Malacañang has dismissed as “fake news” the Russian claim that the United States is recruiting Filipinos to fight in the Ukraine war. Citing the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) statement, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the Ukraine Embassy has already debunked the alleged recruitment. “It is fake news, according to Ukraine Embassy,” Castro said,…
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Ilocos Region through Regional Director Teresita A. Tabaog and Assistant Regional Director for Field Operations Decth-1180 P. Libunao and the Philippine National Police (PNP) Region 1 formally sealed their partnership for the safety and security of the 2025 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) through a Memorandum of…
DUMAGUETE CITY – Women and gender equality are among the top issues to be discussed in the upcoming 2023 Regional Dagyaw Town Hall meeting on June 14. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Negros Oriental provincial director Farah Diba Gentuya told media Friday in a Kapihan forum that around 1,000 participants from regional and national government agencies are…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public to take “the highest degree of caution” against scamming persons and groups offering alleged assistance via various online platforms. In a statement, the SEC said the offers for help are made through “Facebook pages, online groups, and other social media platforms”, and are “in fact,…
The Department of Science and Technology region 10 has recently conducted training on equipment maintenance and calibration at Farmind Asia Banana Corporation (FABC), La Roxas, Maramag, Bukidnon.
IT’S the first time that the yearly National Science Technology and Innovation Week (NSTW) of the Dept. of Science and Technology (DOST) was held in Iloilo City from Nov. 22-26. The DOST aims to bring several of the latest innovative products and services closer to local government units and industries, assisting their respective operations and…
CEBU CITY – The Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Thursday reiterated its call for all barangays in the region to establish a common area where the people can safely use firecrackers to avoid further increase in fireworks-related injuries. The advisory was issued after the health agency recorded an increase in the number of persons injured by firecrackers from…
CLIMATE ACTION. Climate Change Commission Vice Chairperson and Executive Director Robert E.A. Borje, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, AIM President Jikyeong Kang and CCC Commissioner Rachel Anne S. Herrera sign a memorandum of agreement to bolster women’s leadership in climate change and disaster resilience at the AIM building in Makati City on March 4,…
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Leaders of various groups representing senior citizens (SCs) and persons with disabilities (PWDs) have hailed House Ways and Means Committee chair, Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda for championing their expanded benefits cause during the recently concluded 60-day marathon House joint panel hearings that netted significant gains for both…
TOKYO – Japanese Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has recently met with his Philippine counterpart, Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., in Manila and urged the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries to begin importing Japanese grapes, including the renowned Shine Muscat variety. After the meeting, Koizumi told reporters online that the Philippine official showed a positive response about…
