Image by Jerry Phons /Pixabay Singapore is the smallest country in Southeast Asia. With only 1% of the land area dedicated to agriculture, the country imports 90% of its food from other countries. There is a challenge in food in food production because there is only limited agricultural land to...
Department of Social Welfare and Development The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) tapped the help of the local government units (LGUs) in the assessment of beneficiaries for the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). The decision came after people hoping to get cash aid flocked to...
Citizens flock in front of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Legarda Street, Manila, after receiving information that they will receive livelihood assistance from DSWD on January 13, 2023. Some residents started to line up as early as 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 12, but...
The upgrade of the Monsanas- Upper Dimorok-Lower Dimorok Road will improve mobility and the transport of goods in Zamboanga del Sur, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Monday, Dec. 19. DPWH Regional Office 9 Director Cayamombao D. Dia reported that the newly-paved...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Most of the online stories or articles are about places to visit, great deals to catch, and even gift ideas to give this Yuletide season. Have you shopped yet? Where are you celebrating Christmas and New Year? Are you contemplating whether or not to give...
Rep. Sam Verzosa, Tutok To Win Partylist Representative (Tutok To Win Partylist photo) A neophyte in the partylist setup in the House of Representatives, Tutok to Win, is one among 55 proclaimed winners in the May 2022 elections with 685,578 votes. As ninth of 178 partylist candidates, it has...
Two Philippine public high schools were conferred with the SEAMEO-Japan Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Award for their excellent sustainable development initiatives. Out of the 272 participating schools, La Filipina National High School (LFNHS) in Tagum City bagged the 1st prize while...
Grameen Foundation in partnership with Barry Callebaut , the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, has launched a five-year program in the Davao region of the Philippines that is designed to improve 25,000 smallholder farmers’ copra production and incomes...
Highlighting Filipino hospitality and sustainable Philippine tourism during a recent global summit in Saudi Arabia, Tourism Chief Christina Garcia Frasco revealed that the agency is eyeing to train at least 100,000 Filipino tourism workers next year to strengthen the "Filipino Brand of Service...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL “A Decade of Sustainable Tourism” was the overarching theme as the Asian Institute of Management – Andrew L. Tan Center for Tourism held an event to celebrate its 10th year, and to launch the first-ever Philippine Tourism Excellence Awards....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has given the Department of Energy (DOE) the greenlight for its plan to explore and develop the country's offshore wind (OSW) potential as a source of clean and sustainable energy. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the President) Marcos ordered DOE Secretary...
The House Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) has approved a bill that seeks to establish a Green Public Procurement Program for all branches of the government. House Bill (HB) 1272 , otherwise known as “An Act Establishing A Green Public Procurement Program For All Branches Of...
