PHLPost unveils special ‘Year of the Snake’ stamps for 2025

MANILA, — In celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) unveiled the “2025 Year of the Wood Snake” postage stamp at Robinsons Manila on January 23. Alongside the stamps, the Philippine Philatelic Federation Inc. opened a stamp exhibition featuring various Chinese Zodiac stamps in collaboration with Robinsons Malls. In Chinese mythology,…

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DSWD TO FINISH DISTRIBUTION OF LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE TO RICE RETAILERS ON SEPTEMBER 14

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) targets to finish the distribution of livelihood assistance to affected rice farmers by Thursday, September 14, in response to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s order to expedite the payout and in compliance with the election period spending ban.  In a press briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday, DSWD…

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PBBM: MODERNIZATION WAY FORWARD FOR PH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. highlighted on Thursday the need for the country’s agricultural sector to step up and be at par with international standards, saying agricultural modernization is the way forward for the sector. In his speech during the inauguration of San Miguel Corp.’s World-Class Controlled-Climate Magnolia Poultry Farm in Hagonoy, Davao del Sur,…

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DA-11 warns rice dealers on selling underweight bags

DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Davao Region (DA-11) has warned rice dealers suspected of selling underweight bags of rice after a complaint was filed with it. Alexander Sibuan, DA-11’s Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) officer, said they are currently monitoring and validating in the market areas of Talomo and Toril towns where some stores are suspected of manipulating the…

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PBBM calls for consolidation of farmers cooperatives and associations for PH agri development

Recognizing the important role of cooperatives in agricultural development, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on the country’s cooperative movement on Monday to start the consolidation process for local farmers cooperatives associations (FCAs), vowing government support in carrying out the effort. “And that is what I— that is how I see the role of the…

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Efforts intensify to mitigate oil spill from sunken MT Terra Nova in Bataan

BALANGA CITY — National government agencies, local government units (LGUs), and advocacy groups are urging the public to donate coconut husks, rice straws, sawdust, and other indigenous materials to create alternative oil spill booms to help mitigate the oil spill in Bataan. The sinking of Motor Tanker (MT) Terra Nova near Limay town, which contained…

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