The Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST), an attached agency of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), posted a 99.67% overall budget utilization rate (BUR) of its Fiscal Year 2020 allotment for the programs under Republic Act 10931 or Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.
Month: March 2022
Over 13K waterbirds seen at Asian avian census in Bicol
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Bicol (DENR-5) reported on Monday that over 13,000 waterbirds were sighted in the recently conducted Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) in the Bicol Region.
DOST chief visits the first face mask production facility in Northern Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña, together with Undersecretary for Regional Operations Engr. Sancho A. Mabborang and Filipino Inventor’s Society Producer Cooperative (FISPC) President Francisco “Popoy” Pagayon visited the first face mask production facility in Northern Luzon located at Brgy. San Marcos, Agoo, La Union on February 18, 2022.
Salceda proposes 5-point plan vs oil price hike due to Russia-Ukraine crisis
House Ways and Means Committee chairman, Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda proposes a five-point plan to help curb the impact of spiraling oil prices following Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine, as he warned that crude oil could hit $130 per barrel if the conflict persists.
