MANILA: The Senate Committee on Science and Technology approved the consolidated measures seeking to modernize the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) at the conclusion of its second hearing on Monday.

Panel chair Senator Al…

PADRE GARCIA: The municipal government here has put recycling at the heart of its solid waste management program and is leveraging modern technology to make discarded items useful again.

In an interview on Monday, Rouel Kasilag, Municipal Environment…

MANILA: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday directed the agency’s social workers to continue the conduct of counseling to the families who lost their loved ones following a landslide that hit Barangay…

MANILA: Former Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) director Asis Perez has been designated as new Department of Agriculture (DA) undersecretary for policy, planning and regulation.

DA Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. recommended the ap…

MANILA: The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is allocating PHP700 million to provide agriculture-related courses to over 50,000 farmers and dependents registered under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF).

TESD…

MANILA: A Senate bill seeks to establish hospitals in Visayas and Mindanao to cater to veterans of wars and military campaigns.

Senator Mark Villar has filed Senate Bill (SB) 2544 or the Veterans Hospital Act in recognition of the heroic acts and sac…

MANILA: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Monday warned that individuals and groups using the agency’s name and logo without authority may face criminal prosecution and jail time.

In a statement, CSC chairperson Karlo Nograles stressed anew that …

MANILA: Misinformation continues to shape public views on the use of nuclear energy in the country, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said Monday.

Cayetano cited the need to change this through a proper education campaign.

During the hearing on the Philip…