The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in partnership with the local government unit of Cauayan City Isabela (ISU) is set to hold the 3rd International Smart City Exposition and Networking Engagement (iSCENE) on May 22-24, 2025, at the Isabela Convention Center, Cauayan City. Cauayan City, Isabela is the first smart city in the Philippines, designated…
Disdained by most people, inflation also helps promote certain benefits like increasing remittances by overseas Filipino workers to their families back home.
Digitalization has resulted to significant changes in various industries, allowing businesses to operate more efficiently and interact with customers with greater responsiveness. Banks, in particular, have been able to leverage new digital technologies to transform their services and offer customers the ability to make financial transactions with just a few taps on their devices.
The Department of Education (DepEd) has partnered with the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to electrify last mile schools in the country. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara underscored the urgency of the partnership deal to ensure the learner’s welfare amid the Marcos administration’s electrification programs for off-grid schools. “Now power is a basic need. If we don’t…
To the officers and crew of the China Coast Guard’s Dongsha Ship and Sanmen Ship: On behalf of all those whose lives and safety were safeguarded by your actions, we extend our deepest and most sincere gratitude. When the Philippines requested on-site search and rescue support, you answered without hesitation – and under the unified…
Manila, Philippines – August 21, 2024 – The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) has unveiled a visionary proposal to transform the Greater Manila Bay area into a leading economic hub, drawing inspiration from the success of China’s Guangdong-Hong-Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. This ambitious plan was presented at the Manila Forum…
A substantial portion of the the Private Sector Advisory Council’s (PSAC) recommendations to the government for infrastructure development have either been completed or in the process of actual implementation, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday following a meeting with the advisory group in Malacanang Palace. “And I’m happy to note that the recommendations that…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared November 3 to 9 of every calendar year as the “Philippine Criminology Week,” as part of the administration’s effort to recognize the importance of criminology profession in the Philippines. A two-page Proclamation No. 397 dated November 7 and signed by Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin highlighted the need…
BDO EXPANDS FOOTPRINT IN LUCENA CITY. Residents and visitors of Lucena City, Quezon can now easily and conveniently do their bank transactions at the newly-opened BDO branch in their area. Combining the benefits of physical and digital banking, clients can opt for paperless and faster transactions by using self-service kiosks inside the branch. They can input…
THE head of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and other government officials, led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Knowledge, Innovation, and Science and Technology (KIST) Park in San Pablo, Cauayan City in Isabela on March 24. DOST Secretary Dr. Renato U. Solidum Jr. along with Isabela State University (ISU) president Ricmar P. Aquino,…
