MisOr boat innovator gets DOST national award

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has given a national award to a business innovator in Misamis Oriental specializing in fiberglass boats.

In a statement on Thursday, Nova Belle Calotes, the DOST-10 (Northern Mindanao) science research…

Addressing climate change demands prompt concerted action – DA chief

Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Liu Laurel Jr. has emphasized the need to work together to address climate change and its impacts, particularly on the agricultural sector.

Laurel made this remark during the kickoff of the 16th Ann…

PDEA declares 2 Pangasinan towns as drug-cleared

The municipalities of Agno and Bautista in Pangasinan have been declared drug-cleared by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s (PDEA) regional committee, leaving only 12 of the province’s 48 municipalities and cities to be cleared.

In a phone int…

DOST boosts C. Luzon’s disaster response efforts

The Department of Science and Technology-Central Luzon (DOST-3) will deploy a mobile water treatment system (MWTS) in Tarlac province before the end of this year as part of its continuing efforts to help boost the local government units’ (LGUs) disas…

Arrest of remaining suspects in Ampatuan massacre sought

The National Press Club (NPC) on Thursday urged the government authorities to continue their efforts to arrest the remaining suspects in the massacre of 58 people, including 32 media workers, in Maguindanao on Nov. 23, 2009.

NPC president Lydia Buen…

Power rates up in Negros Occidental

An increase in the price of the Wholesale Electric Spot Market (WESM), the venue for trading electricity in the country, drove residential power rates up in all three distribution utilities in Negros Occidental for November.

Power consumers in the p…

DMW welcomes OFWs from Israel, Lebanon

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) welcomed another batch of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel and Lebanon as they arrived in the country.

DMW Officer in Charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac, together with Department of Fo…