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The chair of the House of Representatives’ labor and employment committee lauded the Marcos administration for its continued efforts to create jobs for Filipinos. This, as the country’s unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent in February from 4.5 percent in January, according to the February 2024 Labor Force Survey (LFS). The unemployment rate in February […]
As the country commemorates Filipino Food Month this April, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua urged his fellow local leaders to create opportunities to showcase food in their localities. “Filipino Food Month is an opportunity for us to highlight our local food and the role of agriculture in […]
Senator Bong Go continues to respond to the needs of distressed communities as his Malasakit Team helped fire victims in Barangays Recodo and Labuan in Zamboanga City recently. Held at the covered courts of the barangays, a total of 75 affected families were assisted. They received financial assistance, grocery packs, masks, water containers, vitamins, snacks, […]
To guarantee that plant-based foods are safe for human consumption, a modern Mobile Plant Food Safety Laboratory was launched by the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI). Senator Cynthia Villar and BPI Director Gerald Glenn Panganiban led the inauguration of the first roving laboratory for food testing of plant- based food produce recently at the BPI […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda emphasized the role of Filipino youth in the continued development, preservation, and promotion of local cuisine. Addressing attendees during the opening of the celebration of Filipino Food Month in Mabalacat, Pampanga recently Legarda said, “I do believe that it will be youth and the children who need to go […]
As daytime temperatures soar in the metropolis amid the El Niño phenomenon, Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna has directed the capital city’s health office, social welfare services, and disaster risk reduction and management office to draft a Heat Index Action Plan Matrix to guide the city on how to cope with intense hot weather. “Bilang ina ng Lungsod […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) should anticipate more areas in the country to be declared under a state of calamity due to drought and ready its Quick Response Fund (QRF) under this year’s calamity funds so that it can be immediately tapped and released to aid drought-hit farmers, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee said. […]
The Super Health Center at Manuel Roxas Street in Magdiwang town in Sibuyan Island, Romblon, was formally handed over to benefit the community in a turnover ceremony witnessed by Senator Bong Go. This is part of collaborative efforts advocated by Go towards bolstering healthcare services in the grassroots such as island communities. The event, which […]
Road courtesy, discipline and education for motorists and drivers, along with clarity on enforcement of traffic laws, are among the keys to solving the scourge of traffic in Metro Manila and other urbanized areas in the country, Senator Robin Padilla said. Padilla, who is heartened that the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is working […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda led the launching of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Sculpture Garden, conceptualized and designed by Luis “Junyee” Yee, Jr., the country’s foremost installation artist. “Sa mundong namamayagpag ang teknolohiya at modernisasyon, naniniwala akong ang sining at kultura ay siyang gabay natin upang mapanatiling makabuluhan at buhay […]