DOST launches first DRRM Technologies and Innovations Expo in Mindanao

The Department of Science and Technology launches the first DRRM Technologies and Innovations exposition in Mindanao, with the title, “HANDA Pilipinas: Innovations in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Expo 2023 on October 4, 2023 at Cagayan de Oro City. Eighty-one technologies from Filipino inventors and innovators throughout the country were presented on display.  These technologies…

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‘BITBIT’ SCHEME DETECTED, TRAFFICKER INTERCEPTED AT NAIA – BI

PASAY, Philippines—Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco warned the public about another trafficking scheme luring women to work in sex trade abroad. Tansingco shared the latest interception of a female victim last March 22 after she attempted to depart for Kota Kinabalu at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 with her supposed…

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DSWD TO FINISH DISTRIBUTION OF LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE TO RICE RETAILERS ON SEPTEMBER 14

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…

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Digital, green projects to improve life quality, lure investments

By Benjamin Nathaniel Bondoc TAIPEI, Taiwan – South Korea’s capital Seoul is determined to push for digital and green projects to improve the people’s quality of life, attract investments and foster further collaboration with the international community in turning these visions into reality. Speaking to international media members on the sidelines of the 2024 Smart City…

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Smith Valley: The Intersection of Ancestral Legacy and Technological Innovation by Sharah Ibrahim

The decline in the number of farmers, the growing age of existing farmers, decreasing productivity, and the shrinking of farm sizes all represent critical challenges facing our agricultural sector.  These very real issues extend even to a secluded agricultural area in Baguio City, known as the Smith Valley Agriculture Cooperative (SVAC). A Farm in the City…

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APCU calls for more people-to-people exchanges for peaceful ties in Asia

The Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) calls for more people-to-people exchanges to bolster friendly ties among countries in Asia. APCU Chairman Raul Lambino made the call during the visit of a delegation from Leshan City in Sichuan Province in China. He said people-to-people relations are part of the pillars for stronger diplomatic relations among nations. Personally escorting…

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