Access to science and technology just got closer to home! Through the partnership between the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the BPI Foundation, Inc., represented by Mr. Geronimo G. Torres, four schools in Misamis Occidental received brand new computer units installed with the Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated KioskS (STARBOOKS)…
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna– The Department of Health (DOH) continues to strengthen its efforts to curb the rise of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections. Dr. Felices Emerita P. Perez, DOH Calabarzon’s medical officer, said that the DOH has started implementing the 85-85-85 target under the National HIV/AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and STI Prevention and Control Program…
The Department of Foreign Affairs said a Philippine delegation is set to visit Kuwait this month to discuss the ban on Filipinos entering the Gulf state for the first time and the possible review of the two nations’ 2018 bilateral labor agreement. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Paul Cortes said the delegation would leave Manila shortly,…
The Philippines and Cambodia have forged a strategic partnership designed to help boost rice production in the country and agricultural trade between them. The two nations’ partnership forms part of the Philippines’ food security strategy and targets under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr’s administration. Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the…
ENHANCED TOURISM. Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco exchanges documents with Qatar State Minister for Foreign Affairs Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Philippines and Qatar on Monday (April 22, 2024) at the Malacañang Palace in Manila as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Qatar Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has thumbed down the call by former president Rodrigo Duterte for Mindanao to break away from the Philippines. In a recent statement, the DOJ said it “vehemently opposes calls for the secession of Mindanao or other parts of the country, and stands firmly against any attempts to undermine the unity and territorial integrity of the Philippines, as enshrined in the…
By Anna Leah Gonzales MANILA – The Philippines’ largest power firms owned by tycoons Manuel V. Pangilinan, Sabin Aboitiz, and Ramon S. Ang have reached an agreement on the joint acquisition of liquified natural gas (LNG). In a recent disclosure to the stock exchange, Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) said its wholly owned subsidiary Meralco PowerGen Corporation…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared 2023 to 2033 as “Dekada ng Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas,” part of the administration’s efforts to strengthen the Filipino people’s nationalism, respect for heroes and pride for the people’s accomplishment. A two-page Proclamation No. 396 dated November 7 and signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin directed the National Historical…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed on Tuesday the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act of 2023 in Malacañan Palace, thus putting up the Philippines’ first-ever sovereign wealth fund that will support the Administration’s economic goals.
WE should bear in mind that deaths and destruction due to earthquake are preventable, according to Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr. of the Dept. of Science and Technology (DOST). Of all natural hazards also, earthquake is the deadliest disaster accounting to 58% of total disaster deaths between 2000-2019, according to the United Nations Office for…
