Clad in international costumes, children from the ROTC Hunters Neighborhood Association (ROTCHNA) Daycare Center in Brgy. Tatalon, Quezon City, gathered to celebrate United Nations Day and called for protection from toxic lead exposure. Joined by environmental justice group BAN Toxics, parents, and other community members of Brgy. Tatalon, the call was made as part of…
The national government posted a P66.8 billion budget surplus in April, this year, the highest recorded in four years. Bureau of Treasury (BTr) data showed that the budget surplus was significantly higher than the P4.9 billion in April last year, and was the highest recorded since the P88.87 billion in April 2019. Last month’s surplus…
BDO Network Bank brand ambassador and Batang Quiapo star Coco Martin said giving a 100% commitment and focus to running a business is essential. “Don’t enter a business if you’re not knowledgeable about it and if your passion isn’t there. When you start a business, you should know it inside out. It’s difficult to enter a business…
LAST Sunday, the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center witnessed a day filled with warmth, compassion, and humanity, as our dear friend and generous donor, Ms. Anna Donita Tapay, chose once again to mark her birthday not with grandeur or indulgence, but with the very people who have become closest to her heart — the street dwellers…
Baguio City — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region 02 further strengthened its efforts in promoting science-based solutions for nutrition and technology transfer through commercialization through the formal signing of three Technology Licensing Agreements (TLAs) during the Ceremonial TLA Signing at the 2025 North Luzon Innovation and Technology Transfer Summit, held at the…
GOOD news for advocates of medical cannabis or marijuana as its approval in Congress to legalize its use, “is almost done,” according to experts. This was disclosed by Dr. Richard Nixon Gomez and his colleagues at last Monday’s Media Health Forum of Bauertek Corporation, a research, development and medical manufacturing company in Guiguinto, Bulacan. On…
The Makati Business Club (MBC) has joined the call of various sectors for the passage of a law that will make paying taxes for Filipinos easy, boost tax payment compliance. The business group has also hailed the efforts of, among others, House Ways and Means Chair Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda in crafting such measures.
By Zorayda Tecson CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Tourism in Central Luzon (DOT-3) has tapped local government units (LGUs) in identifying and rediscovering emerging and less traveled destinations in the region. DOT-3 Regional Director Richard G. Daenos cited on Monday the need for LGUs to unlock their tourism potentials and opportunities in…
QUEZON CITY – The number of dengue cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) has decreased by 16.39 percent, the Metro Manila Center for Health Development (MMCHD) said Tuesday, July 2. The latest data from the Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (RESU) indicates that as of June, a total of 6,531 dengue cases were reported, a…
ILIGAN CITY, LANAO DEL NORTE – THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) held a zonal conference on March 14, 2025, at the Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), which highlighted its PROPEL program, with the theme “Accelerating Innovations in the Philippines.” Led by DOST Secretary Dr. Renato U. Solidum Jr., the…
