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Month: August 2024

P3.6-M to fund ‘Gulayan’ program in 300 Bicol schools

LEGAZPI CITY: A total of 300 public schools in the six provinces of the Bicol Region are expected to benefit from a PHP3.6 million fund for the Gulayan sa Paaralan Program (GPP) of the Department of Agriculture (DA), an official said on Thursday.

In …

US blasts South Sudan for 2-0 in Olympic men’s basketball

ISTANBUL: Team USA sealed an easy 103-86 victory over South Sudan in men’s basketball at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday.

Bam Adebayo produced 18 points, while Kevin Durant scored 14 for the US at Pierre Mauroy Stadium.

Anthony Edwards netted 1…

Iloilo province hikes allowance of Barangay Nutrition Scholars

ILOILO CITY: The provincial government has increased the allowance of Iloilo’s 1,800 Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) this year.

During the first day of the two-day 2nd BNS convention on Thursday, Iloilo provincial administrator Raul Banias, who rep…

Negros Island Region TWG to convene this August

BACOLOD CITY: The Negros Island Region (NIR) technical working group (TWG) is set to convene in the next two weeks to formulate strategic plans to put in place the institutional arrangements for the new administrative region.

Negros Occidental Fifth …

Bagong Pilipinas fair to serve 253K people in E. Visayas

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…