House Ways and Means Chair Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda said President Marcos’ proposed 2023 P5.268 trillion budget packs the “largest ever railway budget of any Philippine
Day: August 28, 2022
DOST open to R&D proposals on monkeypox
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is open to evaluating research and development (R&D) proposals on the monkeypox viral disease for possible funding. Monkeypox is a rare viral disease
South Korea, PH to resume talks on tourism cooperation
South Korea and the Philippines plan to resume and continue talks on the implementation of their 2019 agreement on tourism cooperation. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina
Oil up over demand recovery signs
ANKARA – Oil prices have increased amid signs of better demand appetite and possible OPEC+ action to lower output and stem price falls. International benchmark Brent crude traded
Most parts of world will face ‘extreme heat’ by 2100
ANKARA – Most parts of the world will be in the grip of “extreme heat” by 2100, according to a latest research paper. Estimates show the
PH logs 230% hike in Cholera cases from Jan. 1-Aug. 6
The Philippines country has also logged 2,650 cholera cases from January 1 to August 6, 230 percent higher than the figure in the same period in 2021, as if the
DOH: Dengue cases up 153% from January to August
The Department of Health (DOH) said the Philippines has logged 118,526 dengue cases from January 1 to August 6 this year, 153 percent higher than the figure in
Proposed 2023 nat’l budget to support the county’s continued economic growth
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno has assured legislators the Marcos administration’s proposed national budget for 2023 will propel economic recovery and rapid expansion. Diokno assued Congress their economic
DA-CAR logs P47.8-M agri crop damage from ‘Florita’
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) has reported that the agricultural damage brought by Severe Tropical Storm Florita
BOC-Clark surpasses August revenue target collection
By Zorayda Tecson CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Clark has surpassed its revenue target collection for eight straight months in a row now. A
