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Cauayan City, Isabela – Putting at the forefront of R&D and innovation on bamboo for textile wearables and beyond, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region 02 in collaboration with the Isabela State University (ISU) officially launched the first Bamboo Textile Fiber Innovation Hub (BTFIH) in Northern Luzon today, March 03. 2023. The Bamboo…
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) strongly supports the development of local beauty and health innovations and products, two of which are scheduled to be launched in July this year. One of the two products is a skin invigorating solution called Skivios which DOST said will help address skin problems and infections. The proiduct…
The United Nations Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a US$26.3-million grant to the Adapting Philippine Agriculture to Climate Change (APACC) to help increase the resilience of vulnerable rural areas and transform the country’s agriculture sector towards climate resilience. The APA project is a submission by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical…
Low-cost airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) will start its daily flight between Clark in Pampanga and Incheon, South Korea on May 5 this year. CEB spokesperson Carmina Romero told media they continue “to strengthen their “connectivity from our Clark hub which is important for Cebu Pacific because Clark services Central and Northern Luzon,” and their daily flights to Incheon may be an exciting…
The Department of Tourism (DOT) projects the Philippines to become a tourism powerhouse in Asia in the next five years. At the unveiling of the 2023-2028 National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP) during a tourism stakeholders’ summit in Manila, DOT Secretary Christina Frasco said they envision to “establish a Philippine tourism industry anchored on Filipino culture, heritage and identity, which aims…
ANKARA – Oil prices increased on Thursday after hitting their lowest level in over a year in the previous session due to deepening economic worries. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $74.28 per barrel at 9:39 a.m. local time (0639GMT), up 0.80 percent from the closing price of $73.69 a barrel in the previous trading session….
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to pursue its mandate to protect and promote the welfare of all Filipinos, including persons with disabilities (PWDs) by empowering them to become more productive members of society. Among the DSWD facilities that push this drive are the Rehabilitation Sheltered Workshop (RSW) and National Vocational Rehabilitation Center (NVRC), both located in the…
Disdained by most people, inflation also helps promote certain benefits like increasing remittances by overseas Filipino workers to their families back home.
A lawmaker on has underscored the need to pass a legal framework for collective investment schemes (CIS) to make it easier and cheaper for working Filipinos to invest in legitimate securities. At the recent House Committee on Economic Affairs hearing, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said investors need to shell out significant amounts of cash to make investments in “clunky”…
