PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT. Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito Dolor (right) presents a token to House Speaker Martin Romualdez after the opening ceremonies of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair in Calapan City on Saturday (March 9, 2024). Romualdez led the distribution of cash assistance to farmers but urged them to sell some of their rice harvests to…
SEALED. Lotte Scholarship Foundation chair Chang Haesun, Pangasinan Polytechnic College president Raymundo Rovillos, Pangasinan Governor Ramon Guico III and Vice Governor Mark Ronald Lambino (from left) pose for a photo after the signing of the memorandum of understanding for a scholarship program at the capitol in Lingayen town on Friday (March 8, 2024). Lotte allotted…
DARAGA, Albay — Albay mayors, led by Polangui Mayor Adrian Raymond Salceda have conveyed their sincere thanks and appreciation to the Department of Health (DOH) for the opening of the Bicol Cancer Center in the Bicol Regional Hospital and Medical Center (BRHMC) in this town. The cancer center, a major facility of the BRHMC, was…
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) expects a higher income for ginger and turmeric farmers in Camarines Norte with the help of a new processing facility in Barangay Maulawin, Sta. Elena town. In an interview on Tuesday, DAR-Camarines Norte information officer Erleen Alvarez said the P700,000-facility has a processing and kitchen area under…
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Pampanga Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) on Tuesday approved the realignment of P20 million to respond to the impact of the El Niño, raising the budget to assist farmers, fishermen and livestock growers to P51 million. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office Chief Angelina Blanco confirmed this…
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The La Union Police Provincial Office (LUPPO) has intensified visibility and the conduct of checkpoints to address the rising number of vehicular traffic incidents (VTIs) in their province. A total of 872 VTIs with 88 deaths were recorded in the province in 2023, up from the 511 cases with 77 deaths reported in 2022….
LEGAZPI CITY – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has now lowered Mayon Volcano’s alert status from Level 2 (moderate level unrest) to Level 1 (low level unrest). In its 5:30 p.m. bulletin on Tuesday, Phivolcs said a steady decline in monitored parameters has been observed. Since January, the volcano generated an average of two to three earthquakes…
POLANGUI, Albay Mayor Raymond Adrian Salceda has assured Albay farmers the Department of Agriculture (DA) has committed financial support and assistance under the government’s Rice Farmer Financial Assistance (RFFA) program of the Rice Tariffication Law, among others, for them to recover from the devastation of their farm crops by the raging El Nino dry spell…
To boost Northern Mindanao’s research and development (R&D) capabilities, Bukidnon State University (BukSU) and the Department of Science and Technology train 20 health researchers through the conduct of a Research and Development (R&D) Clinic on February 19-20, 2024 at its main campus in Malaybalay City. Participants were immersed in enlightening workshops and interactive sessions facilitated…
MODERN FARMING. Wallace Chow, representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines, joins fellow Taiwan officials and local Cagayan officials in harvesting sweet potatoes in Amulung town on Wednesday (Feb. 21, 2024). Chow offered a full scholarship program for student-farmers in the province who will learn modern farming technologies that they…
