Philippine Statistics Authority National Capital Region (PSA NCR) Regional Director Paciano Dizon presents the poverty incidence among families in NCR as part of the results of the 2023 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES). (Photo by Jell E. Guzman/PIA-NCR) MANILA, — In celebration of the 35th National Statistics Month Program, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)…
THE Department of Science and Technology Region 12 (DOST XII) officially kicked off the 2024 Regional Science and Technology Week (RSTW) at the Veranza Activity Center in General Santos City last October 2. With the theme, “ð‘ºð’Šð’šð’†ð’ð’”ð’šð’‚, ð‘»ð’†ð’Œð’ð’ð’ð’ð’‰ð’Šð’šð’‚, ð’‚ð’• ð‘°ð’ð’ð’ƒð’‚ð’”ð’šð’ð’: ð‘²ð’‚ð’ƒð’‚ð’ð’Šð’Œð’‚ð’• ð’”ð’‚ ð‘´ð’‚ð’•ð’‚ð’•ð’‚ð’ˆ, ð‘´ð’‚ð’ˆð’Šð’ð’‰ð’‚ð’˜ð’‚, ð‘·ð’‚ð’ð’‚ð’•ð’‚ð’ˆ ð’ð’‚ ð‘²ð’Šð’ð’‚ð’ƒð’–ð’Œð’‚ð’”ð’‚ð’ – ð‘·ð’“ð’ð’—ð’Šð’…ð’Šð’ð’ˆ ð‘ºð’ð’ð’–ð’•ð’Šð’ð’ð’” ð’‚ð’ð’… ð‘¶ð’‘ð’†ð’ð’Šð’ð’ˆ ð‘¶ð’‘ð’‘ð’ð’“ð’•ð’–ð’ð’Šð’•ð’Šð’†ð’” ð’Šð’ ð’•ð’‰ð’† ð‘®ð’“ð’†ð’†ð’ ð‘¬ð’„ð’ð’ð’ð’Žð’š,”…
QUEZON CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed today the measure imposing a 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) on digital transactions, which aims to level the playing field for local and foreign digital service providers (DSPs), streamline tax administration, and shore up government coffers by at least P80 billion in revenues. The ceremonial signing of…
QUEZON CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prepositioned a total of 255,076 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) that can be immediately distributed to families affected by Typhoon Julian (international name: Krathon). These food packs are in the different storage facilities of DSWD Field Offices (FOs) in Region I, Region…
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Soccsksargen will host the 2024 “HANDA Pilipinas—Mindanao Leg,” the largest event in technology and innovation for disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM). During the recent “Kapihan sa PIA 12” at SM City General Santos, DOST Regional Director Sammy P. Malawan announced that the…
MANILA,— Severe tropical cyclone Julian (international name: Krathon) has now intensified into a super typhoon, with maximum sustained winds reaching 185 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts up to 230 kph, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of Tuesday morning, Julian was located 205 kilometers west of Itbayat, Batanes, and…
