Turning Risk into Readiness: DOST 7 Brings Handa Pilipinas to Cebu City

Cebu City, Philippines – The recent eruption of Mt. Canlaon in Negros Oriental and the disasters experienced in the Visayas has underscored the urgent need for effective disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) strategies. This makes the upcoming Handa Pilipinas Visayas Leg a timely and critical event. Local Government Units (LGUs) and other stakeholders will…

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BOI to help in commercialization, promotion of local bio-fertilizer

The Board of Investments (BOI) has started collaborating with AgriSpecialist, Inc. (ASI) for the commercialization and promotion of locally-developed bio-fertilizer products. In a statement Friday, the BOI highlighted the BIO-N bio-fertilizer developed by the University of the Philippines Los Baños-National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, which is being produced by ASI in its facility…

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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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CALABARZON embraces Innovations for Sustainable Future at DOST’s RSTIW

The 2024 Regional Science and Technology Innovation Week (RSTIW) in CALABARZON, held from October 14-16, marked a significant leap in education with the launch of the 21st Century Learning Environment Model (CLEM) Classroom at Angelo L. Loyola Senior High School (ALLSHS) in Carmona, Cavite. This initiative, led by DOST CALABARZON in collaboration with local government…

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PBBM orders quick response in ‘Enteng-hit areas’

MANILA — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, September 4, directed all relevant government agencies to immediately address the needs of Filipinos affected by Severe Tropical Storm Enteng. During a situation briefing at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), President Marcos assured that the government is managing the aftermath of Enteng…

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TBpeople Philippines Expands TB in the Workplace Awareness Campaign to Legazpi

Following successful Tuberculosis in the Workplace Orientations at Ayala Malls By the Bay and Ayala Malls Trinoma, TBpeople Philippines continues its advocacy with another session on June 10, 2025, from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM at Ayala Malls – Legazpi at Legazpi City, Bicol Region. Aligned with DOLE Department Order No. 73-05, which mandates TB prevention and control programs in workplaces, this initiative educates…

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