ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – Eighty-seven former drug users have completed their reformation program at the Balay Silangan Reformation Center in this city. Ricky Saul, head of the Angeles City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ACADAC), said on Friday the “graduates” underwent a 30-day rehabilitation program which included the provision of proper guidance and counseling, education about drug addiction,…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday assured the public of sufficient food supply particularly rice despite the current El Niño phenomenon. This was made possible by the new farming techniques and improved irrigation system adopted by the government, President Marcos said. “Well, kung ang pag-uusapan natin ay bigas, sapat naman ang ating supply. Hindi…
MANILA — Caviteños will soon experience faster and more convenient travels to and from the province with various key infrastructure projects underway, according to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. In his speech during the distribution of financial aid to farmers and fisherfolk in Cavite, President Marcos highlighted big-ticket projects in the province which will improve…
Wellpoint Medical Clinic and Diagnostic Center (PNA photo by Gladys Pino) BACOOR CITY, Cavite – Needy residents of the Calabarzon region can obtain free medical and dental services from a clinic that celebrates its 18th anniversary this year with the launch of a foundation. Doctors and nurses of the Cavite province-based Wellpoint Medical Clinic and Diagnostic Center, Inc. have been…
MANILA – Government system reforms and strengthening of institutions are better options than calling for the resignation of elected officials, the Makati Business Club (MBC) said Monday night. “Simply changing the people in power will not achieve the lasting improvement in the country’s governance,” MBC said in a statement. Instead, it cited the need to “reform…
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Representative Jonathan Keith Flores of the 2nd Congressional District of Bukidnon ink a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for a project on pineapple fiber extraction in Lantapan, Bukidnon. This collaborative project is envisioned to help minimize the waste management costs of the local growers, process quality pineapple fiber,…
“I BELIEVE that all we need is collaboration among government and private agencies to protect our rank and other members of the press, because the mechanisms are already in place.” Thus, said Nelson S. Santos, national president of the Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI), in reference to the proposal of the Commission on…
BALANGA CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inaugurated the Mariveles-Hermosa-San Jose 500 kilovolt transmission line at the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) Hermosa Substation in Bataan. This P20.94-billion project includes 395 transmission towers, 275.6 circuit kilometers of overhead lines, two new substations, and a total substation capacity of 2,000 megavolt-amperes. In his…
LONDON – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has underscored the critical need for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, asserting that Israelis and Palestinians can only live side by side in peace “if one’s security equals the other’s.” “This can only be achieved when everyone is willing to acknowledge the other’s suffering. We must spare no effort…
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…
