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Team PH to call for peace in Asia during ASEAN-China Youth Festival
Young Filipino leaders escorted by APCU Chair Emeritus Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and APCU Chair Raul Lambino during a trip last year to China enjoying the famous Great Wall in Beijing. The Philippines is sending a five-member delegation to the 10th ASEAN-China Youth Exchange Festival in Nanning, Guangxi next week with a mission to…
NEDA Board approves P30.5B DepEd school building resiliency project
MANILA — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., approved on Wednesday the P30.56 billion Infrastructure for Safer and Resilient Schools (ISRS) Project aimed at rehabilitating and reconstructing school facilities outside Metro Manila damaged by calamities. The project, to be funded by official development assistance (ODA) loan…
Sofitel closure ‘significant loss’ to PH tourism sector
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco (left) met with executives of Philippine Plaza Holdings Inc., owner of Sofitel Philippine Plaza, on May 13 to discuss the 600-room hotel’s closure on July 1. At right is PPHI President Esteban Peña Sy. (DOT photo) MANILA – The closure of the iconic Sofitel Philippine Plaza would be a “significant loss”…
Mayor Jeannie launches Tambobong Indakan Festival showcasing Malabueño talents
MANILA — In line with Malabon’s 23rd Cityhood Anniversary and 425th Founding Anniversary, Mayor Jeannie Sandoval over the weekend launched the second “Tambobong Indakan Festival,” featuring the talents, creativity, and coordination of 23 groups from city schools and local government departments. “Isa sa ating mga adhikain ay ang pagyabong ng kultura at sining sa Malabon,…
MANILA TO MAKE ROXAS BOULEVARD WALKABLE, BIKEABLE ON ‘CAR-FREE SUNDAYS’ STARTING MAY 26
Residents of Manila and other parts of the National Capital Region will soon have a portion of the northbound and southbound lanes of Roxas Boulevard car-free for their walking, jogging, running, and biking exercises on Sundays from 5 am to 9 am. Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna signed on Monday morning of May 13, Ordinance No….
NAST PHL, DOST launches Mindanao Regional Scientific Meeting 2024
The National Academy of Science and Technology – Philippines (NAST PHL), in cooperation with the regional offices of DOST in Mindanao organized the Mindanao Regional Scientific Meeting (MRSM) 2024 on May 08-09, 2024 at the Mallberry Suites Business Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City. With the theme, “Beyond Farm Productivity: Transforming the Philippine Food System to…
DOST PAGASA to launch Mindanao’s first planetarium
The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-PAGASA) will launch the first Planetarium in Mindanao on May 17, 2024 at Mindanao PAGASA Regional Services Division (MPRSD) Office in Molugan, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental. Dignitaries from the province Misamis Oriental Second District Representative, Congressman Yvegeny “Bambi” Emano, who…
PH local governance gets review after three decades
(Photo credits Val Zabala, NRCP: Dr. Alex Brillantes, Jr., Associate Member of National
Research Council of the Philippines Division of Social Sciences and Secretary-General
of Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA) Inc., presented the
results of his study on the state of local governance In the Philippines after 3 decades of
decentralization from 1991-2021 during the 4th NRCP-Congress policy research forum
for public policy development on February 5, 2024 at the Nograles Hall, House of
Representatives, Batasan Hills, Quezon City.)
Isabela Solon taps DOST researchers on sustainable tourism
Known as a natural archeological site, Dipanyong cave is seen as a potential ecotourism destination located at Sitio Jamtic, Brgy. San Miguel, Echague, Isabela.
DOT to host 1st UN Forum on Gastronomy Tourism in June
GASTRONOMY TOURISM. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco tries Filipino cuisine during the launch of the Philippine Eatsperience in Intramuros and Rizal Park in Manila last April. Frasco on Monday (May 6, 2024) said gastronomy plays an important role in the Filipino culture, encouraging everyone to support local food products. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Tourism) MANILA –…