Youths from Madalag, Aklan poses after their small group discussion about International Day of Forest in one of the protected area of DENR, the Aklan River Watershed Forest Reserve./PENRO Aklan

DENR-6 observes IDF 2020 amid COVID-19 threat

PRIOR to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), field offices of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas were able to conduct...
Vendors troop to Sibalom during Market Day on Tuesdays either to sell their goods or buy fresh farm produce and other needs. PNA

Antique town to strictly enforce market day halt

SAN JOSE, Antique – Suspension of Sibalom town’s market day every Tuesday will be strictly enforced on March 31 due to threats posed by the...
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the region takes actions to mitigate the impact of pandemic threat to the livelihood of the fisherfolk and other industry stakeholders. DA-BFAR REGION 6

DA-BFAR aids WV fishery sector amid crisis

ILOILO City - The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) Region 6 is taking actions to mitigate the impact of pandemic threat to...

DBM releases funds for Q2 salaries of gov’t employees

MANILA - The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Friday said it has released the corresponding notices of cash allocation (NCAs) for the second-quarter operating requirements...
The Department of Agriculture, the Department of Finance and the Department of Trade and Industry will work with their trading partners in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to ensure contracts between them will be fulfilled, continuing the flow of supplies despite tough travel measures imposed throughout the region. ABS-CBN NEWS

PH to ASEAN partners: ‘Refrain from trade restrictions’

MANILA - The Philippines will ask its neighbors in Southeast Asia to “refrain from imposing trade restrictive measures” to ensure supplies will not run...
IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva. THE ECONOMIC TIMES

IMF chief: ‘Clear we have entered recession’

THE coronavirus pandemic has driven the global economy into a downturn that will require massive funding to help developing nations, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Friday. “It...

Planet Earth “breathe” as COVID-19 still rages on

AS MANY Filipinos are still trying to come into terms with the new norm brought about by coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which is “lockdown,” there are a...
Food industry companies can operate at half of their total workforce during the ongoing enhanced community quarantine caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said late Friday. ABS-CBN

‘Food industry firms can operate at half of workforce during quarantine’

MANILA - Food industry companies can operate at half of their total workforce during the ongoing enhanced community quarantine caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,...
Supreme Court ruling, placing power supply agreements submitted by Meralco and other distribution utilities under the Competitive Selection Process, will likely place more than 13 million consumers at a disadvantage. VIDEOBLOCKS

GBP assures power supply amid COVID-19 quarantine

GLOBAL Business Power Corporation (GBP) has assured its customers of uninterrupted power as the region struggles with the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the...
The new 5-layer dryer replaces the ovens previously used to dry feeds. Photo by RH Ledesma

SEAFDEC upgrades feed mill to boost production of low-cost aquaculture feeds

By Rossea Ledesma THE quest for low-cost and eco-friendly aquafeeds received a boost with the recent P1.5 million-upgrade of the feed mill of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development...