DSWD to build regional hub on DAR-donated land

MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will soon build a regional complex on a five-hectare land in Magalang, Pampanga donated by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to better serve the marginalized and disadvantaged secto…

PTFoMS, Cavite police help photojourno trace stolen equipment

MANILA: The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) on Thursday commended the police for its swift assistance to a freelance photojournalist whose belongings were illegally seized by members of a private security agency in Silang, Cavite.

La Union provides vet services to farm animals to combat El Niño

MALASIQUI: The Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPVet) has provided free vitamins, deworming, and other veterinary services to farm animals in the province to ensure their health against the impact of the El Niño phenomenon.

The La Union Provin…

Farmers, fishers get P40.7-M worth of agri inputs, equipment

LAOAG CITY: A total of PHP40.7 million worth of agriculture inputs and equipment were turned over by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Ilocos Norte’s provincial government to local farmers and fishers here on Thursday.

A total of 949 individual …

BFAR: Majority of ‘payaos’ installed near Rozul Reef missing

MANILA: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Thursday confirmed that the majority of ‘payaos’ (fish aggregating devices) installed near Rozul Reef are now missing.

During the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, BFAR spokesperson Naza…

Antique revalidates El Niño affected families for assistance

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The provincial government here commenced on Thursday the revalidation of families and barangays affected by El Niño as it gears to provide assistance to those hit by the weather phenomenon.

Michael Tolentino, officer-in-charge…

DA to endorse over 9K drought-affected farmers for gov’t social aid

LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Agriculture (DA) will endorse the validated list of farmers, numbering over 9,000, who are affected by the dry spell in Bicol to different government social services for additional interventions.

In an interview on Thu…