Zamboanga City – The Department of Science and Technology IX (DOST IX) successfully hosted the HANDA Pilipinas Mindanao Leg and the 2025 Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) on September 23–25, 2025 at the Palacio Del Sur, Marcian Garden Hotel, Zamboanga City. The three-day event was graced by DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.,…
By Ma. Teresa Montemayor MANILA – Lung cancer remains the most common cancer ailments among Filipino men, according to the Department of Health (DOH) said. The agency has urged the public to observe a more healthy lifestyle to prevent the disease. The DOH said lung cancer accounts for one in every five cases, citing the Global…
BATANGAS CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is expected to lead the distribution of the Presidential Assistance for Farmers, Fisherfolk, and their Families to an initial 4,740 farmers and fisherfolk in the provinces of Laguna, Cavite, and Batangas, who were affected by the El Niño phenomenon, on Thursday, July 11. In a press briefing,…
In its third year of promoting safe spaces for mental health discussions, nonprofit organization I am MAD (Making A Difference) Volunteers, Inc. (I am MAD) will host a forum on mental health and volunteerism at Cinema 6, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, on October 19. This initiative comes in light of recent findings indicating that mental health issues…
AS everybody’s anticipating the legalization by the Senate and House of Representatives, on the use of medical cannabis or marijuana as medicine, a manufacturing facility to develop this will be constructed soon and it’s said to be the biggest in Asia and at par with the United States’ in terms of standards. The Senate and…
Pinaigting nina Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim ang ugnayan ng Pilipinas at Malaysia sa isang bilateral meeting kahapon, unang araw ng Marso. Bukod sa kasunduang pagtutulungan sa kanilang mga prayoridad na sektor, tinalakay din ng dalawang lider ang mga usaping mahalaga sa magkaratig na bansa, kabilang ang mga hakbang upang palakasin ang kooperasyon ng mga miyembro ng Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) na itinatag ng dalawang bansa kasama ang Indonesia, Singapore at Thailand.
The Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of the Philippines have jointly announce the call for nominations for Awards for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding (APPCU) 2024. APCU is the pioneer and the leading non-government organization (NGO) in the Philippines in promoting people-to-people diplomacy, bilateral understanding, and friendship…
On Secretary Gilbert Teodoro: I would like to congratulate my former colleague in the House and in the Cabinet, Secretary Gibo Teodoro for his appointment to one of the most critical posts in the Marcos cabinet, the Department of National Defense. Gibo and I were elected to the House the same year, and everyone always regarded…
During the 2025 Midyear General Assembly of the Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI), the spotlight turned to the urgent fight against disinformation as Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Hon. Jaybee C. Ruiz took the stage. Speaking before a diverse gathering of media practitioners at the National Press Club in Manila on June 24,…
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Board has approved a record-high PHP30.15 billion in investments during its first Board meeting in January 23 this year, up by 1,263 percent from the PHP2.212-billion in January 2024. In a recent statement, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary and PEZA chair Ma. Cristina Roque said their Board…
