ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government here has allocated PHP19.8 million for this year’s implementation of the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) during vacation. City Social Welfare and Development Office assistant chief, Uldarico Fabian said their SPES this year will have a total of 2,321 slots. “Those qualified to avail of the program are 15 to 30-year-old students enrolled during the…
Tacloban City, Leyte – Eastern Visayas formally opened the 2025 Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) on September 3 at Summit Hotel, with simultaneous exhibits and activities at Robinsons Mall, Marasbaras. Organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region VIII, the event brings together government, academe, industry, and communities to showcase how…
Empowering communities through science and innovation, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) launched the National Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (NSTW) at Malolos Sports and Convention Center, New City Hall Compound in Malolos, Bulacan, on November 12. In partnership with the Bulacan State University (BulSU) and the Local Government Units (LGUs) of Malolos and…
Representing the Philippine President, DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr., participated in the G77 and China Summit of Heads of State and Government on current development challenges focusing on the vital role of science, technology, and innovation. The two-day Summit was held in Havana, Cuba and was attended by more than 100 G77 member countries…
Showing his strong political will to put an end to rice smuggling in the Philippines, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. bared on Wednesday the names of the rice smugglers who are destroying the flow of rice supply and demand in the market. In his speech during the rice distribution in Taguig City, President Marcos said…
MANILA – The antitrust bodies of the Philippines and Australia have committed to strengthen their cooperation on advocacy and enforcement following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Canberra. In a statement Tuesday, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said Chairperson Michael Aguinaldo signed an MOU with Australia Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb last…
QUEZON CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has vowed to ensure that public school teachers are amply provided to carry out their vocation and empower them to transform their lives to become a more resilient sector. In his speech during the 2024 National Teachers’ Day Celebration in Quezon City on Thursday, October 3, President…
In Photo: Sonny Marpuri, First Vice President of BDO Singapore branch and Candice Lee, Manager ofInstitutional Banking of BDO Singapore received BDO’s Sustainable Finance Initiative of the Year and Health& Wellness Bank of the Year awards from Ho Kok Yong, Chief Strategy & Operations Officer of Deloitte at theAsian Banking & Finance Wholesale Banking Awards…
06 April 2026 – Deva, Romania – The Philippines has been honored with 2 Gold Medals and the Medicine Award at the International Exhibition of Inventiveness and Innovation – INVENTCOR 2026. The event recognized BauerTek Farmaceutical Technologies with its highest honors: ðŸ ð†ð¨ð¥ð ðŒðžððšð¥ð¬ (ð‰ðšð¦ð©ðžð«ð¢ð§ðž & ðð«ð¨ðð¢ðð«ð¨ð‹ð¢ððž) – for outstanding pharmaceutical innovation and technical excellence….
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…
