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The DOST Day Care Center receives a major boost through aid from the National Bookstore Foundation
The DOST Day Care Center will be transformed into a highly conducive learning facility for children,” remarked Ms. Bea Torres, Director of the National Book Store (NBS) Foundation, during the recent Kickoff Ceremony of the partnership between the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and NBS at the DOST Day Care Center (DDCC) in Bicutan,…
NAVOTAS HONORS OUTSTANDING FISHERFOLK
As part of the 118th Navotas Day celebration, the city government of Navotas awarded the Top 10 Most Outstanding Fisherfolk during the annual Araw ng Mangingisda. Orlando Dela Cruz from Barangay Tangos South was hailed as the Most Outstanding Fisherfolk. He and the other awardees received a plaque of recognition, cash prizes, and NavotaAs Ulirang…
NAVOTAS GRANTS 1K BIRTHDAY GIFT TO SENIORS
Registered senior citizens in Navotas City will get P1,000 birthday gift starting this year. Mayor John Rey Tiangco announced the NavoRegalo increase during the Zumba at Health Caravan para kina Lolo at Lola activity, which is part of the 118th Navotas Day celebration. “We acknowledge the invaluable contribution of our senior citizens to the progress…
DOST backs LGU Kadingilan’s Enhanced Climate Change Adaptation Plan
In pursuit of fostering climate-resilient communities nationwide, the Department of Science and Technology backs LGU Kadingilan in the formulation of their Enhanced Local Climate Change Adaptation Plan at Pearlmont Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City. Through the agency’s Innovation, Science, and Technology for Accelerating Regional Technology-based Development (iSTART) Program, LGU Kadingilan has produced an enhanced LCCAP…
PBBM, President Widodo agree to enhance PH-Indonesia political, security cooperation
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Indonesian President Joko Widodo agreed on Wednesday to enhance the cooperation on political and security matters of the two countries. “As immediate neighbors and fellow archipelagic states, the Philippines and Indonesia agreed to continue our cooperation on political and security matters, noting the recently concluded Joint Commission for Bilateral…
“Bukas nang muli ang Aklatang Balmaseda sa Publiko!”
Ang Aklatang Balmaseda ay isang espesyal na aklatan na tumutugon sa mandato ng KWF hinggil sa patuluyang pagpapaunlad, pagpapayaman, pagpapalaganap, at preserbasyon ng Filipino at iba pang mga wika ng Pilipinas. Nangangalaga itó ng mga aklat pangwika, pangkultura, pampanitikan, at iba pang mahalagang koleksiyong Filipiniana. Ipinangalan itó sa dating direktor ng Institute of National Language…
LGU info officers, comms group enhance disaster communication skills through DOST forum
More than 150 local government units and various communication groups enhance disaster communication skills through the recently conducted DOST-led forum, “MAGHANDA: Communicating Hazards, Risks, and Early Warning Forum.” The Department of Science and Technology in region 10, in partnership with its attached agencies, DOST PAGASA and DOST PHIVOLCS, bring MAGHANDA Forum to LGU Information officers…
PTRI eyes local fabric for gov’t workers’ uniforms
LOCALLY PRODUCED TEXTILE. Photo shows silk cocoon production for natural textile. The Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) wants a wider audience for local fabrics. (Photo courtesy of PTRI) The Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) has expressed wishes that local fabrics will become a choice material for the country’s government workers’ uniform and attire, and attract a wider audience as the country observes…
PH records 5.45M int’l visitors in 2023
The Department of Tourism (DOT) said a total of 5,450,557 tourists and guests visited the Philippines in 2023, well above its 4.8 million target arrivals earlier set for the entire year. Of the number, 91.80% or 5,003,475 are foreigners while the remaining 447,082 are overseas Filipinos. From January to December 31, 2023, the country also generated an estimated P482.54 billion in international tourism revenue, more than double the receipts…
South Korea’s Jeju Air opening direct flights to Puerto Princesa
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – Jeju Air, touted as South Korea’s first and largest low-cost airline, will open its direct flights from Incheon to Puerto Princesa starting March 2024. Demetrio Alvior Jr., chief of the City Tourism Department (CTD), told reporters on Tuesday the new route is partly the result of collaboration between the city government and the South Korean Embassy in Manila. . Alvior disclosed that…