ANEX: The ASEAN News Exchange

By Severino Samonte  MANILA – Asian journalists must report events relevant to the Asian region and broaden their information horizons beyond the traditional sphere dominated by the major Western news agencies. This was among the main objectives of the three news agencies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) when they agreed to launch a…

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DOST kicks off Handa Pilipinas in Cebu to advance Visayas resilience

Cebu City, Philippines – The Visayas leg of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) “HandaPilipinas” annual exposition kicked off yesterday at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City, with its agendafocused on enhancing the region’s disaster resilience through science, technology, and innovation (STI). The Handa Pilipinas Visayas Leg will run from July 24 to 26…

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PRO-CAR seizes P60M-worth of illegal drugs, arrests 32 individuals

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (PIA) — The Police Regional Office Cordillera (PRO-CAR) reported a successful month-long anti-illegal drug operations in the region. In the report submitted to Regional Director PBGen. David Peredo Jr., more than P60 million-worth of illegal drugs have been seized and destroyed in the region-wide anti-drug operations from August 1 to 31, 2024….

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DOST launches first DRRM Technologies and Innovations Expo in Mindanao

The Department of Science and Technology launches the first DRRM Technologies and Innovations exposition in Mindanao, with the title, “HANDA Pilipinas: Innovations in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Expo 2023 on October 4, 2023 at Cagayan de Oro City. Eighty-one technologies from Filipino inventors and innovators throughout the country were presented on display.  These technologies…

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DOST Continues 2025 NSTW Momentum with MAGHANDA for Kids Program in Region I

Continuing the momentum of the 2025 National Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (NSTW) held in Laoag City, the Department of Science and Technology–Ilocos Region (DOST–Ilocos), in partnership with the Department of Education Region I, brought the MAGHANDA for Kids program to the 3rd Mangidaulo Rehiyon Uno: Regional Learners’ Convergence in Bolinao, Pangasinan. The program aimed…

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