Hoax bomb threats disrupt operations of gov’t offices

MANILA: Several government offices reported receiving bomb threats on Monday.

Among these are the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) central offices, located beside each other in Visayas…

Pharmacies in Bicol now accept DSWD guarantee letters as payment

LEGAZPI CITY: Different pharmacies in the Bicol region on Monday started to accept guarantee letters from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as payment for the purchase of medicines, a DSWD-5 official said.

Jastine Joy Dichoso Es…

Phivolcs modernization bill hurdles Senate panel

MANILA: The Senate Committee on Science and Technology approved the consolidated measures seeking to modernize the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) at the conclusion of its second hearing on Monday.

Panel chair Senator Al…

Batangas town taps modern technology to make fertilizers

PADRE GARCIA: The municipal government here has put recycling at the heart of its solid waste management program and is leveraging modern technology to make discarded items useful again.

In an interview on Monday, Rouel Kasilag, Municipal Environment…

DSWD social workers conduct counseling to landslide survivors

MANILA: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday directed the agency’s social workers to continue the conduct of counseling to the families who lost their loved ones following a landslide that hit Barangay…

Ex-BFAR chief named DA undersecretary

MANILA: Former Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) director Asis Perez has been designated as new Department of Agriculture (DA) undersecretary for policy, planning and regulation.

DA Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. recommended the ap…

TESDA allots P700-M to train over 50K farmers, dependents

MANILA: The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is allocating PHP700 million to provide agriculture-related courses to over 50,000 farmers and dependents registered under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF).

TESD…