Volunteers strike a pose during the clean-up drive and plogging activity in Pavia, Iloilo conducted on March 17.

Plogging activity, clean-up drive conducted in Pavia

TO promote and encourage environmental awareness in the Municipality of Pavia, Robinsons’ Place Pavia, in cooperation with the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office...

LANDBANK opens P15-B loan window to boost pork supply

TO support the local hog industry amid threats from the African swine fever outbreak, the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) launched a new...
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority director general secretary Isidro Lapeña (left) do fist bump with Land Transportation Office assistant secretary Edgar Galvante (right) after the signing of a memorandum of agreement which aims to strengthen driver’s education in the country. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION-PHILIPPINES/FACEBOOK

LTO, TESDA sign MOA to offer free driving courses

THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) have recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to formalize...
An animal technician (right) visits a pig farm in Antique province to check on the health condition of the hogs. The Provincial Veterinary Office said on Tuesday that it is important for the hog raisers to coordinate immediately with their technicians to prevent their animals from acquiring pneumonia. ANTIQUE PROVET

Antique exec warns vs pneumonia in pigs

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique Provincial Veterinary (ProVet) Office has warned hog raisers against pneumonia that could possibly afflict their livestock...

GBP embarks on school electrical maintenance project in support of Fire Prevention Month

GLOBAL Business Power Corporation (GBP) subsidiaries, Panay Energy Development Corporation and Panay Power Corporation, initiated the electrical maintenance of school buildings at NJ Ingore...
The Legal Assistance Division of the Department of Agrarian Reform Regional Office VI gets several plaques of recognition for outstanding performances in 2019. The awards are: Top 1 Region with the Highest Number of ALI Cases Resolved; Top 2 Region with Highest Number of Resolution in Referral Cases; Top 2 Region with the Highest Number of Accomplishment in Representation in Quasi-Judicial Cases; and Top 4 Region with Highest Number of Accomplishment in the Processing of Land Transfer Clearances. DARRO VI

DARRO VI tops Agrarian Justice Delivery

ILOILO City – The total commitment and relentless effort of Department of Agrarian Reform Regional Office (DARRO VI), Legal Assistance Division garnered several plaques...
Cabinet Secretary and Task Force Zero Hunger chairman Karlo Nograles led the turnover of 1,000 meals to Municipality of Guiguinto, Bulacan Mayor Ambrosio “Boy” Cruz and Vice Mayor Eliseo Santos. Joining them are representatives from the Metrobank Foundation, Incorporated and McDonald’s Philippines.

Metrobank joins Pilipinas Kontra Gutom movement

METROBANK, through its corporate social responsibility arm Metrobank Foundation, Incorporated (MBFI), joins the Task Force Zero Hunger’s Pilipinas Kontra Gutom (PKG), aimed at ending massive hunger...
A woman collects sample of diseased onion plant in one of the plantations in Miag-ao, Iloilo. Farmers have sought assistance from the Department of Agriculture Western Visayas due to crop diseases problem which caused major damage to onions. DA-RAFIS6/FACEBOOK

Onion growers seek support for crop disease incidences, damage

ILOILO City – Farmers in Miagao, Iloilo sought assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas following the crop diseases problem in the...
Agriculture secretary William Dar, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, and Energy secretary Alfonso Cusi. DA

DA, DOTr, DOE partner to provide farmers, fishers reefer vans

QUEZON City – The departments of agriculture (DA), transportation (DOTr), and energy (DOE) are joining forces to provide farming and fishing communities access to...

Peso sinks as COVID-19 cases surge

MANILA – The Philippine peso hovered around four-month lows on Monday, dragged by the recent surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and the...