DOST grants Bulacan farmers’ group food processing equipment
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has provided food processing equipment to a farmers' association in Bulacan province.
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Filipino soprano duo Nightingales serenades Morocco
MANILA – The Philippines brought Filipino soprano duo The Nightingales to Morocco for an Independence Day concert as part of its effort to bridge relations between the two nations through culture.
Albayanos warned vs. ‘quack’ cures as 4 die from rabies
LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay Provincial Health Office (PHO) has discouraged animal bite victims from seeking traditional or "quack" treatment for rabies as four deaths have already been reported from January to September this year due to the deadly viral infection.
Terrorism to tourism: Davao Sur town's caves attract tourists
DAVAO CITY – Some people think that it would be impossible for a former lair of the New People’s Army (NPA) to become an emerging tourism destination. However, the local government unit (LGU) of Matanao, Davao del Sur, is out to prove skeptics wrong.Early this week, Matanao officials hosted the first-ever Cave Congress in the Davao Region to showcase the richness and beauty of the town's over 60 caves.Three of the caves - Su’bon, Asbang Faksol, and Dats – are all certified by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as safe and "tourist-ready."The caverns in Barangay Asbang have been spruced up to preserve their natural beauty that no one would have known that these were once lairs of NPA rebels.In fact, only a few years ago, local officials would have shooed unsuspecting visitors who are lured by the town's exotic caves, which were thought to be occupied by insurgents.Years of peace initiatives and intensified campaign against the NPA, however, have borne fruit for places like Matanao which has been plagued by the rebels' terroristic activities, Mayor Vincent Fernandez said.Before the term of then President Rodrigo Duterte, who aggressive advocated for a whole-nation approach to the insurgency problem, Fernandez described Barangay Asbang as a “war-torn area.”“Before we open our tourism here, I made sure that there is no presence of the NPA, that they no longer existed,” he said. “I was apprehensive before (to invite visitors), but now cave tourism has changed the face of our municipality."
MTRCB denounces 'attacks' vs. chair
MANILA – The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) on Thursday denounced the "alarming online attacks" that chairperson Lala Sotto has been getting."Netizens have taken to the official social media pages of the MTRCB to express their grievances in an inappropriate and harmful manner, raising serious concerns about the safety and security of the chairperson," it said in a statement.The MTRCB added that "no Filipino deserves such kind of unfounded personal attack," urging the public not to resort to personal attacks as the agency "is just doing its mandate."It can be recalled that the MTRCB recently ordered a 12-day suspension of the noontime show "It's Showtime" for the apparent indecent acts of hosts Vice Ganda and Ion Perez in one segment. Since then, Sotto has been hit with backlash by some netizens, accusing her of being biased since her father works in the rival show.
PTFoMS partners with PNP, AFP, KBP for media security, safety
MANILA – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has forged a closer collaboration with the police and the military, as well as the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), to ensure the safety and security of the Philippine media.
4K youth gather for 2023 IYF World Camp
CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, Bulacan – Some 4,000 students, youth leaders and volunteers from Bulacan and neighboring provinces are now gathered here for the International Youth Fellowship (IYF) World Camp 2023.
CSC, JobStreet to hold online career fair Sept. 18 to 22
MANILA – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is partnering anew with JobStreet.com for the conduct of the Government Online Career Fair (GOCF) from Sept. 18 to 22, 2023 for individuals looking to pursue opportunities in the government.