MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Thursday the arrival of more than 101,000 metric tons (MT) of imported rice as of July 25.
The said volume arrived following the implementation of Executive Order No. 62, or the lowering of tariffs …
TACLOBAN CITY: At least 253,000 residents in Eastern Visayas provinces will benefit from the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) in this city and five other sites in the region from Aug. 2 to 3.
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre said 241 members o…
MANILA: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) recently received a 100-percent nationwide International Organization for Standardization or ISO certification on several of its services, BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said on Thursday.
Lumagui, duri…
MANILA: A total of 120,359 college students, struggling and non-reader elementary learners, and parents have benefitted from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) expanded Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program.
DSWD spokesperson, Assistant…
MANILA: The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday expressed plans to increase the number of administrative staff to further ease the non-teaching workload of public school teachers following the official opening of the school year 2024-2025.
In…
BUTUAN CITY: A group of coffee growers in Tagbina, Surigao del Sur, has acknowledged the Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) for providing a PHP1.3 million hauling vehicle to transport farm products to various markets.
In a stateme…
MANILA: AJ Wacan and Johanna Uyking topped their respective divisions in the 13-15 category in the ICTSI Junior PGT Mindanao Series 2 at the South Pacific Golf and Leisure Estates in Davao City on Thursday.
Wacan finished with a 72 for a total of 238…
MANILA: Cignal downed Petro Gazz, 25-19, 25-19, 25-22, to notch its fourth straight win in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Thursday.
Venezuelan Maria Jose Perez scored 20 points, 16 o…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The city government here is organizing a training session for out-of-school youths (OSYs) on agriculture practices, especially urban farming.
During Thursday’s launch of the city’s Oro Youth Month, known as “Kasadya 2024,” Josef …