House Ways and Means Chair Joey Sarte Salceda (Albay, 2nd district) has conveyed his sincere thanks to Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian for quickly responding to his request for food packs for the 9,829 families evacuated from the 6-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) and 7-kilometer danger zone around Mayon Volcano. The…
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with various government agencies to support its program of establishing smart and sustainable communities in the Philippines. Signatories to the document were DOST Secretary Renato Solidum, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. represented by Asst. Secretary Atty. Romeo Benitez of…
Leaders of the country’s three most influential business groups have recognized inroads made by the government in easing price pressures. Their sighs of relief came when the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported that headline inflation decelerated further to 6.1 percent year-on-year in May from 6.6% in April. Francis Chua, chair emeritus of the Philippine Chamber…
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) praised and cheered its Region 1 Director, Dr. Teresita A, Tabaog for being recognized as an awardee in the 12th IDDU Honor Role Award for Women.
As part of the 2025 Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) celebration in the Cordillera Administrative Region, the Department of Science and Technology – CAR (DOST-CAR) spearheaded a series of major events on August 8, 2025, held in both Baguio City and La Trinidad, Benguet. The activities were led by DOST Secretary Dr. Renato…
The Intellectual Property of the Philippines (IPOPHL) recently reported that intellectual property (IP) through its Innovations and Technology Support Offices (ITSOs) hit an all-time high last year as more universities and colleges joined the Innovation and Technology Support Program. In a statement, the IPOPHL said aggregate IP filings of Innovation and Technology Support Offices which include higher…
Investors’ confidence remains solid in the country as evidenced by high reinvested earnings and rising foreign investment approvals despite the decline in the Philippines’ foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the first semester of this year, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual said on Monday. Pascual issued the statement in response to…
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has belied a video report quoting its chief, who was wrongly identified as a Marine general, announcing the arrival in the country of military equipment allegedly from the United States and France to be used in this year’s Philippines-US “Balikatan” exercises. “The OCD learned that a video was published online, reporting the ‘arrival of military equipment from the United…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has made significant strides in its ongoing campaign against smuggling, resulting in the highest-ever seizure of items in the agency’s history, valued at P31.5 billion, comprising various commodities. “Ang bureau, under the leadership of Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio, has already got the highest seizure, in a terms of smuggling, nag-resulta na…
Determined to put an end to rice smugglers and hoarders in the Philippines, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered on Tuesday all officials, authorities, and government agencies to strictly implement policies and laws to address rice issues in the country. In his speech during the distribution of rice at the San Andres Sports Complex in…
