Six outstanding Filipinos were honored Friday night as the 2024 laureates of the Awards for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding (APPCU). Given recognitions at a gala dinner at the Manila Hotel were Hall of Fame awardees businessman Larry Tan Villareal, professor and pioneer APCU member Gabriel “Gabby” Ma. Lopez, Outstanding Contribution awardees Special Envoy to China and…
MANILA – The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu officially launched the 2025 Very Important Pinoy (VIP) Tour for tourists in the US who want to visit the Philippines. The VIP Tour, formerly called the Ambassador’s Tour, is the flagship tourism program of the Philippine Foreign Service Posts in the US led by the Philippine Embassy in…
Becoming true to its mission to champion Filipino culture, the P-pop boy group Alamat goes beyond music and is now officially representing Philippine textiles for the country’s textile research institute. The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) announced that the six-member group is the new TELAmbassadors of the agency during the first…
Clark, Pampanga—Positioning the Philippines as a premier golfing destination, the Department of Tourism (DOT) officially launched the first-ever Philippine Golf Experience (GolfEx) on Friday (August 29) at Clark, Pampanga, one of the country’s emerging golf and leisure hubs—marking a major step in integrating golf into the country’s tourism agenda. GolfEx is a pioneering initiative of…
In the 14th Anniversary Celebration of the enactment of Republic Act 9710 known as the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) by Philippine Commision on Women (PCW), the GADtimpala Silver Award for Outstanding Gender-Responsive Agency and the GADtimpala Silver Award for the Exemplary GAD Focal Point System (GADtimpala AlaGAD) have been awarded to Department of Science…
QUEZON CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed today the measure imposing a 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) on digital transactions, which aims to level the playing field for local and foreign digital service providers (DSPs), streamline tax administration, and shore up government coffers by at least P80 billion in revenues. The ceremonial signing of…
MANILA – The Home Development Mutual Fund, also known as Pag-IBIG Fund, has announced the immediate availability of its Calamity Loan program to assist members affected by Typhoon Carina. The government-owned agency has allocated calamity loan funds to help its members in Metro Manila, Cainta (Rizal), Baco (Oriental Mindoro), and the province of Batangas that have…
The Department of Health (DOH) has recently opened a new catheterization laboratory (CathLab) at the Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital (JBLMGH) in San Fernando City, Pampanga to serve the residents of Central Luzon provinces. During the facility’s ribbon-cutting rites, DOH officer in charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said the construction of the new laboratory was made possible through the Health Facilities Enhancement Program and in…
MANILA – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday warned the public over false endorsements of health products through social media platforms. “The FDA reiterates that its officials and employees are without any color of right or authority to endorse health products regulated by the agency,” it said in a statement. In connection to this,…
Batangas City, October 24, 2025 — Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Dr. Renato U. Solidum Jr. emphasized the crucial role of science, technology, and innovation (STI) in driving economic transformation and national progress during the opening of Inno.Venta 2025 held at the Batangas State University – The National Engineering University (BatStateU The NEU)….
