PAGASA: El Niño no effect yet this planting season
MANILA – The Philippine weather bureau said the lower rainfall phenomenon of El Niño is not yet in effect, and rice farmers would have enough rainfall for the July to September…
PH positivity rate further dips to 7.8%: OCTA
MANILA — The nation’s positivity rate, or the number of individuals who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), further dipped to 7.8 percent as of June 27. In a…
PBBM: PH soil ‘under threat,’ innovative strategies needed
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday stressed the need to implement innovative measures to address the “growing problem” of degradation, acidification, and pollution of Philippine soil. “Needless to…
DepEd Calamba City’s Library on Wheels provides
enhanced, inclusive learning to students
CALAMBA CITY (PIA) — The Department of Education (DepEd) City Schools Division of Calamba is bringing enhanced learning to students through the HELOW (Highly Enhanced Library-on-Wheels) project, a mobile library…
DOH rolls out bivalent Covid-19 vax jabs for HCWs, elderlies
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday started the administration of bivalent vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to healthcare workers. The vaccination was launched at the Philippine…
DSWD, CFDC eye nationwide program vs. malnutrition, stunting
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Children’s First One Thousand Days Coalition (CFDC) are planning to roll out a nationwide nutrition intervention program that seeks…
Gov’t eyes cash aid distribution to Mayon evacuees in Albay
MANILA – The government is considering granting financial assistance to thousands of families affected by Mayon Volcano’s ongoing restiveness, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Tuesday. In a Palace press…
PBBM eyes ‘large’ water impounding areas to avoid flooding in NCR
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday bared his administration’s plan to build “large” water impounding facilities in areas outside of Metro Manila in an effort to control flooding…
DFA sees PH forging ahead beyond pre-pandemic situation
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is looking to go beyond the restoration of the Philippines’ national condition before the Covid-19 pandemic to attain middle power status in the…