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20 June

Farm-to-market railway project under PPP Center evaluation

A proposal to construct a farm-to-market railway along the existing rail line of the Philippine National Railway (PNR) is now being evaluated by the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center after both Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. expressed support to the project. Once the PPP Center is done in its evaluation, the project will be endorsed …

20 June

BAI aid sought in testing animal vaccines

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Health (DOH), and their attached agencies, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have agreed to allow BAI to assist the FDA in conducting testing on animal vaccines and biologics. In a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) among the agencies signed on June 4, 2024, the …

19 June

A Calculated Political Gamble

Vice President Sara Duterte’s quitting her posts as Education chief and Vice Chairperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has sent shockwaves across the corridors of power in the Philippines. By stepping away from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Cabinet, Duterte has not just resigned but issued a powerful statement with deep political undertones. Duterte’s …

19 June

VP Sara quits DepEd post

Vice President Sara Duterte stepped down as education secretary and vice chairperson of the government’s anti-communist task force, Malacañang announced on Wednesday. According to Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil, Duterte went to Malacañang at 2:21 p.m. Wednesday to tender her resignation as Member of the Cabinet, Secretary of the Department of Education and Vice Chairperson of the National …

19 June

Award-winning director, screenwriter Armando “Bing” Lao dies

by Boy Villasanta Another work shopper in the first-ever free scriptwriting classes in 1982 of National Artist for Film Ricky Lee has written 30. Award-winning screenwriter, producer and director Armando Lao, also known as Bing Lao, died of heart failure on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Colleague Jeffrey Jeturian, one of his best friends and classmates at Ricky’s seminar reported on …

19 June

Dulce’s daughter graduated from Junior High School

by Boy Villasanta It’s a mother’s pride and joy to see her child march onstage to finish an education. This is precisely what has been happening to Dulce when her daughter, Jedidah Keilah Abigail Llamedo Cruzata graduated recently from Junior High School of The Learning Tree School in Metro, Manila. Dulce, Maria Theresa Abellare Llamedo in real life, cannot contain …

19 June

Iloilo lawmaker bats for marine hatcheries

With the western seaboard of the Pacific being battered by extreme weather disturbances, Iloilo 5th District Rep. Raul Tupas called on the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to put up marine hatcheries, similar to the ones utilized by Northern Iloilo State University and other successful models. Tupas, vice chair of the committee on aquaculture and fisheries resources and …

19 June

UP biologists to start microsatellite markers for fish species

In keeping with one of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations to “end hunger, to achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture” with aquaculture of farming aquatic plants and animals like fish and seaweeds, the UP Diliman College of Science is developing sustainable management approaches for emerging aquaculture species through continued monitoring and conservation efforts …

18 June

Conserving the tamaraws

Biologist and Balik Scientist Dr. Nikki Heherson Dagamac is on a mission to assess and monitor the elusive tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) in Mindoro to protect it from extinction. Through Project MATAPAT (or Multidisciplinary Approaches for Tamaraw Protection against Threats), he seeks to assess the current status of tamaraw in Mt. Calavite Wildlife Sanctuary (MCWS) and identify priority areas of conservation …

18 June

SM Foundation holds medical missions in Batangas anew

SM Foundation, the social good arm of the SM Group, recently conducted two successful medical missions in the municipalities of Looc and Ibaan, Batangas. The initiative, which aimed to provide accessible healthcare services to vulnerable communities, served approximately 700 patients. During the two-day event, residents of Looc and Ibaan received a wide range of free healthcare services. These included medical …

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June, 2024