QUEZON CITY — The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has beefed up its disaster response operations as it extended critical support in relief, rescue, and evacuation operations in areas heavily affected by Typhoon Nika (Toraji) and the other preceding weather disturbances. The BFP, along with the Philippine National Police and the Bureau of Jail Management…
Dr. Teresita A. Tabaog, Regional Director of the Department of Science and Technology Region 1 and a member of the National GAD Resource Program (NGRP), recently led a series of comprehensive training sessions on Gender Sensitivity and Gender Mainstreaming at Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College (ISPSC). These sessions were held across the Sta. Maria, Candon,…
Junior Chamber International (JCI) Manila, a leading leadership development organization in Asia, alongside the Angeles City Culiat chapter, has been granted the esteemed hosting rights to the JCI World Congress in 2026. This prestigious event is expected to attract thousands of young leaders from around the globe, providing a platform for dynamic talks from pioneering…
QUEZON CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has requested the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for the immediate replenishment of its Quick Response Funds (QRF) to ensure the welfare agency’s unhampered disaster response. DSWD spokesperson and Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said they need the timely…
Cabarroguis, Quirino – DOST Region 02 thru the Provincial Science and Technology Office Quirino searches Grass Innovations for GRIND Project in partnership with the Local Government Unit of Cabarroguis. Ms. Rowena Guzman, Science Research Specialist II and GRIND focal person discussed the GRIND PROGRAM to processors and manufactures from the 17 barangays of Cabarroguis. The…
The Quezon City Government recorded another MPOX case, the sixth individual to have contracted the disease in the city. The patient, a 31-year-old male resident of Quezon City, tested positive for MPOX after exhibiting symptoms on October 18. The results were released to the Quezon City Health Department’s City Epidemiology and Surveillance Division (CESD) on…
To provide a reliable emergency potable water system, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region I, through its Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO) Pangasinan, in collaboration with DOST-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI), deployed SAFEWATRS Technology on October 2-3, 2024 at the Community Empowerment thru Science & Technology (CEST) Program beneficiary in Brgy. Luna…
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…
MANILA, — In solidarity with the victims of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared November 4, 2024, as a Day of National Mourning. Following this proclamation, the 17 local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila will raise their flags at half-mast on Monday to honor those who lost their lives in…
To provide a reliable emergency potable water system, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region I, through its Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO) Pangasinan, in collaboration with DOST-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI), deployed SAFEWATRS Technology on October 2-3, 2024 at the Community Empowerment thru Science & Technology (CEST) Program beneficiary in Brgy. Luna…
