Officials of the Department of Agriculture in Regions 1,2,3 and CAR met yesterday to finalize strategies to ensure that food production would not greatly suffer with the ongoing El Nino, which would intensify by February to April 2024. Undersecretary for Rice Industry Development Leocadio S. Sebastian asked the National Irrigation Administration in these regions to program more rationally the release.of …

Manila Water, through its Non-East Zone subsidiary Boracay Water, proudly secures its second accolade for Energy Efficiency, winning at the 2023 Energy Efficiency Excellence Awards (EEE) from the Department of Energy (DOE). Demonstrating outstanding commitment to responsible energy use and sustainability, Boracay Water earns the prestigious title in the Special Awards in Energy Efficiency Excellence category, specifically under the Energy …

School children in this municipality now have more learning space with the inauguration on Wednesday, December 20, of a modern two-story, six-classroom building funded by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR). The new learning facility, built at a cost of nearly Php18 million, was unveiled at Nilasin 1st Elementary School, one of the public schools in Pura in dire …

Henry Sy Foundation, SM Foundation transform spaces for inclusive education in the Philippines The Philippines’ Magna Carta for Disabled Persons ensures the rehabilitation, self-development, and self-reliance of persons with disabilities. The country provides educational assistance to people with disabilities from primary to tertiary education, including vocational or technical training. One such school is the Philippine School for the Deaf (PSD) …

Alibaba DAMO Academy announces the launch of SeaLLMs, pioneering large language models (LLM) that come with 13-billion-parameter and 7-billion-parameter versions. The LLMs are specially designed to cater to the linguistic diversity of Southeast Asia.  The models represent a technological leap forward in terms of inclusivity, offering optimized support for local languages in the region including Tagalog, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai, Malay, …

In the heart of the holiday season, MR.DIY invites you to the grand opening of its Christmas Budol Village at Ayala Malls One Ayala Activity Center from December 18 to 20, 2023. This festive event promises an exclusive opportunity to enjoy last-minute gift shopping at Always Low Prices and a chance to win delightful prizes at our game booths. Gift …

Kia Philippines is taking the subcompact SUV segment very seriously as it unwrapped its latest entry to the burgeoning market – the Kia Seltos. It heralded the new Seltos as “one of the most evolved, safer, and smarter SUVs available in the Philippines as it boasts of a new-age design and a host of safety features including the ADAS suite …

ENEOS Philippines Corporation (ENEPH), local office of ENEOS Motor Oil which is Japan’s No. 1 oil company, has partnered with The Plastic Flamingo (The Plaf), a social enterprise based in the Philippines that collects and transforms plastic waste into a range of construction materials. This is part of Eneph’s commitment to sustainability and in support of Republic Act No. 11898 …

inDrive, a global mobility and urban services platform, will become another ride-hailing services company in the country after it receive its official accreditation from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory LTFRB as a Transport Network Company (TNC). For the initial phase, inDrive will activate its application in five cities—Bacolod, Baguio, Iloilo City, Cagayan de Oro, and Butuan – and is …

Jetour Auto Philippines, Inc., the exclusive distributor of the X70 seven-seater crossover, the X70 Sport premium three-row crossover, the Dashing compact SUV, and the Ice Cream Mini electric vehicle in the country, together with and Jetour Auto Cubao dxecutives, has broken ground at the site of the future Auto Cubao dealership.  Slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2024, …