor and Electronics Industries...
In the dead of the night of July 24, 2021, while the rest of Metro Manila and Sitio San Roque in Baras, Rizal were gradually preparing to sleep, several shots were heard coming from the middle of the forest. An eerie silence soon followed as the community waited for what will happen next. Soon...
