Team Albay staffs in Catanduanes province (PHOTO COURTESY OF REP. JOEY SALCEDA) LEGAZPI CITY — Team Albay, a multi-awarded, pioneering disaster response, recovery and management contingent, first put together 16 years ago by Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda, when he was provincial governor, has once again proven itself as a model in unified disaster response…
The Department of Science and Technology, in partnership with the Local Government Unit of Maramag, is set to improve the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) learning of 81 pupils from Lumatung Pangukuyan Te Apu Man Ohay IP school through the provision of interactive courseware. The DOST Courseware is a locally-produced, all-original Filipino highly interactive…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed on Tuesday the Department of Agriculture (DA) to intensify support to provinces less affected by the El Niño phenomenon to increase food production as the administration vowed continued assistance to the most vulnerable sectors even as inflation eased in October. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that inflation in…
MODERN FARMING. Wallace Chow, representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines, joins fellow Taiwan officials and local Cagayan officials in harvesting sweet potatoes in Amulung town on Wednesday (Feb. 21, 2024). Chow offered a full scholarship program for student-farmers in the province who will learn modern farming technologies that they…
Tuloy ang pangarap kapag may Plan B! Seafarer Jerome started his financial Plan B in the form of a life insurance plan to protect his parents in the province, who depended on him. Like Jerome, learn how BDO Life can help you prepare for life’s uncertainties. See how Plan B can work for you here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyfDH9jglFg…
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora MANILA – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has affirmed the United States’ commitment to sustaining its trilateral cooperation with the Philippines and Japan under the administration of newly installed US President Donald Trump. The new US top diplomat made the reiteration during a bilateral meeting with Japan’s Foreign Minister Iwaya…
A party-list lawmaker on Tuesday said the local governments can be tapped to ensure the even implementation of the 20 percent discount for senior citizens. Senior Citizens party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes Jr. said the role of the local Office of Senior Citizen Affairs is larger than that of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regarding the…
The Association for Philippines-China Understanding Inc. (APCU) has inducted its new officers and members/associates recently. The induction rites took place during the association’s Christmas Party on December 19, 2024 at the One Burgundy Plaza in Quezon City. APCU Board Chairman Raul Lambino served as the inducting officer and speaker. Former Philippine President and APCU Honorary…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Pope Francis, who was affectionately known among Filipinos as “Lolo Kiko.” “Ibang klase si Pope Francis. That’s really sad. I love this Pope. The best Pope in my lifetime as far as I’m concerned,” President Marcos said on the sidelines of a meeting…
BDO Unibank (BDO) and the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) recently formalized their partnership to provide permanent migrant Filipinos with easier access to information, services, and guidance through financial literacy programs. The CFO, an attached agency of the Office of the President, is mandated to promote and protect the interests, rights, and welfare of overseas Filipinos while strengthening…
