The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is encouraging local government units (LGUs), the academe, private sector, and other stakeholders to achieve its targeted prioritization of one million hectares of classified forest areas for …

Mayor Michael Carleone Cruz of this town has ordered the temporary closure of a poultry farm amid housefly infestation. In Executive Order (EO) No. 31 posted on Monday, Cruz said the Municipal Health Office (MHO) conducted an investigation and gave re…

Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) on Monday gave PHP100,000 prize each to 20 women-led enterprises as part of its Women-Helping-Women: Innovat…

The high-profile detainee nabbed last week while returning to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) facility after an unauthorized night out enjoys other perks from his guards in exchange for bribes, a justice official said Monday. Department of …

Department of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said he is in favor of maintaining the current policy rate at 6.25 percent. In his weekly press chat, Diokno said that during the central bank’s monetary board meeting last week, he voted for a pause in t…

The Philippines and the World Bank on Monday signed four loan agreements amounting to $1.14 billion to accelerate economic recovery, improve the quality of education and develop the agriculture and fisheries sectors. In a statement, the Department of …

Thirty farmers in Sultan Kudarat province are expected to increase productivity and profit after completing their four-month Farm Business School (FBS) training, officials said Monday. Mary Joy T. Labanero, Department of Agrarian Reform-Sultan Kudarat…

North Korea’s foreign ministry on Monday accused Seoul and Washington of pushing tensions to “the brink of a nuclear war” akin to the 1950-1953 Korean War, saying it will continue to bolster its self-defensive capabilities. In a research report releas…