By Nanette Guadalquiver BACOLOD CITY – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has urged retailers to sell refined sugar at the suggested retail price (SRP) of P85 per kilo amid reports of their retail prices of as high as P110 per kilo, especially in Metro Manila. Acting SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said since there is sufficient supply of sugar, retailers could reduce the price. “We have…
The Department of Science and Technology is set to conduct HANDA Pilipinas: Innovations in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Expo 2023 (Mindanao leg) in CDO with the theme, “Enhancing Resilience and Sustainability for Mindanao” on October 4-6, 2023 at Limketkai Atrium, Cagayan de Oro City. The HANDA Pilipinas expo aims to enhance the country’s…
Have you spotted those green taxis cruising through Metro Manila? Travelers now have an eco-friendly choice on the road. They are the Philippines’ first all-electric taxi fleet, powered by VinFast vehicles and operated by Green GSM Philippines. Offering a smoother, quieter and cleaner ride, these cabs mark the beginning of a new commuting experience for Filipinos. At the heart of this green…
MANILA — Caloocan City officials on Monday, January 22, welcomed the turnover of the Mobile Command and Control Vehicle (MOCCOV) with Triage Technology by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to the city government, and the ceremonial memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing for Smart and Sustainable Caloocan City.
“ADOPTING a farmer” is Congressman Rodante Marcoleta of Sagip Party list’s aim in launching a nationwide campaign to rescue rice farmers, particularly in Bacolor, Pampanga. The objective is forming a formula that may prevent hoarders and smugglers – believed to be behind the continuous price hikes. “Kapag may pagmamahal ka talaga, hindi mo na titingnan…
The country’s unemployment rate dipped to its lowest level in November last year, while employment reached its highest since April 2005, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Tuesday. At a briefing, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said results of the PSA’s latest Labor Force Survey (LFS) showed that unemployment rate further dipped to 3.6% during the month, down from the 4.2% recorded…
WITH the theme “Agham at Teknolohiya: Kabalikat sa Maunlad at Matatag na Kinabukasan,” the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Central Luzon. officially launched its Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTIW) last Thursday, in Botolan, Zambales. The 3-day activity, led by Regional Director Dr. Julius Caesar V. Sicat, is expected to gather stakeholders, industry…
MANILA — Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. has called on local government units (LGUs) nationwide to establish their local 911 command centers and prepare for an anticipated increase in typhoons this year due to the La Niña weather pattern. Abalos, speaking at the recent “Emergency 911 (E911)…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has urged the country’s key energy players to make sure there will be “reliable power at all times,” during the recent historic switch-on of the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP). Marcos expressed hope there would be no repeat of the massive blackout that hit Western Visayas earlier this month. “We cannot afford to have another round…
HANDA PILIPINAS. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (center) presses the buzzer during the opening ceremony of the Visayas leg of the 2023 Handa Pilipinas, an annual exposition of innovations in disaster risk reduction and management, at the Summit Hotel in Tacloban City on Wednesday (Nov. 8, 2023). With him are House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin…
