WORLD-CLASS business leaders met in Bangkok for a two-day conference about the benefits of cannabis or marijuana, particularly in the medical world. The conference held on February 29-March 1 is the 3rd Annual Conference and the leading event on the development of the Asian medical cannabis and hemp market. It’s known as Cannabis Business Asia…
DAVAO CITY — The National Authority for Child Care (NACC) has sought support and partnership with the local government units (LGUs) from Mindanao in establishing foster care families for abandoned children in their localities. NACC Undersecretary Janella Ejercito Estrada raised this call to local officials during the 1st National Congress on Adoption and Alternative Child…
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through its office in Region XII, has launched the Mindanao leg of its “Handa Pilipinas” initiative at the KCC Convention Center in General Santos City. The event, with the theme “Enhancing Mindanao’s Resilience through Science, Technology, and Innovation,” seeks to bolster the region’s disaster preparedness through advanced science and technology…
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The La Union Police Provincial Office (LUPPO) has intensified visibility and the conduct of checkpoints to address the rising number of vehicular traffic incidents (VTIs) in their province. A total of 872 VTIs with 88 deaths were recorded in the province in 2023, up from the 511 cases with 77 deaths reported in 2022….
BATANGAS CITY, Batangas — Nineteen district, city, and municipal jails under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Mimaropa participated in the 3rd Quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) 2025, a nationwide exercise designed to boost disaster preparedness among jail personnel and Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs). The drill started with the ceremonial…
Fernando Salvador and fellow rice farmers in Barangay Pinili, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija cannot hide their joy over the bountiful harvest they achieved this 2023 wet season. “Ngayong rainy season nagtanim po kami ng inbred, at dahil sa mahusay na pag-aalaga nakaani kami nang mahigit isangdaang cavan kada ektarya, na mas marami kumpara sa…
BALIWAG, BULACAN — In a powerful show of unity and purpose, the Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI) is set to host its 29th National Press Congress on December 3–4, 2025, at The Greenery in Baliwag, Bulacan. The event, held in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region III, the City…
VATICAN — Pope Francis has expressed concern over the conflict situation in the Middle East and called for dialogue and diplomacy among leaders in the region. During his traditional Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican, the pope said: “I continue to follow the situation in the Middle East with concern and sadness. I reiterate the plea not to yield to the claims of…
MANILA — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. distributed P 109,780,000 in government aid on Monday, Nov. 4, to victims of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine victims in Batangas. In his speech during the distribution of assistance to farmers and fisherfolk in Laurel, President Marcos said six municipalities in Batangas – Talisay, Laurel, Agoncillo, Cuenca, Lemery, and…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and the Filipino community of the continued bilateral partnership between the Philippines and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a legacy that his father and namesake, former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., has started in the 1980s. In his speech during his visit to the…
