QUEZON CITY — The local government of Valenzuela CIty on Thursday, March 21, launched the “Balai Banhuyay,” the city’s first drug treatment and rehabilitation facility located in Barangay Punturin.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law seven legislative measures, which aim to enhance and expand capacities of at least seven higher education institutions (HEIs) in different provinces across the country. Under Republic Act (RA)No. 11968, President Marcos granted the conversion of San Isidro Satellite campus of the Leyte Normal University (LNU) in…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared June 17, Monday as a regular holiday to give way for the observance of Eid’l Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. Proclamation No. 579 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin on June 4 stated that Eid’l Adha is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam. The proclamation…
Following recent findings by the Seoul City government revealing that children’s products sold by the online shopping platform SHEIN contain high levels of toxic chemicals, Environmental NGO BAN Toxics is calling on the Philippine government to conduct its own investigation. According to news reports, the Seoul government has been conducting safety inspections since last month…
The Embassy of India in Manila has launched the first India-Philippine Tech Summit (IPTS) designed to help boost the economic and strategic partnership between the two countries through the use of digital technology. In his speech during the IPTS launch at Shangri-La The Fort in Taguig City, Indian Ambassador to Manila Shambhu Kumaran cited the need for developing countries to develop partnerships among…
The Department of Science and Technology – National Capital Region (DOST-NCR), led by DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr., formally opened the “Pamana Agham: Siyensya sa Bawat Habi at Hibla” event on August 28, 2024, at Casa Manila, Intramuros, Manila. The event was held in partnership with the Department of Tourism (DOT) under the leadership…
Inilatag ang dalawang bersiyon ng mga panukalang batas para sa propesyonalisasyon ng mgatagasalin sa bansa sa “Layag: Forum sa Pagsasalin” noong Mayo 18, 2024, Sabado, 8:00 n.u.-5:00 n.h. sa University of Asia and the Pacific, Pasig City na inorganisa ng Kasálin Network. Ibinahagi ni G. John Enrico Torralba, hepe ng Sangay ng Salin ng Komisyon…
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…
In celebration of the National Innovation Day on April 21 as mandated by the Philippine Innovation Act and the vibrant innovation ecosystem of Northern Mindanao led the Regional Development Council (RDC) in region 10 and partners to stage a three-day exposition of innovation impact, interactive experience and investment opportunities activities in April 20-22, 2023 at…
The Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) announces 29 new qualifiers to the DOST-SEI Bangon Marawi Program in Science and Technology Human Resource Development (STHRD), a scholarship program granted to qualified second year students enrolled in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses who were affected by the armed conflict or were displaced from their communities during the Marawi siege in 2017.
