The Action Committee for Sick and Abandoned Private Housing Projects will hold an engagement session with banks this month to get them to be directly involved in an effort to rehabilitate the “sick” projects.Deputy Local Government Development Ministe…
Day: August 3, 2023
Western Visayas, NCR solidify lead in Palarong Pambansa
Western Visayas and National Capital Region (NCR) bagged four gold medals each in swimming on Thursday to keep their top spots in the medal tally of the 2023 Palarong Pambansa at the Marikina Sports Center. Jennuel Booh De Leon won the secondary boys’…
Scientist urges people to plan mitigation vs. climate change
A Balik Scientist on Thursday urged communities, especially those in coastal areas, to think of efforts that could mitigate the effects of climate change. In a public briefing, Balik Scientist Hernando Bacosa, said communities must prepare for dry sea…
29% of Filipino workers want to leave current employers
The Great Resignation’ is far from over, even for the Philippines, as 29 percent of Filipino workers are looking for new jobs amid being restless while demanding higher pay from their employers to meet the increasing cost of living in the country. The…
Batangas intensifies goat production amid rising demand
The Department of Agriculture in Calabarzon (DA-4A), through its Halal Program, is looking at improving goat production to meet the rising demand of the Muslim community in this province. Claiming that there is an opportunity in goat production, Marjo…
N. Mindanao dev’t projects priority under DOST ‘iSTART’ program
Development projects of local government units (LGUs) in Northern Mindanao are the primary targets of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Innovation, Science and Technology for Accelerating Regional Technology-based Development (iSTART) …
Comelec eyes to complete funding before May 2025 polls
A Commission on Elections (Comelec) official said Thursday they hope to complete the necessary budgetary requirements before the holding of the May 2025 elections. This came after the poll body’s 2024 proposed budget was slashed from PHP43.71 billion …