As part of the 2025 Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) celebration in the Cordillera Administrative Region, the Department of Science and Technology – CAR (DOST-CAR) spearheaded a series of major events on August 8, 2025, held in both Baguio City and La Trinidad, Benguet. The activities were led by DOST Secretary Dr. Renato…
PUSHING for the legalization on the use of medical cannabis or marijuana intensifies with an expert saying this will save or extend life of the patients. Dr. John Ortiz Teope, a researcher, critic, political analyst, media practitioner and the secretary general of TIMPUYOG Philippines, said that legalizing the use of medical cannabis has various positive…
beep™ operator AF Payments, Inc. (AFPI) and the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) launch the Clark Loop bus operations with a fully cashless Automated Fare Collection System. Gracing the event are Sharon Fong, COO – AFPI; Joshua “Jake” Bingcang, Pres. and CEO – Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA); Jesus Ferdinand “Andy” Ortega, Undersecretary for Road…
The prestigious Singapore-based GovMedia Conference and Awards 2024 honored DOST-STII as the Philippines Campaign of the Year in the field of Science and Technology for being steadfast in its mission to bring science, technology, and innovation closer to the people through its science broadcast program DOSTv: Science For The People. In 2017, Filipinos’ national awareness of news…
STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETING. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (1st row, 4th from left) and Philippine International Trading Corp. president and chief executive officer Undersecretary Emmie Liza Perez-Chiong (4th from left), and Sugar Regulatory Administrator Pablo Azcona (6th from left), with sugar industry stakeholders after a meeting at the Department of Agriculture central office in Quezon…
The office of Congress representative Jose Manuel “Joeman” Alba of the 1st District of Bukidnon and the Department of Science and Technology brings Silyang Pinoy in Bukidnon through a series of trainings for local furniture makers in the 1st district of the province. On July 11-16, 53 attendees actively participated and were able to produce…
BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO) participated in the Department of Education’s (DepEd) “Brigada Eskwela” 2023, a nationwide school maintenance program which encourages local governments, communities, businesses, non-governmental organizations and individuals to help in the public-school clean-up before the opening of classes. A hundred and seventy BDO employees volunteered their time and skills at Commonwealth Elementary School,…
The National Economic and Development Authority Board or NEDA Board, chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., approved on Thursday three high-impact projects during its eleventh meeting, involving the construction of major infrastructure projects and capability improvement for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). “The Marcos administration remains steadfast in its dedication to enhancing connectivity, ramping…
CASH AGAD partner-stores serve as ATMs in the community stores located far from banks. In the recently concluded community day organized by BDO in several towns of Bataan and Palawan, Cash Agad is one of the services that provided opportunities to MSMEs to further grow and strengthen their earnings. Cash Agad, a financial solution where BDO partners with…
The government is considering legal action against those behind a manipulated or deep fake video of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. seemingly asking the Armed Forces to act against another nation. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Assistant Secretary Patricia Kayle Martin said in a radio interview that the deep fake videos using President Marcos’ face and…
