BIG PROJECT. The PHP2.75-billion site development plan facility of BauerTek Corporation breaks ground inside the Central Luzon State University compound in the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija on Saturday (Nov. 18, 2023), led by company president Dr. Rigel Gomez and general manager Dr. Richard Nixon Gomez (1st and 3rd from left) and Department of Science and Technology…
The meeting centered on updates regarding ongoing projects under the Community Empowerment through Science and Technology (CEST) program. Provincial S&T Director Ritchie Mae L. Guno also introduced innovative DOST technologies that align with the municipality’s development goals — including the 21st Century Learning Environment Model, VISSER, and DOST Courseware. Mayor Gamboa expressed strong support for…
CLIMATE GOVERNANCE. The Climate Change Commission and University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance discuss strategies to strengthen the CCC’s role in climate governance in this undated photo. The CCC and UP signed a memorandum of agreement in 2013 to strengthen technical collaboration in capacity development and related climate services and…
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region 2, through its Science and Technology Information and Promotion Unit, conducted a two-day Enhancing Science Communication Training Program on December 9–10, 2024, at the NGN Gran Hotel in Tuguegarao City. The event aimed to enhance disaster preparedness, improve public awareness, and strengthen science communication strategies. It was…
As part of its disaster response and operations for Tropical Storm ‘Enteng’, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is continuously producing family food packs (FFPs) to ensure immediate replenishment and availability of food and non-food items (FNIs) for resource augmentation to its field offices and local government units (LGUs). “As instructed by Secretary…
PUSHING for the legalization on the use of medical cannabis or marijuana intensifies with an expert saying this will save or extend life of the patients. Dr. John Ortiz Teope, a researcher, critic, political analyst, media practitioner and the secretary general of TIMPUYOG Philippines, said that legalizing the use of medical cannabis has various positive…
Both houses of Congress are on track for the December passage of the 20 priority measures requested by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. including the General Appropriations Bill, congressional leaders said on Wednesday following the Third Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) Meeting in Malacañang Wednesday. The Senate has finished about half of the 20 priority…
STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETING. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (1st row, 4th from left) and Philippine International Trading Corp. president and chief executive officer Undersecretary Emmie Liza Perez-Chiong (4th from left), and Sugar Regulatory Administrator Pablo Azcona (6th from left), with sugar industry stakeholders after a meeting at the Department of Agriculture central office in Quezon…
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) lauded the Filipino people for their resiliency and strength amid the chaos brought about by the ongoing conflict between the Israeli government and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. “If I know anything about the Filipino people, I don’t pretend to know, but from what I saw after the horrors of…
The drop in oil prices in the world market is a welcome news to consumers as it is expected to translate into lower fuel costs and subsequently, reduced pressure on inflation, a chief economist said on Saturday. In a news forum in Quezon City, Rizal Commercial and Banking Corp. (RCBC) chief economist Michael Ricafort said…
