A memorandum of agreement will be signed by the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to formally join forces in alleviating the status of the country's most vulnerable sector. Courtesy of Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor PCUP Chairperson and...
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...
Lack of public utilities add to the hardships of informal settler families (ISFs) at government resettlement areas, Senator Raffy Tulfo said. Tulfo revealed this in today’s hybrid public hearing of the Senate Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement chaired by Senator Joseph Victor...
With the opening of its second store in the Philippines, Makatizens are able to enjoy the sophisticated, ready-to-wear designer from Urban Revivo CONCRETE JUNGLE Interior of the new Glorietta 3 Urban Revivo store Fast fashion is clothing that moves quickly from design to retail stores to meet...
The excellence and tenacity of Philippine Army (PA) personnel was on full display during the conduct of a combined arms and littoral live fire exercise (CALLFEX) and urban operations demonstration in Rizal, Palawan on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Philippine Army troops execute a plan during the urban...
By Roselynn Jane Villa Public relations practitioner and urban farmer Roselynn Jane Villa shares, in her own words, three lessons she learned from tending her rooftop garden. READ: Public relations practitioner shares how she started her rooftop garden in Manila Two pots of Greek basil that I just...
By Roselynn Jane Villa My name is Roselynn Jane Villa, a public relations practitioner whose other interests include urban gardening, manual-method coffee brewing, and recently watercolor and ink drawing. My rooftop garden is located in Sta. Cruz, Manila City. I began container gardening in...
As the prices of food and other basic commodities continue to soar, the AGRI Party-list has filed a bill that promotes urban agriculture and enlists the youth’s participation in food security. “We need to explore urban agriculture and vertical farming in our efforts to address our country's...
As part of its goal to bring the government closer to the people, the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) launched a mini caravan in Bago City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Aug. 12. (Image courtesy of PCUP / Facebook) The initiative serves as an all-inclusive caravan of services,...
The local government of Parañaque is promoting urban gardening in the city in line with the call of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to implement the “Green Revolution” program. Mrs. Aileen Olivarez, wife of Mayor Eric Olivarez and head of the city’s Clean and Green...
Schools will be compelled to include “urban agriculture, agricultural entrepreneurship and economy” in their academic curriculum if a lawmaker’s proposed measure becomes a law. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) House Bill (HB) No. 2072 aims to mandate the teaching and...
The Caloocan City government conducted an urban gardening seminar in Barangay 187 to teach residents how to grow their own food sources at their homes amid the rising prices of basic commodities in the country. The city government said that it launched the project with the help of the Caloocan...
