BACOLOD CITY: Drought has dried up some 3,241 hectares of rice and corn fields in 24 local government units (LGUs) across Negros Occidental, latest data from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) showed.
As of Wednesday, affected are 4,431…
MANILA: Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers on Wednesday urged the government to investigate the suspicious influx of Chinese nationals in areas near the Philippine-US Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites and other ma…
MANILA: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Wednesday called on the Senate to look into the ambush of four Army soldiers in Maguindanao del Sur to assess the peace and security situation in the area.
‘Despite immense government resources being put
LEGAZPI CITY: Some 14 rural and city health units in five provinces in the Bicol region received new land ambulance units from the Department of Health-Center for Health Development in Bicol (DOH-CHD-5) early this week.
In a media release on
MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday named Isidro Velayo Jr. as the new officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
Velayo’s designation came after the Office of the Ombudsman ordered the dismissal of…
MANILA: The National Food Authority (NFA) on Wednesday said the approved PHP10 billion funds for the modernization of post-harvest facilities will help address the disparity in its drying capacity for palay.
“Actually, sa ngayon ay dapat may capacity…
