BACOLOR, Pampanga — Hindi na babayaran ng nasa 2,487 magsasakang Kapampangan na benepisyaryo ng reporma sa lupa ang kanilang mga utang na aabot sa P206 milyon. Patunay dito ang pagkakaloob ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ng 2,939 na mga Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgage o COCROMs na aabot sa kabuuang 3,903.48 ektaryang…
The Indonesian government is not asking the Philippines for any favor in exchange for the impending repatriation of convicted overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Mary Jane Veloso, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega clarified on Wednesday. “There are a lot of speculations as to what the return or what was the condition. The Indonesians have not…
From left: Dr. Kenji M. Asano, Jr., MOHS senior vice president and group chief financial officer; Remedios A. Rivera, Remed chairman and president; and Michael B. Hortaleza, MOHS chairman and chief executive officer and Jocelyn M. Aberin, Remed vice president for operations In pursuit of its strategy of vertical integration of its flagship healthcare and…
LEGAZPI CITY – Responding to appeals for help, Albay 2nd Dist. Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda, has revived his multi-awarded Team Albay through its Team Albay Youth Organization (TAYO) for immediate dispatch on relief, medical, water sanitation, communications, agriculture rehabilitation and psychosocial interventions mission to Catanduanes, which was severely ravaged by super typhoon Pepito over the weekend. TEAM Albay is…
MANILA — President Ferdinand R. Marcos on Tuesday said the government would continue providing aid for as long as needy Filipinos ask for it to recover from the impact of the successive storms in the country. “Walang deadline po ito. Hangga’t kailangan ninyo na magkaroon pa ng food pack, magpapadala pa rin kami,” the President…
In a landmark collaboration aimed at bolstering the nation’s innovation and economic growth, The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) partnered with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) for the inauguration of the DOST-PCCI Technology, Innovation, and Business hub in Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City. The state-of-the-art hub, which opened on November 18,…
Quezon City – Super Typhoon Pepito (Man-yi) was crossing the sea east of Quezon province after traversing the waters of North Caguas Islands early Sunday morning, Nov. 17, state weather bureau PAGASA said. In its 8 a.m. weather update, PAGASA said that the center of Pepito’s eye was estimated to be over the coastal waters…
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Wadhwani Operating Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to launch the Ignite Technopreneurship Program, a pioneering initiative designed to provide DOST personnel with essential entrepreneurial skills aimed at driving innovation and boosting economic growth across the Philippines. The signing ceremony, held at the DOST…
DAVAO CITY (PIA)- – Grassroots innovation (GI) needs to be expanded and be mainstreamed as they are seen to help trigger the vibrance of the local economy leading to inclusive development, says Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato U. Solidum, Jr. In his keynote address during the Grassroots Innovations and Circular Economy (GICE)…
QUEZON CITY — The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has beefed up its disaster response operations as it extended critical support in relief, rescue, and evacuation operations in areas heavily affected by Typhoon Nika (Toraji) and the other preceding weather disturbances. The BFP, along with the Philippine National Police and the Bureau of Jail Management…
