Joint Rewards Committee Meeting on Extraction of Oil from Marijuana in Aid of Policy Enhancement.

Scientist/Inventor Richard Nixon Gomez and his son, fellow inventor Rigel Gomez, shared their knowledge and expertise in science and technology. During a Joint Committee hearing at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the Gomez’s presented methodologies on the extraction of oil from cannabis plant. This discussion was done in aid of policy enhancement for the…

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PBBM ORDERS GOVโ€™T AGENCIES TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL BENEFITS FOR AFP, UNIFORMED PERSONNEL; HONORS FALLEN POLICE, MILITARY MEMBERS

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed concerned government agencies on Friday to ensure the effective implementation of the Comprehensive Social Benefits Program (CSBP), as he recognized the contributions of the members of the military and the police who died or were wounded while performing their duties. “Ang mga tulong medikal, pinansiyal, pang-edukasyon, trabaho, pabahay, at…

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PBBM THANKS KUWAITI CROWN PRINCE FOR INITIATING TALKS TO NORMALIZE PH-KUWAIT RELATIONS

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. thanked Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal on Friday for his openness to restart negotiations aimed at normalizing the Philippines-Kuwait through an initial meeting of the two countries’ foreign ministers, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday. The DFA said that the initial meeting of the two countries’ foreign…

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Lawmaker: SUCs may continue to offer senior high school

House Minority Leader and 4Ps party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan said Tuesday state universities and colleges (SUCs) can still continue offering senior high school if they want to, and Congress retains the prerogative to provide appropriations for them on a case-to-case basis. Libanan made the statement after the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) issued a memorandum ordering…

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SRA urges retailers to sell refined sugar at P85 per kilo

By Nanette Guadalquiver BACOLOD CITY – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has urged retailers to sell refined sugar at the suggested retail price (SRP) of P85 per kilo amid reports of their retail prices of as high as P110 per kilo, especially in Metro Manila. Acting SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said since there is  sufficient supply of sugar, retailers could reduce the price. “We have…

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Manila to open largest pharmacy warehouse

MANILA — Good news! The City Government of Manila will soon open its largest pharmacy warehouse in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH). Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan, together with Manila Rep. Benny Abante, Jr., DOH Undersecretary Dr. Emmie Liza Perez-Chiong, and City Health Officer Dr. Arnold Pangan led the groundbreaking ceremony at the Isidro Mendoza…

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PBBM creates inter-agency body on inflation

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has created the Inter-Agency Committee on Inflation and Market Outlook (IAC-IMO) mandated to  ramp up government’s efforts to ease inflation and help strengthen the country’s economy. He recently issued Executive Order (EO) 28, which created the IAC-IMO which will be co-chaired by the secretaries of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Department of Finance (DOF) with the Budget secretary as vice chairperson. To…

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