The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Regional Office 02, together with the Provincial Science and Technology Office–Quirino (PSTO-Quirino), led by Regional Director Dr. Virginia G. Bilgera, awarded ten Solar Speed Drying Trays to Barangay Matmad, Nagtipunan, Quirino. The assistance was awarded during the Monday Flag Raising Ceremony of the Quirino Police Provincial Office (QPPO)….
Bank reports consistent earnings growth; loans Up 14%, asset quality stable BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) recorded a net income of ₱63.1 billion in the first nine months of 2025, an increase by 4% from ₱60.6 billion last year due to sustained performance of its core business segments. Return on Average Common Equity (ROCE) stood at 14.1%…
THE opening ceremony for the 3-day event, “Handa Pilipinas: Innovations in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Exposition’s” Mindanao leg opened on Wednesday in Cagayan de Oro City. The festivity, organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), aimed to serve as a platform to empower communities and barangays through the utilization of available data…
VINTAR, ILOCOS NORTE — A new milestone in the country’s textile industry unfolds with the pre-launch of the Regional Yarn Production and Innovation Center–Ilocos Norte (RYPIC Ilocos Norte). Envisioned as a hub for innovation, craftsmanship, and livelihood generation, the center strengthens the textile ecosystem by uniting fiber farmers, weavers, designers, and technology-driven enterprises across the…
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The La Union Police Provincial Office (LUPPO) has intensified visibility and the conduct of checkpoints to address the rising number of vehicular traffic incidents (VTIs) in their province. A total of 872 VTIs with 88 deaths were recorded in the province in 2023, up from the 511 cases with 77 deaths reported in 2022….
A known doctor, scientist, researcher, broadcaster lamented that legalizing the use of medicinal cannabis or marijuana still experiences a rough sailing in Congress even if 70 nations are already prescribing this.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) targets to finish the distribution of livelihood assistance to affected rice farmers by Thursday, September 14, in response to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s order to expedite the payout and in compliance with the election period spending ban. In a press briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday, DSWD…
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)’s banner program, Small Enterprise Technology Program (SETUP) helps Camiguin-based woman entrepreneur and farmer, Julieta Butalid-Dela Cerna, scale up her cacao processing venture through science, technology, and innovation. DOST’s intervention brought about a remarkable transformation for the business, achieving a 20% boost in productivity, a solid 25% increase in…
MANILA – Global sports brand Decathlon sees the Philippines as an emerging market for sports wearable and equipment. France-based Decathlon has expanded its Philippine operations with the opening of its newest store in Cebu last March 1. This is the retail sports brand’s first store opening in the country this year. Decathlon’s 3,000-square meter sports retail zone in SM City Cebu is…
ACQUITTED. Sotero Jacolbe Jr. (left) and his legal counsel, Attorney Vicente Andiano, leave the Regional Trial Court in Davao City on Friday (March 8, 2024). The court cleared Jacolbe of charges of murder over the slaying of radio broadcaster Eduardo Dizon in Kidapawan City in 2019. (Photo grabbed from Jacolbe Jr. FB Page) KIDAPAWAN CITY – One of…
