QUEZON CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has vowed to ensure that public school teachers are amply provided to carry out their vocation and empower them to transform their lives to become a more resilient sector. In his speech during the 2024 National Teachers’ Day Celebration in Quezon City on Thursday, October 3, President…
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda said the Philippine creatives sector, including artists, artisans, and producers, stands to gain the most from the VAT [Value Added Taxes] law on foreign digital services, which was signed by President Marcos on Tuesday. The principal author of the measure in the House of…
LEGAZPI CITY – Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda has already filed his certificate of candidacy (CoC) for governor of Albay in the 2025 National and Local Elections with a new development agenda dubbed ‘Global Albay.’ Running under the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (LAKAS-CMD) party, Salceda was among the first to file their CoCs in this city,…
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through its office in Region XII, has launched the Mindanao leg of its “Handa Pilipinas” initiative at the KCC Convention Center in General Santos City. The event, with the theme “Enhancing Mindanao’s Resilience through Science, Technology, and Innovation,” seeks to bolster the region’s disaster preparedness through advanced science and technology…
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…
