The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the government has allocated a total of PHP17.7 billion in this year’s national budget to fund the Tourism Road Infrastructure Program (TRIP). DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman the amount is P602 million higher than the P17.087 billion from last year’s budget. She stressed the importance of providing fund support to vital infrastructure projects under the…
By Zorayda Tecson CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Tourism in Central Luzon (DOT-3) has tapped local government units (LGUs) in identifying and rediscovering emerging and less traveled destinations in the region. DOT-3 Regional Director Richard G. Daenos cited on Monday the need for LGUs to unlock their tourism potentials and opportunities in…
By Nanette Guadalquiver BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government launched a bamboo growing initiative at the soon-to-open Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC) Global Campus in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City on Friday. The planting activity, led by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, will pave the way for the NOLITC Bamboo Garden. Diana…
Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) chief, former Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III (left) has assured the situation in Taiwan remains normal and measures are in place to protect the estimated 160,000 Filipinos on the island. Bello said despite the tensions and recent developments over the Taiwan Strait, he believes a possible confrontation between Taipei and Beijing is “very remote.” “In Taiwan,…
Following recent findings by the Seoul City government revealing that children’s products sold by the online shopping platform SHEIN contain high levels of toxic chemicals, Environmental NGO BAN Toxics is calling on the Philippine government to conduct its own investigation. According to news reports, the Seoul government has been conducting safety inspections since last month…
SCIENCE CITY OF MUNOZ — The Department of Science and Technology-Central Luzon (DOST-3) has partnered with Bauertek Corp., a manufacturer of high-quality food supplements, to establish a state-of-the art research, manufacturing and development facility in this lone science city the country, and the second in Asia, located in Nueva Ecija. The other is in Japan. Bauertek Corporation…
Intending to promote innovation initiatives in the government and private sectors in Region 10, the Northern Mindanao Regional Innovation Program and Exhibit (NorMinRIPE) will commence at SM City CDO Uptown from April 22-24, 2024. The NorMinRIPE is the Regional Research, Development, and Innovation Committee in Region 10 (RRDIC – 10) program, celebrating National Innovation Day…
The Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI) marks and celebrates its milestone Golden (50th) Anniversary on September 20, 2024 with a commemorative program at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). Founded in 1974, following the declaration of Martial Law on September 21, 1972 which saw the closure of all private media outfits in the Philippines, except…
FFCCCII President Dr. Cecilio Pedro and Senator Cynthia Villar both attended the 119th anniversary and induction of new set of officers of Fookien Merchant Benevolent Association on November 9, Thursday at the East Ocean Palace Restaurant. They invited Pres. Cecilio Pedro to be their Keynote Speaker and donated to FFCCCII Student Assistance for Education. Their…
By: Christian Dominic I. Casimiro The Department of Science and Technology Region 1 (DOST 1) together with the Local Government Unit (LGU) Alaminos, and Pangasinan State University (PSU) officially signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate in the implementation of the transformative Smart and Sustainable Communities Program (SSCP) for Alaminos City on February 7,…
