DA exec cites role of hog industry in ensuring food security

ILOILO CITY: Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has lauded pork producers from across the country for their resilience and dedication as he highlighted the critical role of collaboration in achieving food security.

Addressing participants…

Stock market, peso close week with losses

MANILA: The negative sentiment of investors amid the heightened geopolitical tension in the Middle East pulled down both the local stock market and the currency on Friday.

“The local bourse dropped by 80.19 points (1.23 percent) to 6,443.00 as tensio…

DSWD provides P5.37-M food packs to families hit by El Niño in Antique

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided over PHP5.37 million worth of food packs for families affected by the El Niño phenomenon in five municipalities of Antique.

The department sent 8,833 family food…

Elderly saves ‘critically endangered’ pangolin from dogs in Palawan

PUERTO PRINCESA: An elderly man in Barangay Inagawan in this city saved an adult male pangolin (Manis culionensis) from being mauled by a pack of dogs on Thursday evening.

In an online post on Friday, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (…

Dismissal of panel head won’t affect probe on sale of NFA rice stocks

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA)’s probe into the alleged improper sale of rice stocks of the National Food Authority (NFA) remains intact despite the dismissal of the official leading the investigation.

This came after the Office of the Om…

Bamboo textile innovation hub eyed in Ilocos Norte town

LAOAG CITY: The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) is eyeing to establish a Bamboo Textile Fiber Innovation Hub (BTFIH) in Vintar, Ilocos Norte to engage local communities in fiber processing.

Dr….

PCO trains Coast Guard on FOI to boost gov’t transparency

MANILA: Staff of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) received comprehensive training from the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Freedom of Information (FOI) to boost the uniformed group’s information transparency.

In a statement on Friday, the…